Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] would [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you were n't already so bruised and battered I 'd turn you over my knee and make sure you had nothing to laugh about . ’ |
| 2 | Those which have are reaping impressive rewards simply by identifying precisely the services or products customers want ; looking at their most lucrative areas ; finding out what clients really value ; and establishing what would make them move to a competing hotel . |
| 3 | The Widow Douglas , she took me for her son , and allowed she would sivilize me ; but it was rough living in the house all the time , considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways ; and so when I could n't stand it no longer , I lit out . |
| 4 | Anyway , before anyone from the crew of the boat could get ashore they saw two uniformed constables come down , and reckoned they 'd leave them to it . |
| 5 | As a matter of fact' — he frowned in concentration — ‘ I do recall her putting a matchbook in her handbag at one point and saying she would pass it on to Heather because she collected the things . |
| 6 | Miranda thought of M. Apéritif last night , and decided she would let him go further when she next saw him , in spite of the lizard darting of his small and oddly hard tongue in the kiss she 'd allowed him at the door of the hotel . |
| 7 | Say that for me and go I 'd say it were you were a snob . |
| 8 | If my lips had words for the wondrous feeling of your breasts and nipples I 'd say them . |
| 9 | Zack carried a gun , and knew he would use it to get away . |
| 10 | ‘ I came across this today , and thought it would interest you , ’ it said . |
| 11 | I recognized Billy Tuckett from way back and thought I 'd save you guys some time by giving you his name . |
| 12 | ‘ I looked down and thought he 'd let me fall too . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ She set higher store by emotional security ’ than her sister , ‘ and thought she would find it with a man soft-hearted and caring and pliant , far removed , as she thought , from father 's toughness and uncontrollability . ’ |
| 14 | He just quoted the verses , smiled , and said they would bring him great success . |
| 15 | Sainsbury 's asked for our number and said they would call us back . |
| 16 | Other law chiefs came to see us and said they would help me to get a healthy country . |
| 17 | Cynics might doubt his commitment to social security , as he introduced himself as the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ( his previous job ) , but in his usual good-humoured style , Frank Field simply thanked him and said they would recommend him to Downing Street for a new job because of his social security knowledge . |
| 18 | Someone from a hostel in London came to see me and said they would have me , so when I went to court in Sheffield the judge decided to put me on bail for four weeks , on condition that I stayed at the hostel and that I did n't drink , and also if I attended the Jules Thorn psychiatric unit , which is part of St Pancras Hospital , for a ten-day assessment . |
| 19 | The protesters broke down the parliament 's doors and said they would occupy it until the leaders of all three ethnic communities resigned . |
| 20 | At first I refused , but then he told me of Daniel 's murder , and said no-one would believe I was not implicated … ’ |
| 21 | Then Mum thanked them and said she would pay them later for their trouble and invited them to the funeral . |
| 22 | He asked whether she would mind calling him a cab and she dangled car keys and said she would drive him herself . |
| 23 | I asked him why but he just smiled , shook his head and said he would tell me in his own good time . |
| 24 | After the man 's death he told Jeannie of his gift , and said he would give her a little at a time so she did n't drink the lot in one enormous spree . |
| 25 | Mr Lang urged the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland and the SMMB to put together a submission showing how the OFT 's findings were flawed and said he would pass it on to the OFT and the president of the Board of Trade , Michael Heseltine . |
| 26 | Dr Tzakis hugged Laura 's parents , Fran and Les , and said he would visit them in England . |
| 27 | He watched me deal with the piglets and said he would call me when he needed a vet . ’ |
| 28 | Adam set the twelve sherry glasses that were cut in a greek key pattern round their rims in the middle of the moonlight and said he would put them in a box tomorrow and try to sell them in Sudbury to the man who had the antique shop in Gainsborough Street that they had passed . |
| 29 | He agreed and said he would train me so that I could take the necessary exams . |
| 30 | Smiled and said he would have her under any circumstances . |