Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] would [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Promotion to Vice-Questore seemed certain and the general feeling was that if I played my cards right I would make Questore in the end .
2 Perhaps nothing would embarrass God more than if every one of His creatures took His Word literally and to heart .
3 If only someone would invent ski-tows that could be folded up and packed away after the season .
4 I had to laugh at myself for thinking rather longingly now that I should miss it this year , and especially I would miss Addy , whom I loved .
5 If I entered the pavillon alone , for such an intimate matter as bathing , perhaps I would occupy space reserved for Montaine ?
6 Thus when I favour pay for ‘ childcare ’ I mean the day-to-day domestic care of people who need it ( obviously I would include adults too infirm to care for themselves ) .
7 It is extremely positive it sta , it clears these points up and and answers most of these questions so I would urge Mr Chairman that to on sheer education , on terms of provision of services , I 'm not party to all of the politics , I agree with what you said , absolutely crazy .
8 So I would advise visitors to telephone to check on the availability of fuel .
9 And there 's a section on the form which asks candidates to fill in their interests and it 's in that section that a candidate puts over their own personality , and so I would ask people who are applying to think very carefully before filling that section in , and to be both broad in what they say , that is to include all their interests , but also to be very specific as well .
10 But with the sales of that are going on , there are needs to move tenants around and make alterations to boundaries and buildings , as we split up holdings , so I would say Chair , it 's essential that we have something in the kitty to do this work , I mean , it 's obviously far exceeded by the capital receipts that the revue is generating .
11 So I would recommend restraint in the production of ready-mades .
12 So I would keep money well out of it .
13 So I 'd tell people that I should n't really be listening to them , and they 'd get quite upset …
14 So I 'd stay calm .
15 ‘ I thought I would never be another Thomas Hardy so I 'd write romance , using places I know in real life for inspiration , ’ she says .
16 So I 'd thank Mr Fry for his kind advice and start saving for my first toot toute suite …
17 So I 'd say Peter ; he had more talent in a little finger than I 've got in my whole body — no exaggeration .
18 ‘ Five years it took them , the first tae of them spent in these waters , so Ah would guess Darwin 's first tentative thoughts about the origins of species started here . ’
19 Perhaps she would welcome security . ’
20 Perhaps you would tell Mr Maxwell that you will translate my questions for him and that he may speak directly to me in English .
21 If you had a dream about a blocked sink , perhaps you would take note of its intended message .
22 If you want to help , perhaps you 'd give Victorine a hand with washing up the breakfast things ?
23 And perhaps you 'd warm Sally I might be a little late . ’
24 Once you have a few names , ask for estimates , but be sure to explain exactly what you want when it comes to details not included on the plans , such as the pattern of Artex on the ceiling , or the style of the doors , or perhaps you 'd like hardwood stairs .
25 I 'm not saying it was fourpence but perhaps you 'd get fourpence .
26 ‘ Sergeant , ’ said Dalziel , ‘ perhaps you 'd take Miss Connon upstairs and ask her to show you where she found the letter . ’
27 Rather than asking Cuthbert ingenuously who would succeed Ecgfrith , Aelfflaed was probably testing his loyalties .
28 The pig Agnes had at the moment was just about ready to have its throat slit so she would send Alisdair to the market for a new one .
29 So you 'd like people to come to you afterwards if , if they , help , they can .
30 Perhaps we would fling pride aside and ask someone for the price of a cup of tea , actually intending to spend it on that .
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