Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] would [vb infin] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh well you had to notif take doctor 's note in you see , oh yes er doctor 's note and erm we were allowed , but erm fortunately I did n't have to have much time off , I 've been really fortunate that way , but erm I do n't think I would do anything that 's different to what I have done because it 's hard to prepare me for how I am now that 's how I look at things , and er the trouble I had with my husband it 's helped me to prepare myself for doing the garden , I 'd done the front garden when the gardeners came this morning . |
| 2 | really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ? |
| 3 | In the next section , I offer some brief and critical remarks about a recent attempt to provide a general descriptive account of how knowledge develops which would say something to that issue . |
| 4 | He added : ‘ This is a real nobs ’ area of Abingdon — all doctors and bank managers and the last place you would expect something like this to be done . ’ |
| 5 | Athelstan promised he would do something to help her and left quietly , the cope still round his shoulders , Crim jumping up and down in front of him all the way back to the church . |
| 6 | The ‘ fairly ’ was troubling but Wickham had to accept he would get nothing firmer . |
| 7 | McMahon hardly considered it would do anything else : ‘ I sit here in my cell writing this , having served almost nine years of a life sentence for a murder I did not commit … |
| 8 | As soon as she realised what Garry had done she would have nothing more to do with him . |
| 9 | They looked together at the one about the woman who had said she would give anything for a child , of any kind , even a hedgehog , and had duly given birth to a monster , half-hedgehog , half-boy . |
| 10 | If , for example , we knew what animals with neocortices could do that species lacking them could n't do we would know something about the cortex without having to ablate it in a single animal . |
| 11 | Speaking through his secretary , the Right Reverend Peter Ball says he would like everyone to know of his immense gratitude for their overwhelming support . |
| 12 | Democratic party chairman Ron Brown added : ‘ George Bush has already said he would do anything to win this election . |
| 13 | I mean , I should think you would have something to do with it , would n't you ? ’ |
| 14 | She had tremendous will-power , and the locals reckoned she would outlive everyone just to spite them , yet she was so senile she was practically imb -senile ! |
| 15 | One farmer claimed he would do nothing to the buildings until his son had been confirmed in the tenancy . |
| 16 | That way he reckoned he would hear anyone descending the iron stairs . |
| 17 | When he could see he would get nothing out of Dad , the visitor continued . |
| 18 | I do n't think one would assume anything else . |
| 19 | And like , you always think to yourself like you always think to yourself , yeah , you know I would tell someone and if it 's what you would |
| 20 | ‘ It never occurred to me you 'd want anything else — or at least , ’ she amended with a sheepish smile , ‘ I never dared hope you would want anything else . |
| 21 | As you were quick enough to remind me , we swore we would do anything to bring the killer to justice . |
| 22 | I reckon it would benefit everyone , especially English football to have schemes where young players could get loaned for a season at a time . |
| 23 | ‘ Quite understandably , Brian is concerned about the way things are going , but I 've got the utmost faith in him and resting him would gain nothing . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Away , ’ came the enigmatic reply and I knew I would learn nothing more until I arrived . |
| 25 | I never thought I would tell anyone . |
| 26 | I thought I would have plenty of other opportunities but nothing could have been further from the truth . |
| 27 | As Charlotte checked the pockets , she knew she would find nothing . |
| 28 | And when she woke she turned with such longing to where he had lain and called his name and thought she would do anything for him , anything at all he wanted , because she loved him , she loved him , she loved him . |
| 29 | Halstead Rotaract treasurer Emma Samms said : ‘ We thought we would do something different to mark the 25th anniversary of Rotaract . ’ |
| 30 | So we thought we would form one , just to see what happened . |