Example sentences of "[subord] i 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I was damned if I would show him my fear . |
| 6 | He asked if I would advise him to send for Henderson , I said ‘ No ’ , which he said relieved him . |
| 7 | He asked if I would advise him to send for Henderson . |
| 8 | So he asking me if I would do it . |
| 9 | I could hardly speak , I told him it was fantastic , he asked if I would do it again . |
| 10 | A lady come up yesterday to see if I would do it . |
| 11 | My private idea , which I hardly dare mention in case I 've got it all wrong , is that you were copying the style of some book or other to see if I would recognize it . |
| 12 | I remember getting off the plane and being asked by the press photographers if I would give them a salute . |
| 13 | As it was , I already knew of their resignation as both had phoned me to see if I would give them backing in a boardroom coup . |
| 14 | Yes , he replied , if I would send him the postage . |
| 15 | ‘ He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn the following week , and asked if I would like him to set up a meeting with the president . |
| 16 | I do view this as one of the ‘ great classics but I do not know if I would say it is the greatest book ever written in English as I have not yet read widely enough but I would definitely say that for all the above reasons that it is a great book . |
| 17 | And he said that I had perceived correctly , that he might do nothing without my goodwill which he would strive to gain , if I would allow it . |
| 18 | ‘ I think not ; I have no time , even if I would allow you to tell me something you 've promised to keep secret . ’ |
| 19 | My first encounter with Kagan took place when Wilson telephoned me and asked if I would see him . |
| 20 | Was he trying to determine if I would correct him ? |
| 21 | Anyway , I gave him the gist of what had happened and he asked me if I would let him know if we found her . ’ |
| 22 | There was this very formal letter from the Prime Minister 's office , giving me notice of the award and , in the normal way , I understand , asking if I would accept it . |
| 23 | ‘ For nearly two months I 've been counting the days until I would see you again . |
| 24 | So I thought well there 's not much point in me having them , cos I would wear them |
| 25 | ‘ I would forgive her because I would feel she was really unhappy to behave like that . ’ |
| 26 | Just before introducing our final speaker today , I would wish , because I would think you would want this , for me to express thanks to the two key people on my staff who are responsible for organising today . |
| 27 | Because I would think it 's that I had n't given you the |
| 28 | What you were saying about approachability of lecturers , I 'm not afraid to ask for help , but I am reticent to ask for help more than once on the same thing , because I would hate them to think that I had n't been listening first time round or that I was stupid . |
| 29 | Because I would like you to join me in wishing every happiness to Annabelle and Steven . |
| 30 | I am unable to cope with the idea of being any heavier than I am now , and would not like to have a period , since I would feel I had ‘ let up ’ control over my body . |