Example sentences of "[pers pn] would [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would simply place a card with the initials and dates 1921–1939 alongside the material — as I 've done with the other exhibits And I 'd like to place it all between the Danziger and Eberhardt donations . ’ |
| 2 | There 's no way I would fucking shag a girl |
| 3 | I would rather do a cross-word puzzle than try a revenue appeal . ’ |
| 4 | I had planned to buy a flat with Geraldine but realized that if — no , when — John came back I would rather have a home all set up for him . |
| 5 | Although of course I would rather have a Pissarro . |
| 6 | Well what I would what I would do erm I would rather have a commitment for a date to start when you go out of here and if you say if you 've got if you 've got something that comes up then fine . |
| 7 | There was no reference to the key educational issue in the Queen 's speech , and Michael Stewart ( the new Secretary of State ) was obviously playing for time : ‘ I would rather wait a bit for a good comprehensive system than try to push a sham version in its place . ’ |
| 8 | The brake and clutch are too close together for my modest size sevens , and there 's a huge foot-rest where I would normally expect a clutch pedal . |
| 9 | Well I did , I took it , I took it out and said , alright when I went and enquired , I said well I would normally have a cheque book now cos I 'm not always in the bank , and I had this slip to say I do n't need one will come automatically he said oh yes , but that breaking down is hopeless , then I should fill it in now and I 'll take it . |
| 10 | REGARDING the wolf whistling debate , should I ever receive such a gesture I think I 'd die of shock , But should some young , dishy male give me a whistle I would probably give a wink and a whistle back . |
| 11 | So if I were you I would just have a word with your insurance company and make sure that everything 's okay but you 're obviously , they must know that you 've got to leave your er fridge-freezer switched on , so you 've got to have your mains electrics on . |
| 12 | I would also welcome a chat with you about the arrangements sometime next week . |
| 13 | I would also advise a canister filter fitted with activated carbon . |
| 14 | Another neglected master emerged on three LPs of Piano Sonatas by Harold Truscott , played , as in the Founds , by the indefatigable peter Jacobs ; they revealed a muscial thinker of a very high order who has been , and still is , cruelly ignored by the muscial establishment ( again , I understand that John Ogdon 's recording for Altarus of Truscott 's Tenth is due for release soon — and I would also make a plea for a re-issue of those other Sonatas on CD : they are contrapuntal masterpieces , sometimes witty , often beautiful , and they ought to be much more widely known ) . |
| 15 | I would also like a copy of that |
| 16 | I would certainly welcome a chance to do so . |
| 17 | I would certainly fit a protein skimmer , and a canister filter packed with marine-grade activated carbon . |
| 18 | Consequently , I would often choose a fleece pullover or jacket which has a windproof cover . |
| 19 | I do n't know where she lived , but years later , as I walked to the gymnasium , I would often turn a corner and see Rebecca 's burning eyes . |
| 20 | I would therefore add a word of caution and agree with Professor Sleight that we must have that data before we develop a general policy . |
| 21 | I never thought I would ever find a woman who could mean as much . |
| 22 | But I saw no other way out : I did n't know if I would ever have a chance again . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ If I had n't replied to a client for five months I would almost expect a visit from them in response to a complaint ! ’ |
| 24 | I would never make a pass at Caduta — no , not Caduta and if you made a pass at her , I 'd beat you up . |
| 25 | I knew I would never finish a book so long as I was on the North Shore , either . |
| 26 | They wanted to get on but that made me swear if I ever got made Sergeant , I would never treat a man the way I was treated . |
| 27 | And I was told I would never get a job as a fireman . |
| 28 | The doctors told me I would never have a child of my own . |
| 29 | A I would always plant a tank for Angels out with Amazon Swords as these are what they spawn on their wild state . |
| 30 | Lil and I would always give a home to John 's wife and child . ’ |