Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] would [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suffered agonies of suspense in silence , for I never knew when or where I would see you again , or whether she would be with you . |
| 2 | ‘ Where you would give it her ? ’ |
| 3 | Mark an ‘ E ’ to indicate those issues which you think demand equal involvement and use your partner 's initials to indicate areas where you would expect them to have the major input . |
| 4 | ‘ Is that where you would like me to be , Shiona ? ’ |
| 5 | There are also two Backhouse fields , both placed where one would expect them — overlooked by the domestic quarters of a farmhouse . |
| 6 | They told him to ignore it and to remain at home where they would join him for the evening . |
| 7 | This monologue went on throughout dinner , after which he insisted that we all went across the road to the village hall where he would show us his slides of the Lake District . |
| 8 | Iago felt in his blood the coming of the climax , the moment when Owen had drawn them , with his body for bait , exactly where he would have them , with all eyes on him , and never an archer ready to string bow , or a lookout to shout an alarm . |
| 9 | This will not affect your rights to act independently , although I would encourage you to take advice from Mr Popham since he is very experienced in protecting the interests of local residents/community groups in cases where major developments are being proposed . |
| 10 | It works really well , so I would urge you to upgrade to Word 2 at your earliest opportunity — it 's well worth the £75 upgrade charge . |
| 11 | I sent the cheque back , saying that although it had been immensely good of them to bring me up , I must have been a great burden and was now a disappointment , so I would prefer them to keep this money as some repayment for all they had done . |
| 12 | Anyway , Mrs Aggie had been very sorry she had struck her and she had taken her into the town and bought her a real new bonnet , although she would allow her to wear it only on a Sunday . |
| 13 | Zelda West-Meads of the marriage guidance counselling service , Relate , believes it 's perfectly acceptable to change your partner in the way Madeline and Judith have done , although she would recommend you using more tact than Judith did . |
| 14 | So although you would have I do n't know but I I hope I 'm not sort of I really am trying to find out although you 'd have his coffin in the front room where you would be living |
| 15 | ‘ Mrs Frere is less strong than she would have us all believe . ’ |
| 16 | The ambulance would leave through that area , Ashley reasoned , so she would waylay it there and travel to the hospital with Simon . |
| 17 | ‘ Ah , so you would give me a different opinion at Walworth ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Nothing with you is the way it looks — so you would have me believe , ’ observed Marc with a sardonic downward glance . |
| 19 | Jonathan Fry , director of Yorkshire and Humberside Low Pay Unit : ‘ We welcome the new tax rate of 20p in the £ for the first £2,000 of taxable income although we would prefer it to be even lower . |
| 20 | On the other hand we have noticed that the Greeks were much less curious than we would expect them to be about certain countries within their reach and indeed well inside their sphere of economic and cultural influence . |
| 21 | It is one thing to realize that our faith will always be weaker than we would like it to be , but it is quite another to insist that our faith must be weaker than it can afford to be . |
| 22 | Although they would regard it as the highlight of their year , many would make their way back with a sore head and a light pocket . |
| 23 | Endowment assigned to them , so they would see it , they would know it , they would check it and they 'd be in that position . |
| 24 | His life was meaningless without Coleen , she had not replied to his entreaties so he would end it all . |
| 25 | Let fitzAlan believe her cowed and defeated , so he would leave her alone to think . |
| 26 | The hotel rooms for herself and her colleagues had been reserved through Rune 's secretary so he would know they intended to stay until Sunday — four nights . |
| 27 | Still , it sounded like a fascinating challenge , and she 'd never been to Sheffield before , so it would give her an opportunity to see another little bit of the world . |
| 28 | I was damned if I would show him my fear . |
| 29 | He asked if I would advise him to send for Henderson , I said ‘ No ’ , which he said relieved him . |
| 30 | He asked if I would advise him to send for Henderson . |