Example sentences of "'d [adv] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll tell you what I 'd rather be Intercity than Central Services in terms of the market we 've got . |
| 2 | Also , she wondered if the taxi firms kept any kind of record of their more regular late-night destinations ; if she had to rely on drivers ' memories then there would n't be much hope , since on the evidence of the previous night they 'd mostly be part-timers with a high turnover . |
| 3 | They 'd only be evidence of her crush on Harry , not of his presence at her death . ’ |
| 4 | When she read those magazines , did she think she 'd ever be part of that world ? |
| 5 | They 'd still be mates of course , for there was no side to Charlie Hatton . |
| 6 | There 'd still be time to catch the last collection . |
| 7 | It was well under a decade ; they 'd still be kids . |
| 8 | Of course we are ; if we were n't rude Americans we 'd still be colonists , so tough shit ! |
| 9 | If they ever appointed a patron saint of walking sticks , he 'd probably be Keith Cowie from Edgehill . |
| 10 | Well er sometimes it might be porridge but it was usually just er the and maybe er boiled eggs and er oatcakes and and your dinner 'd probably be tatties and pork or something of that kind . |
| 11 | ‘ We 'd both be strangers , then , if we met outside ? |
| 12 | Still , there 'd be another panto next year , and once this spell of bad weather was over , well , it 'd nearly be springtime , would n't it ? |
| 13 | In time — a few years ' time — he 'd inevitably be boss of the Spidergobs cos of his thunks . |
| 14 | The huts would look like they used to and inside there 'd even be staff dressed in period uniform . |
| 15 | He 'd never be bank manager now , and probably would n't have wanted to be . |
| 16 | Without you there 'd never be sauce to put on sausage butties . |