Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [vb mod] of [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't know , I mean I would of said say something when you were chatting to him . |
| 2 | no , they have got , I mean I would of finished it if I did n't have to mess around with that car |
| 3 | I thought , I I well , I do n't envisage anything but I mean I would of thought that kids could fill it in in pencil and then we do the same as we did before a and and that the staff in some way put in their own . |
| 4 | I mean I could of gone out |
| 5 | I did n't know , I mean I could of spoken to . |
| 6 | Yeah If you could hear what she say it 'd make a difference I expect I 'd of gone for another vowel there , it you 'd gone for E it of been |
| 7 | I expect somebody might of given him a lift up , I do n't know . |
| 8 | Right , so you could of written , when you say you could of written better , what do you mean ? |
| 9 | family , yeah and the children I expect that 'll be interesting for them , cos I quite imagine he would of meet many English children knocking around really , cos the situation is he went |
| 10 | I mean you would of said George Bernard Shaw it would 've been . |
| 11 | Or why did Stef kidnap well I , you know I ca n't understand this girl , because she 's been in er , I mean she must of seen him when , when he 's approached her to buy the house |
| 12 | I , I said I know I would of had the mini for nothing |
| 13 | you know I would of thought the , the first thing would be |
| 14 | I mean , if I 'd have been , If I 'd have know I could of coming back down cos Bill came back down to work Tuesday |
| 15 | Should of , I know I should of done ! |
| 16 | I tell you what , what we bought up there you know we could of bought at least six bottles of Coke |
| 17 | and I suppose I should of gone off the Thursday night |
| 18 | But I suppose I should of got a couple of quid of |
| 19 | Suppose I could of put this out there ? |
| 20 | See those paintings at the back , I reckon we should of had one of them |
| 21 | He goes , go on then , I pre got it on Simon I reckon it must of thought about it do you know why ? |
| 22 | It 's B , bet you would of got this one would n't you ? |
| 23 | I mean he would of put it up for sale knowing that you wanted to get somewhere between you , knowing that the house market is as it is |
| 24 | You do n't know , I mean he could of gone if he 'd been lying in a chair wa watching the |
| 25 | I think I might of done |
| 26 | Mm , I think I would of done cos I , I work at the , cos a couple of weeks ago I thought I 'd go , I 'll make an effort , I thought |
| 27 | No I think he generally thought they were the same thing , I think I would of done if I was n't an educationalist , but I mean it 's his business to know really is n't it ? |
| 28 | I think I would of liked a cat |
| 29 | you know I think I would of got used to it |
| 30 | Yes , I think I 'd of taken it back |