Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] you would [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Some lay eggs among the stones , so camouflaged you would mistake them for the rocks themselves .
2 Well , I kinda knew you 'd say that , but had forgotten the unique thrill of the way only you can say things .
3 Look , I 'm sorry … ’ she agreed stiffly , ‘ You obviously thought you 'd grab a quick break in the sun , and now you 've found your privacy invaded .
4 ‘ You know , you sent the young man packing and he more or less said you 'd rue the day .
5 I just I just assumed you 'd give us that size for fifty quid .
6 ‘ Oh , Niall , I just knew you 'd come !
7 Just thought you would like to know .
8 ‘ I just thought you 'd think it , ’ said Rincewind .
9 Just thought you 'd rest a bit easier if you knew he did n't suffer none .
10 I just thought you 'd like a new one .
11 You just thought you 'd ask
12 ‘ I always knew you 'd fare well , lad .
13 ‘ Well , I always knew you 'd get your side of the story across loud and clear , Viola .
14 and parents begin to give up on you becoming the little genius that they always hoped you 'd turn out to be !
15 I … we … always hoped you 'd come back .
16 She always hoped you 'd try to find her . ’
17 I always said you 'd go blind . ’
18 ‘ He probably thought you 'd like it . ’
19 ‘ You must think I was taking a lot for granted , sorting all this out before — well , before I even knew you 'd let me on the island , let alone still want me . ’
20 ‘ I rather hoped you would call on us . ’
21 ‘ If Dobson had been any more seriously injured you 'd have found yourself in a cell by now . ’
22 ‘ I never dreamed you 'd look in my room , ’ she muttered .
23 ‘ You 're a fool , Kate , but I must say I never thought you 'd open up to someone like him .
24 Sophie gazed at her godmother , saw the pretty flush on her cheeks , and said cautiously , ‘ I never thought you 'd marry again .
25 ‘ I bet you never thought you 'd end up as a social accessory whenever you agreed to come here for a holiday !
26 ‘ I never thought you 'd make it , ’ muttered Chuck .
27 " I never thought you 'd work lad for fourpence a day . "
28 Frankly , I never thought you 'd live .
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