Example sentences of "you 'd [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Like , I did n't know whether to believe him or not , but you 'd feel wick if he was n't spoofing , so I let him off with a caution .
2 I wish you 'd reassure Father of that . ’
3 They 're all right , really , but if you 'd prefer peace and quiet , you might find them a bit exhausting . ’
4 Send the answer on a postcard to : Do n't forget to include your name and address , and state whether you 'd prefer vinyl/cassette/CD , you picky gits .
5 ‘ I know gays do n't wear ID tags — ‘ no distinguishing physical characteristics ’ the shrinks say , but you 'd spot Brand as a card-carrying queen a mile off .
6 If you want to help , perhaps you 'd give Victorine a hand with washing up the breakfast things ?
7 Oh goodness yes there 's mud , there was like Cliff Quay you had , you had your mud and when you come to chalk and further down the river you come to ballast near , near Al near the Albridge and further down you come to peat , then you come to green clay , then you come to Cattoes you c you start to dredge ballast again , Pinn Mill you 'd dredge ballast and then right away down to the sea you 'd dredge ballast .
8 Oh goodness yes there 's mud , there was like Cliff Quay you had , you had your mud and when you come to chalk and further down the river you come to ballast near , near Al near the Albridge and further down you come to peat , then you come to green clay , then you come to Cattoes you c you start to dredge ballast again , Pinn Mill you 'd dredge ballast and then right away down to the sea you 'd dredge ballast .
9 You 'd only just multiply the thing , you 'd spill petrol on an already burning flame .
10 How do you think you 'd spell keyhole ?
11 How do you think you 'd spell classic ?
12 If you did n't know the tunes , you 'd assume Holly 's lyrics decorated some innocent backporch spooners from the turn-of-the-century : ‘ Stars appear and the shadows are fallin' You can hear my honey callin' . ’
13 I might have guessed you 'd make trouble just by looking at you . ’
14 And two more likely fellers that you 'd make Sergeant , I had n't come across .
15 And you said you 'd do rabbit today did n't you ?
16 but , I mean if that actually was n't happening you 'd think he'd' 've come back and said we 've got to get in there now , you know get our , our message across and , and make a revolution movement .
17 ‘ I reckon if you 'ad n't left you 'd 'ave bin a parlourmaid by now , ’ Ella Tomkin said .
18 Neither semantics nor logic requires V P structure , a priori , that is there 's no particular reason why you 'd expect verb phrase structuring in particular from either of those two enterprises , because either could get by with er either the flat structure Florence teased Dougal , that 's the structure in T three three separate constituents , or teased Florence Dougal where teased is one constituent and Florence Dougal is another which is the way we most standardly do it calculus and that works fine .
19 But I knew she was giving a series of lectures somewhere , and they were n't being reported , and there 's only one thing you 'd ask Dot to lecture on , so … ’
20 I bet if you walked into any of those apartment houses or office blocks , you 'd find zero .
21 " I never thought you 'd work lad for fourpence a day . "
22 Now , I 'm not an accountant Bob , but you 'd need way in excess of thirty thousand
23 " It may come to that , but you 'd need time , and probably wider terms of reference — I can see that .
24 ‘ Ah , go on , Mam , you 'd need tea on a bad day like this , ’ Patsy said encouragingly .
25 You 'd counsel war , then , Hal ? ’
26 No I think you 'd run Mouse Fix first .
27 If you 'd like cheese and biscuits with wine .
28 You 'd like company would n't you ?
29 You 'd like company in the caravan season ?
30 Once you have a few names , ask for estimates , but be sure to explain exactly what you want when it comes to details not included on the plans , such as the pattern of Artex on the ceiling , or the style of the doors , or perhaps you 'd like hardwood stairs .
  Next page