Example sentences of "[vb pp] he would [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took it for granted he would be eager , and released him from her bear 's hug . |
| 2 | Dick Hern , who announced the decision yesterday , would not elaborate on the reason for choosing the easier option of the Champion Stakes , but Willie Carson , Nashwan 's rider , has said he would be loathe to try the horse at Longchamp again . |
| 3 | These were underlined yesterday by the League 's decision to bar Owen Oyston , the radio station owner who has said he would be willing to back Knighton 's offer , from an interest in United . |
| 4 | But today he had asked if he could have a quarter of an hour extension and her father had said he would be back in time to take over . |
| 5 | However , Labour agriculture spokesman Dale Campbell-Savours said he would be asking questions about the payout in the Commons . |
| 6 | DUP deputy leader Peter Robinson has said he would be ‘ very glad ’ to see more Loughgall-style killings of IRA members . |
| 7 | The strange thing was that she knew it was Ernest 's bell , the bell she had tactfully told him would be unsuitable for the kind of school he had in mind . |
| 8 | She had thought he would be happy about Mrs Gotobed 's message because she would have been , but she had been wrong about that . |
| 9 | No , she had n't thought he would be ! |
| 10 | Charles Chaplin left for London , to present his film Limelight , and chose exile when he was told he would be examined on his fitness to re-enter the country he had lived in for forty years . |
| 11 | The guard — who has not been named — was told he would be blown up and his family killed if he made one false move . |
| 12 | Philip , 20 , was told he would be speaking to Caroline Cove , 26 , on BBC1 's Good Morning show through a live link with Sarajevo , where she is serving with the Army . |
| 13 | The guard , who has not been named , was told he would be blown up and his family killed if he made one false move . |
| 14 | Our home had been turned upside down , our little boy , who we now loved so much , was diagnosed as retarded and Andreas was told he would be jailed for up to seven years in Cyprus . |
| 15 | He was told he would be sent home if he did n't stay there . |
| 16 | He denied any guns had been involved in the raid although Mr Beaton had said earlier in the trial he had been told he would be shot if he tried anything stupid . |
| 17 | She had never dreamed he would be so much like Ben . |
| 18 | But if terms were agreed he would be off like a shot . |
| 19 | Owers was inspirational in Sunderland 's FA Cup run last season and it is understood he would be ready to make the big money move to White Hart Lane . |
| 20 | " Yes , I 've found some , " he said the next morning , approached again by the boy , as he 'd known he would be . |
| 21 | Rourke of course ; she had known he would be here , had n't she ? |
| 22 | She might have known he would be less than helpful . |
| 23 | Jamie was as appalled as she had known he would be , his blue eyes glittering with hatred as he spoke through his teeth . |
| 24 | She had half hoped he would be at the station but there was no sign of him . |
| 25 | He would get himself a job , and he would be the man his mammy had always hoped he would be . |
| 26 | Mr Yenici told the committee in London he had believed he would be in the private hospital at least a month , but was ‘ in and out within a week ’ . |
| 27 | Since his experience of captaincy was limited , he had not believed he would be appointed ; but he had had his hopes , and had thought a lot about the team 's problems . |
| 28 | She was tempted to tramp noisily down so that if Shildon had lingered he would be scared away , but then she would never know whether he had been there . |
| 29 | President Clinton made it clear that until the treaties were ratified he would be unlikely to find time to meet Mr Kravchuk or Mr Kuchma . |
| 30 | But he had not guessed he would be and had postponed his visit till term ended in June . |