Example sentences of "[vb past] i would [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | But just because I promised I 'd make you a rich widow , do n't think you 're going to get rid of me yet . |
2 | I have managed to breed my Port Hoplo catfish and I thought I would drop you a line explaining how I succeeded so that other readers might have a try . |
3 | ‘ People have helped me in the past so I thought I would give them a help along the way , ’ he said . |
4 | So I thought I 'd drop you a line through the magazine to convey my get-well-soon message and show the rest of the readership what a handsome chap you are . |
5 | Thought I 'd drop you a line now that things are almost back to normal here . |
6 | He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first . |
7 | When I met Tutankhamen I thought his clothes were a bit dull so I thought I 'd give him a shell suit yeah , maybe a baseball cap some Reebok pumps and a . |
8 | I thought I 'd give us a bit of cabbage last night . |
9 | Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things . |
10 | Oh I thought I 'd give it a try , why not ! |
11 | I thought I 'd give you a game tonight . |
12 | Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring . |
13 | Oh , I thought I 'd give you a chance to put on your |
14 | ‘ True , ’ said Hopper , ‘ but I thought I 'd give you the chance of testing for it … ’ |
15 | I thought I 'd cook us a meal at my place … ’ |
16 | So I thought I 'd do you a favour . |
17 | Erm I thought I 'd tell you a bit about what I did apart from medicine . |
18 | ‘ Thought I 'd take them a cake , ’ he remarked . |
19 | Bank and Mitchell of the B B C and I I thought I 'd read you the letter as well , because the letter does what we 've often said about setting the block plan . |
20 | I said I would make them a hundred butterfly cakes , and they either they 'll eat them or they 'll sell them , and I 'll hav I 'll try and have them ready for when rings up at half past one and if they sell them and she brings me any I would n't mind knocking a few more up for tomorrow , but I 'm not gon na give them all |
21 | So I told my proposer to let my name stand , and said I would accept whatever the ballot box decided , but would not play there again if the vote went against me . |
22 | When they saw Ruth , both men looked slightly abashed , like a pair of overgrown schoolboys , and Connor explained : ‘ This young man wants to learn the rudiments of sparring , so I said I 'd give him a few pointers . |
23 | But I mean , Gill would go out and I said I 'd give her a if if we did it e er turn and turn about you only have to find one about once every eight weeks like . |
24 | and then I said I 'd give her a ring . |
25 | At the end of my little phone session , I 've one last in the bag , hi Mick , Peter , as I said I 'd give you a bell in January , do you think it 's a good time for us to get together now , yes , Oh great , O K , I 've got . |
26 | I 've been asked to write about it and I said I 'd give it a think . ’ |
27 | I always said I 'd make you a better partner , did n't I ? |
28 | I said I 'd read you a couple of stories . |