Example sentences of "[vb past] you would [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I knew you would be . |
| 2 | I knew you would be James because he said his brother 's name and , I know it 's Keith , it must be James |
| 3 | ‘ She thought you would be working . |
| 4 | ‘ We thought you would be interested to hear about your friend . ’ |
| 5 | I thought you would be interested to see some of the questions raised by Members so far , and I am enclosing these and the responses to them at this current stage of our thinking . |
| 6 | She said : ‘ I thought you would be here . ’ |
| 7 | And , I got the great accolade the following season when he said , well you 're not as bad as I thought you would be ! |
| 8 | ‘ He thought you would be too Grand , ’ she said , rather gleefully . |
| 9 | You will probably find that this comes naturally and that you are happier and more confident than you thought you would be . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought you would be kind to me , ’ said Tess , her eyes filling with tears . |
| 11 | All I know is that he thought you would be pleasantly surprised . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Your Grace , I thought you would be at Windsor ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I thought you would be eagerly waiting to meet your hero . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Oh I recognised you straight away but I thought you would be a lot taller , ’ said a cuddly-looking woman . |
| 15 | I said you would be over in 30 minutes , but that was an hour ago . ’ |
| 16 | By the way , I really must correct a false impression that I inadvertently gave just now ; I said you would be permitted to observe our sacred and ancient rites . |
| 17 | David said you would be calling . |
| 18 | You said you would be too busy . |
| 19 | ‘ I put you under the influence of a powerful Viking spell which ensured you would be faithful to me . ’ |