Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [pron] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is of course what I did — rather than repeat exactly experiments done on mice or rats that other researchers had already reported , I asked what would happen if I tried a similar procedure with my chicks . |
| 2 | Last time I asked who 'd come on from reading TSB , no one replied . |
| 3 | The thing I most disliked was the disapproval of the dons because I admitted I would like to write ! ’ |
| 4 | If I fainted I 'd be rushed to hospital in an ambulance and they 'd summon Mum and Dad and as soon as I 'd got better they 'd start about Exams and Re-sits and Careers . |
| 5 | I was glad I knew her because I realized what would happen to me . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're not going to believe this , ’ said Alex , ‘ but I actually picked up the phone to call you this morning , except I realized it would have been the middle of the night your end so I put it down again . ’ |
| 7 | I realized I would need to convince them at the first opportunity that I was primarily a practical policeman and not an academic ; and I also noted that while the college was keen to list the academic qualifications of those on the course , the participants quickly justified Lewis 's assertions by playing them down to emphasize their history of praxis and practical mastery . |
| 8 | I realized I would get no help from the Treasury and , indeed , I suspected that they could not understand why the department was wasting its time on this issue at all . |
| 9 | Anyway I realized I 'd have missed you at the Club , so I turned round and set off back . |
| 10 | British Aluminium own the land , and as soon as I realised I would have to trespass with a car , my imagination started its fevered travail . |
| 11 | So , when I found I wanted to write a book that would reflect a little on whether we should strive to be perfect or settle for the second-best but practical , I realised I would have to have a murder that was in some way imperfect . |
| 12 | I realised I 'd be doing the eating so it would n't exactly be going up to heaven in a cloud of smoke , but as CJ says , it 's the thought … |
| 13 | After that , I realised I 'd get nowhere thinking about you , ’ he continued , ‘ so I immersed myself in my construction company . |
| 14 | And then I realised it would be impossible . |
| 15 | Later I realised it would have been wiser to have made a stitch on the empty needles and worked a couple of rows before finishing . |
| 16 | When I came to planning the circuit I realised there would actually have to be two routes — a high level one , leading over the crest of the fells , and a low level alternative for unfavourable weather . |
| 17 | I presumed they would be bringing very formed expectations to the theatre . |
| 18 | ‘ I presumed you 'd want to . ’ |
| 19 | Duncan had not returned Armstrong by six , so I presumed it would be the next morning . |
| 20 | But the doctor said that when I recovered I would have to practise less and go out more often . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't realise if I agreed they would take off the old mouthpiece and put on a new one . |
| 22 | Gill and I agreed we would n't tell anyone how we met . |
| 23 | What I want to do wha with the bulldozer I got I would like to poke it that shovel one . |
| 24 | Probably too weak ; and , even if she was n't , I expected she would just let me crack my skull on the pavement because women like to see men helpless . |
| 25 | I started siding stuff then , an' sweeping an' doing ; and I expected he 'd begin a calling me for my idle ways . |
| 26 | I went over budget but then I expected I would . |
| 27 | Yeah , its within your budget and you 've done well , I went over budget , but then I expected I would , because for one thing I was buying for more . |
| 28 | " I expected you would . |
| 29 | ‘ I was aware of players from both sides running towards me and I shouted I would clear it . |
| 30 | Erm if I tried they would have caught me so I just stand still and do n't scream or cry because I 'll get some more . |