Example sentences of "[pers pn] would have thought " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd 've thought he 'd 've talked to the gardeners . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd 've thought that Arise would have made something of a meal of all that — top financier in shares scandal ; weapons mogul arms IRA ; that sort of thing . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd 've thought you 'd 've grown out of it by now . ’ |
| 4 | I 'd 've thought that would be adding enormously to the risk … ’ |
| 5 | Now I think if , if , if I 'd 've received this I 'd 've thought right we 're off . |
| 6 | That 's a fairly tenuous er sort of platform to get rid of those er hunting jobs and I 'd 've thought that er , a party whose leader Mr saw him , was it yesterday ? , proclaiming the importance of er protecting employment and combating unemployment . |
| 7 | It should get away , it should get rid of think about it I 'd 've thought . |
| 8 | Oh I 'd 've thought he would 've done . |
| 9 | But I 'd 've thought that , that generally speaking , we should have been able to at least hold the line . |
| 10 | Oh , Jay , I 'd have thought she 'd have done it by now , if she was going to . |
| 11 | I 'd have thought . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Generous , I 'd have thought . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd have thought she 'd have put us out the servants ’ door . ’ |
| 14 | Nevertheless , if anyone had told me then that one day this company would be performing Shakespeare , I 'd have thought they were mad . |
| 15 | For the paying customers — you and me — I 'd have thought an auditors ' report claiming ‘ mismanagement and excessive expenditure ’ was a pretty good start . |
| 16 | I 'd have thought she needed a steady young chap . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ That 's certainly needed , ’ said Karelius , ‘ but I 'd have thought infantry better suited to the job . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd have thought Brahms and Liszt would have been more to your taste . ’ |
| 19 | I 'd have thought you 'd have made lots of friends . ’ |
| 20 | If I 'd have thought that Mrs Carrow would take it on herself to go down to the beach with little Celia that morning when one of my younger brothers came for me because my mum was ill , well I 'd never have gone , however much I was needed at home . |
| 21 | The more people contributing , the merrier , I 'd have thought . ’ |
| 22 | Oh , I do n't matter — I 'm nothing , nobody , just the bloody fool who keeps a roof over your head — but I 'd have thought you 'd have the decency not to drag Tom into it … . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'd have thought she was successful enough . ’ |
| 24 | I 'd have thought an organisation like Amnesty would be in the forefront of anti-sexism , but I 've come across sexism before where I would expect an enlightened attitude ( eg Greenpeace ) |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd have thought that , behind — ’ I waved a hand towards the beginning of the volcanic hills . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'd have thought that looking for a gas leak with a lighted match would be the last thing he would do . ’ |
| 27 | Scary stuff and graded ( at least I 'd have thought ) E5 6a . |
| 28 | But I 'd have thought you might , ’ Tweed commented . |
| 29 | I share Bob Leeson 's incredulity at Just William becoming a failed estate agent and prospective Tory candidate , But I 'd have thought Bob of all people could deduce the reason for it . |
| 30 | I 'd have thought one had to be very bright indeed even to get in ? ’ |