Example sentences of "they would [vb infin] of " in BNC.

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1 ‘ They realized what complete idiots they 'd make of themselves , ’ said Nigel complacently .
2 ‘ I do n't know what they 'd make of ours , ’ said Scarlet .
3 Golly it 'd be interesting to know what they 'd make of this tape for the next couple of hours .
4 Hardly anybody would think of Richard Wilson or Wright of Derby for instance they 'd think of Turner or Constable .
5 They 'd tell of a tragedy on the cliffs , a death that was n't what it had seemed to be .
6 She wondered what they would make of it as she got out the vacuum cleaner and started to run it over the drawing-room carpet .
7 God knows what they would make of Georgina when Victoria passed on an estimate of her age .
8 He and Dinah together could make books that would be widely read in scholarly circles ; he would achieve recognition of a sort he had never had before ; in America they would know of no disgrace about him , and in any case he was now married .
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