Example sentences of "[indef pn] [pron] would [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean a fixed term contract for a year for a new in , for an investigator , first of all we 've got to find someone who would do it , secondly if that person was n't frankly al already an investigator the investment in that person . |
| 2 | I 'm just like my mum , when it comes down to it , That 's why I quite admired Auntie Muriel , in a guarded sort of way I 'd think , I really should try to be like her , she was so content , nothing ever fazed her , I did n't want to be a farmer , understand , but I did n't want to be like mum either , tied to a feckless man , trying to keep him and me , having to hustle all the time to stop from sinking I fancied myself on a corporate asteroid , settling down with someone who would cherish me and buy me everything I wanted Carmen and her crew had the same ideas , even if they acted like they were going to be bad girls for ever , |
| 3 | When his wife died he began to look around for another ; someone who would give him the children he needed . |
| 4 | This surprised me , as I had not thought of him as someone who would favour me , and in any case I presumed that he would support Willie Whitelaw . |
| 5 | Someone who would love me , whom I could love . |
| 6 | There was no fairness on earth if someone who would appreciate it and work hard was kept out just because of a greedy , uncaring family who would prefer to forget the child of an unsuitable union rather than make a generous gesture and ensure that some right was done at the end of the day . |
| 7 | Here was someone who would help her push the car into the side of the road , who would know in which direction lay the nearest house , who would be a companion on her walk . |
| 8 | She 'd mentioned someone who would help me , but I saw only Shadwell ahead of me . |
| 9 | Alternatively , the duke might give the post to someone who would take it in order to oblige the town council of Glasgow , perhaps even a member of that council , or one of the town 's lawyers . |
| 10 | She wanted someone who would teach them , erm , . |
| 11 | If you are someone who would find it helpful to be able to read and study more quickly , here are some tips to help you : |
| 12 | He looked around for someone who would fill him in on the gossip . |
| 13 | But once at the School , in his own place and with his daily occupation , he began to think again of this dream woman , and added to the old notion of what she should be , which Diana had personified , was an idea of her as his rescuer , as someone who would save him and make him whole again . |
| 14 | He 'd not leave it to someone who would turn it over . |
| 15 | In the end he gave up trying to analyse his own feelings , or even totally understand them , and lay there relaxed , listening for the slow , regular breathing of sleep , and was n't sure if he detected it or not — The door opened briefly at one point and a young man 's voice said " Shit , " but Graham did n't even turn to look ; he knew it could be nothing which would disturb them . |
| 16 | Mr Rampton asked : ‘ Suppose you had somebody in your hands who had behaved badly … is it in those circumstances right to hand him back to somebody who would treat him with equal brutality ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ She was not somebody who would strike you as particularly religious or spiritual . |
| 18 | The two litre size because of course the two litre is not well it it 's erm we just had problems with erm finding somebody who would give us a er good quality bottle . |
| 19 | When I deciphered one I would announce it to all and sundry . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ I have n't got a grandmother but if I had one I would shoot her in the foot if it meant getting three points . ’ |
| 21 | Then came the thought that Mrs Maybury had something vital to tell her , something which would help her to find Elaine — or Lilian ; it was difficult not to think of her as Elaine . |
| 22 | Speaking to people nicely may well have been William Charles 's greatest worldly asset , one which would enable him to make a living in the great metropolis , for all his lack of more specific skills . |
| 23 | How far these two constructions — the adjective with the verb and the adverb with the verb — should be considered in company with constructions such as : ( 15 ) Heidi saw the stork falter ( 16 ) kiss her goodbye ! is an interesting question , but one which would take us well beyond the bounds of the adjectival study on which we are focusing here . ) |
| 24 | And she 'd just had an idea , one which would get them all moving . |
| 25 | If your child does something you would like her to continue doing — for example , talking to you , asking questions , pointing things out to you , smiling and generally communicating with you — and you take notice , smile , communicate or praise her , she will continue to do it . |
| 26 | Nor have I any wish to see him caught by one who would drag him back to the city lights . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ He wants an heir but not one who would disinherit him presumably . |
| 28 | Ifor was loved and revered by the small brother whom he in turn saw as the family 's great hope of true escape , a conqueror , the one who would show them . |
| 29 | There is one who would know you , is there not ? |
| 30 | I was the one who would help him back to bed , I was the one who would read lines to him in the morning before he went on the set . ’ |