Example sentences of "'d [be] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then after that I 'd be drinking like a pint every twenty minutes or so . |
| 2 | I 'd be sending for the police . |
| 3 | You know , if we were in Malaysia , we 'd be hanging from the light fittings for this . ’ |
| 4 | If I was 12 years old I 'd be squealing in the stalls as well . |
| 5 | On the other hand , I 'd be vibrated off the couch and all over the cabin . |
| 6 | Even if a human pilot could get those birds up there , he 'd be flying on a kiss and a promise . |
| 7 | I mean , personally I do n't think Terry 's very good at interviews , I think I 'd be flying in the face of public opinion if I said he was . |
| 8 | When I was Defence Secretary and , to my shame , trying to sell tanks to King Idris in Libya , I was pretty sure that he 'd be overthrown in an army coup , and I tried to identify the colonel who was likely to be the leader of the coup . |
| 9 | If they failed to reach the fuses in time , they 'd be killed with the rest on the wall , and only a little earlier than the men of both sides who would open fire , without doubt , claiming treachery . |
| 10 | ‘ When the first bell went and I saw the way Lennox was going after him I told the guys watching with me that Ruddock had better watch for that left of Lewis 's or he 'd be counter-punched with the right and get himself knocked out — and that 's exactly what happened . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ You 'd be living in a fantasy world ! |
| 12 | ‘ If this were my life , ’ he says softly , ‘ I 'd be living in a hotel made of chocolate sponge cake and organ music . |
| 13 | Every evening there 'd be jostling in the Praça to get the nearest pitch to one of the big sets . |
| 14 | If I stood on a street corner somewhere , someone could slip me a small packet in exchange for a fiver and in a few hours I 'd be slumped on the floor of a public toilet : a Drug Statistic . |
| 15 | If she was n't home by then I 'd have to go and fetch her , knowing she 'd be slumped in a drunken stupor on the pavement , open-legged and snotty-nosed , against the wall of the High Fields pub . |
| 16 | ‘ Called hup this morning , ’ Willie heard him say , ‘ so if you know anyone who 'd be looking for a job let me know . |
| 17 | So if the president of my company calls from Allentown and says Ricky I 'd like to see you in my office on the thirtieth , I do n't say I 'm sorry Steve , it 's catch up day , I say what time would be convenient for you Sir , because you know , otherwise I , I 'd be looking for a job . |
| 18 | Erm first of all Chairman I would confirm that it is our view that with a provision of six thousand five hundred for Harrogate district , we do n't think we 'd be looking at a new settlement to serve our needs , erm , having said that , we support the Greater York strategy , and we we certainly the level of provision erm for Greater York as proposed by the County Council , er but leaving aside for one moment the issue of a new settlement , it is our view that we 'll be able to accommodate the level of growth that I think is anticipated in our district , erm , within the figures , and I 'm referring specifically to N Y one , and the table on the last page where there 's an indication there of the sort of of er housing numbers that would would have to be accommodated within Harrogate district , and and our part of Greater York is essentially a rural character consisting of a a number of small villages , so there there we have er a total figure of two hundred dwellings to be provided within our part of Greater York , that basically represents erm existing commitments and a a yield from small sites in the future , perhaps conversions , and we'r we 're quite happy with that . |
| 19 | While doing this , though , he 'd be looking at an amazingly porky sprite and thinking , ‘ That 's supposed to be me ! ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Ampwise , ’ suggests Martin , ‘ you 'd be looking at the Ampeg SVT II head at £1595 and 8x10 cab at £880 . |
| 21 | you would , huh , you 'd be looking at the clock , I know you well enough for that now dear |
| 22 | She 'd be tucked beneath the blanket and the heavy coat and watching Gloria put on her make-up before she went out . |
| 23 | There 'd be a joiner and he 'd be engaged in a |
| 24 | It 'd be gone within a few hours . |
| 25 | ‘ You said you 'd be gone by the time I got up . ’ |
| 26 | I 'd be gone in a flash , would n't I ? ’ |
| 27 | It sounds to me as if it could be a bit worrying to think that when you went to see your doctor you 'd be faced by a machine instead of a human being the other side of desk . |
| 28 | ‘ I think if you asked most players in England if they 'd like to swap places with me they 'd be jumping over the top of each other to do it . |
| 29 | So I knew this would come up but I did n't realize he 'd be jumping onto the bandwagon that quick . |
| 30 | ‘ I never thought I 'd be seeing in the New Year with Will Carling and company in Lanzarote . |