Example sentences of "[pers pn] would be [v-ing] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd be breaking into houses , doing robberies . |
| 2 | If it was n't for Captain Eric here , I 'd be getting into trouble . ’ |
| 3 | She was smiling a pleased smile , and working things out ; I think it must have been the afternoon ( the only time she visited my primary school ) she was told that I 'd be going into the eleven-plus class and so ( because everyone in the class passed the exam ) would be going to grammar school . |
| 4 | I heard myself speaking calmly in a low tone , telling her how I would be looking into some other business now that this office was closing . |
| 5 | So I have to say to you that whilst I 'm putting these forward , it 's absolutely clear that we would be having adverse comments and criticism er , from the S S I , and that you would be moving into areas that I ca n't recommend to you , but I , I put them forward as obviously illustrations . |
| 6 | Otherwise we 'd be crashing into stars by now , ’ he added gloomily . |
| 7 | If it was , we would be falling into the trap of ‘ out of sight , out of mind ’ . ’ |
| 8 | Little did they know that they would be stepping into Hunter and Rae Brown 's shoes less than a year later ! |
| 9 | In contrast to this condoned and systematic brutality , rugby 's ‘ image problem ’ , in Mr Lieberman 's analysis , stems from its association with ‘ beer parties ’ , which are frowned upon by the editor of Sports Illustrated , who is dismissive of rugby in a way which I find offensive ( I wonder if he 's aware , for instance , that the US Womens ' team recently won a world title ? ) , and attempting to placate people like him would be buying into a value system which is completely alien to the game . |
| 10 | ‘ You mentioned that you had a half-brother , ’ she murmured , ‘ and that he 'd be coming into Woodline Design . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ In many ways it would be playing into the hands of the terrorists if you make daily life unbearable in the capital . ’ |
| 12 | It would be playing into his hands to react to his deliberate teasing . |