Example sentences of "would [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd think something like three chances in a million of getting four aces . |
| 2 | Erm , if erm , if one of them contradicted me in the class , I burst into tears , I think you 'd think something was seriously wrong with me , would n't you ? |
| 3 | Well you take , to hear , to hear them talk you , you 'd think everybody were drunk every night but it was n't so . |
| 4 | You 'd think no-one else had ever made a film except him and you can see him coming on all good mates with the crew so they 'll make things easier for him when he gets in front of camera , so he looks five years younger and I get the shiny nose . |
| 5 | I expect you 'd think nothing to her . |
| 6 | They 'd think nothing of going into them . |
| 7 | He 'd think nothing of checking up on a fellow 's credentials . |
| 8 | At first you 'd think they were just looking but really they were turning things over and over in their hands to see how they were made and checking out the cut so they could rip them off . |
| 9 | If they can build aqueducts you 'd think they could engineer a wallet to keep their money in . |
| 10 | Even if their trade were seasonal , in some way , you 'd think they would have horses and carts of their own . |
| 11 | They knew by now we 'd think they 'd run out . |
| 12 | But you 'd think they 'd get the Les Paul pickups right , would n't you ? |
| 13 | You 'd think they would n't want to be seen in public ; but no , there they are , living it up , and my own daughter aiding and abetting them as if she were doing some thing clever . |
| 14 | Then Carrie jumped aside as a passing bus threw up some slush from the gutter , and as she brushed her hands down over the bottom of her coat , she said , ‘ You 'd think they did it on purpose , ’ and as he went to assist her she stayed his hands , saying , ‘ It 'll only make it worse . |
| 15 | You 'd think they 'd bottle it , make it last over the weeks or months , but they 're simple people , and there 's no holding them back . |
| 16 | Daddy sits a lot , doing nothing and muttering to himself and Mummy 's just retreated — she never starts a conversation , or asks a question , or — You 'd think they 'd be over-anxious about me , their one remaining child and perhaps they are , but they have miserable ways of showing it . |
| 17 | you 'd think they could know appetite |
| 18 | ‘ You 'd think they 'd be glad to have you because you 've got experience in fighting , ’ Anne said indignantly . |
| 19 | They 're quite short , and you 'd think they were plump except it s all muscle , and they do n't have a stitch on . |
| 20 | Well I 'd think they 'd have to be good , they er er at Bolton at the General Election , they put Bolton Southeast through a lot of Bolton West and Northeast but |
| 21 | " Aye , you 'd think they 'd have moved on , would n't you ? |
| 22 | You 'd think they had another road block down here . |
| 23 | ‘ You 'd think they 'd keep it open so they could go on bugging me , ’ he said . |
| 24 | You 'd think they 'd have the wit to send someone who could speak English . |
| 25 | They flash their eyes at each other so much you 'd think they were rehearsing a scene from Carmen . |
| 26 | You 'd think they 'd be intrigued at a chance to play detectives . |
| 27 | If you look at the players they 've got you 'd think they 'd destroy just about anyone ( Giggs/Rush/Saunders/Hughes/Speed/ Southall/Hazelwood ( sp ? ) ) . |
| 28 | To hear him tell it you 'd think they 'd had a date and she 'd turned up late ! |
| 29 | Less than 48 hours later you 'd think they 'd just won the pools . |
| 30 | Now on Green , now we go , we 've come along from the top of Street right along Road , the toy shop then you get to the Kings Arms and on the other side of the road there was another pub and I ca n't remember the name of it , then there was the fish shop and then the Liberal Club then the pork butchers you 'd think they were all full of meat . |