Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [pron] would [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We failed to see there would come a point where additional leisure would become more stultifying than satisfying and that the mass of men would be incapable of absorbing any more , ’ wrote the Harvard sociologist , David Riesman . |
| 2 | ‘ Gradually I got to know what would work , it caught the mood , the shadows held up and the grain was soft , it was like a pastel painting . |
| 3 | He chose a stance high up in a plane tree where he knew that if they tried climbing he would see them long before they reached him . |
| 4 | She hoped that when he stopped smoking he would fill out a little and his knees would be less likely to bruise hers in bed , but no . |
| 5 | If I 'd stopped it would have stiffened up . |
| 6 | Every weekend that they came to visit me would end in tears , and I was fourteen before I could manage without them , and before I stopped kissing my father goodnight . |
| 7 | He 'd said he would hurt her … |
| 8 | Just because he 'd said he would like to see her in red . |
| 9 | ‘ I would never have taken her if I 'd thought it would upset her . ’ |
| 10 | Why had n't she stood her ground ; simply called Luke 's bluff — even pleaded with him if she 'd thought it would do any good ? |
| 11 | I 'd known it would happen , all along . |
| 12 | She 'd known he would follow Didi as soon as the ring was found and the American wanted him by her side , but still his words brought such pain that for a moment Luce thought she 'd moaned aloud . |
| 13 | Afterwards he 'd sworn he would prefer to see any child of his six foot under rather than taken for a nun . |
| 14 | What safety they offered was debatable , but if worst came to worst he would throw himself beneath a car , and deny the voiders the entertainment of his slow demise . |
| 15 | You called your wife a tart , which is your business and hers , but you also said that if you 'd known where she 'd gone you would have caught her at it . |
| 16 | actually married and said she was n't looking forward to going , but I 'd imagined she would enjoy it when she got there |
| 17 | I 'm delighted with that , the budget came out er , much better than I 'd hoped it would do , and er , and I , I am sure that we shall see some improvement in the police er , over the next year . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd hoped it would have made an improvement , ’ he said . |
| 19 | If she 'd hoped he would take the hint and leave her to it , she was sadly disappointed . |
| 20 | When his father had died twelve months ago and his grandmother had made it clear she was n't going to give him a home , he 'd wondered what would happen to him . |
| 21 | She 'd wondered who would answer . |
| 22 | There must have been at least 30 people at the summit that day , and at the sound of plastic and thin glass striking skull through wool , every head turned to see what would happen next . |
| 23 | He began to realize he would have to overcome his looks . |
| 24 | The fish made several deep dives and I began to wonder who would give up first , me or the cod . |
| 25 | I knew then that my last hours had come but was in such agony that I began to wish they would come sooner . |
| 26 | The startled Burmese team withdrew , and returned saying they would endeavour to join in agreed conclusions . |
| 27 | But as they drew deeper into the coppice , moving farther east all the while , she began to fear they would leave her entirely behind . |
| 28 | The Foundation declined to say who would receive the 12% commission or whether private vendors would be paid in any way . |
| 29 | I decided to see what would happen if I pressed my lips against the microphone and placed my hands on the stool . |
| 30 | It was when the 12 started to discuss what would happen next that differences started to appear . |