Example sentences of "she would put " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many are portrayed as strong personalities : the Swansea shopkeeping grandmother , a ‘ wonderful old lady ’ who would tell historical stories of the Rebecca Riots ; the cultured , much-travelled Scots widow , a ‘ remarkable woman ’ who ran her late husband 's estate ; the toothless , pipe-smoking , ‘ mediumistic ’ Lancashire granny who believed in ghosts and practised second sight ; or the Scot ploughman 's wife who taught her grandson the Bible and catechism ‘ patiently , affectionately , and prayerfully … and at night she would put me to bed , wrap me snug and warm , and kindly teach me short prayers , psalms , and hymns . ’ |
| 2 | She runs a sort of company for readings and uncostumed actings of unusual plays , and when I told her about Unisoculous she said she would put it on . |
| 3 | My mother , who came from a staunchly ‘ church ’ family , used to express her antipathy when she often declared , ‘ He 's nothing but a chapel dodger , ’ and it 's difficult to describe the scorn that she would put into the phrase . |
| 4 | As it grew she would put her hands on her belly and talk to the baby . |
| 5 | In time she would put the disagreeable widow in her place . |
| 6 | In addition I explained to her that , having found the original event and looked at it through adult eyes , there was no danger that she would put an end to one problem only to replace it with another , as might have happened if we had not investigated its origins . |
| 7 | She would put all her things on the floor because it was hers to do what she liked with . |
| 8 | She would put all the light clothes into one bag and all the dark into another and take them to the launderette in Pevsner Road . |
| 9 | I did n't mind giving her money , but I remember I was ridiculously annoyed at the thought of the way she would put it . |
| 10 | But she would put up with all that to make Tina happy and give the children a secure childhood . |
| 11 | Well she would put that right now , this minute ! |
| 12 | And , although she never actually put it into words she had made it perfectly clear that she would put him out of business if he did n't agree to her terms . |
| 13 | So she would put wha in you would put in what , sorry ? |
| 14 | Perhaps she would put on another pair of socks . |
| 15 | Marilla agreed , and for the next few days Anne planned what she would put in her cake . |
| 16 | Immediately on arrival she would put on her white coat , and at once she felt different , no longer young and uncertain , but a professional woman , almost like a scientist , a recognised member of the Lab staff . |
| 17 | If a particular print was not selling , it would be removed from the range ; but then , if Laura especially liked it , she would put it back in . |
| 18 | If Bernard was busy with flying lessons then she could be left in peace to get on with her work ; once he was back , if he wanted her to go somewhere with him , he would just say ‘ Come on Laura , we 're going , ’ and even if she were in the middle of a meeting , she would put away what she was doing and go . |
| 19 | She would put her elbows on the table , she would be allowed wine , she would read a book while she ate if she wanted to . |
| 20 | She picked up his bag , saying she would put it in her car . |
| 21 | She said she would put on the computer or something like |
| 22 | He listened to it , trying to will her to the phone ; imagining her coming back to the flat after being out ; she might hear the phone from the street … now she would put the key in the lock … now running up the stairs … now dashing in , dripping , short of breath , to grab the receiver … now … now . |
| 23 | In the hall she would put on her hat and , lulling all suspicions of decay and its mortifications to rest in the conviction of her own economical and resourceful genius , with Gigi on her shoulder , she would stand at the head of the basement staircase screaming ( Gigi would scream too ) for Silly-Willie and Brigid to come and take her instructions and give their assistance while she created some nauseating delicacy for Dada 's dinner . |
| 24 | And if he found one and the situation turned ugly , Jessamy knew who she would put her money on ! |
| 25 | She would put all her energies into her work , and try to forge ahead regardless of the emotional upheaval that was erupting inside her . |
| 26 | Did he think she would put his affair with Rebecca in jeopardy ? |
| 27 | He would have her — to keep — and she would put him in possession of his disappointed expectations . |
| 28 | From now on , Robbie vowed , she would put a closer guard on her own feelings and emotions . |
| 29 | She would argue about moving Anna before she had fully recovered — if she recovered — but she would put nothing in the way of Anna 's marriage to Nahum Plunkett . |
| 30 | What was certain was that she would put in an appearance that evening at Jeffrey Archer 's great party ; the one social event in the Brighton calendar which was quite definitely not to be missed . |