Example sentences of "'m [adj] [pron] would [verb] " in BNC.

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1 If you were to forget that , then I 'm afraid we would fall out . ’
2 I do n't think she has the faintest idea what it would mean to marry a chap without private means , and if she did , I 'm afraid she 'd change her mind . ’
3 I 'm afraid you 'd have to look up that figure .
4 It 's that I 'm afraid I would disappoint you .
5 But , if a test on a chimpanzee would save my child 's life I 'm afraid I 'd go for the test on the chimpanzee .
6 I 'm afraid I 'd make a very jealous lover , Rourke . ’
7 If anything were to happen to my old dosey I 'm afraid I 'd live out my days in peace . ’
8 I 'm afraid I 'd have to rewire this guitar in a more commonsense manner , so the toggle switch points towards the set of controls in use ( that 's the key , I think ) , and also so that the volumes sit fore and the tones aft , the way Gibsons and Fenders do .
9 doll I 'm afraid I 'd have to give it back to them .
10 And you know , well I 'm afraid I 'd have to hit you !
11 I 'm afraid it would have to be sticking out .
12 But probably because I 'm comfortable I would say the estate agency .
13 I do n't know , I , I , I mean I know what I 'd do cos I 'm terrible I would make sure I went out , .
14 Well , I 'm sure everyone would agree with you on that one .
15 ‘ If for any reason the runners were able to go faster than us in the marathon , I 'm sure they would organise it differently for them . ’
16 ’ With no trace of a smile or a blush the baroness quickly corrected herself — ‘ an irrigation system ’ — but the slip was a telling one , and I 'm sure they would have appreciated it in Bangladesh .
17 Also , one of my carers — who is very caring , goes all the time , does the work for the person — is very young and quite quiet , and I feel … well last week a doctor came in to see her client , and if it had been one of the older carers I 'm sure they would have had a go at the doctor and forced him to do more than he actually did .
18 ‘ No , though I 'm sure they would have liked to ( laughs ) !
19 Erm again it 's a question of time I 'm sure they would have been probably reasonably er adequate .
20 If I had lied , I 'm sure they would have cut my throat .
21 ‘ If the company had made this kind of claim in a newspaper advertisement , I 'm sure they would have been in breach of the codes of conduct on financial and political advertising , ’ he said .
22 Yes I 'm sure they would have done .
23 I 'm sure they would enjoy a family holiday , and my guess is that your mother would approve as well .
24 And if they were given the opportunity or or and the impetus to start to do something positive , I 'm sure they would take that up .
25 Having said nothing about the er the charity erm erm the meeting on erm the meetings four times a year and we 're quite but there are some available for erm people erm and particularly to erm we agreed a list of people who wished to give them Christmas gifts , cash but I 'm sure they would help and and erm the names of people who who might need help er are always welcome so if I could just erm erm ask people to let me know if they know of anyone financial help .
26 well not posters , the horsewatch is a prime example where I wanted to look at setting a format in a particular way , and to sit at the side of either Alf or Tracey well now alter it to that or to that I 'm sure they 'd do it , but nevertheless it 's putting them off their work .
27 ‘ Anyway , the police will have checked everyone 's movements very carefully and if Eddie had left her office during Tuesday afternoon I 'm sure they 'd know about it . ’
28 I 'm sure they 'd appreciate it .
29 If you repaid the advance , I 'm sure they 'd let you off the hook . ’
30 I 'm sure we would pay a very reasonable fee for a rush job .
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