Example sentences of "but [pron] 'd " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sixty next year but I 'd like to carry on for as long as possible . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't have that much brains , but I 'd say I had good common sense . |
| 3 | ‘ True , ’ said Phoebe , ‘ but I 'd probably get to be a Union Official immediately , owing to the lack of competition in the Bayswater Chapel , and then Graham would have to give me endless paid hours off to attend to Union Business . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't know about anybody else but I 'd love a nice hot cup of tea , ’ Rose said as soon as they were all in the house . |
| 5 | It cost us £50,000 to get Eva back , but I 'd spend it again if I had to . ’ |
| 6 | I would throw my boyfriend out , but I 'd be scared of living alone . |
| 7 | I do n't really mind , cos it looks so nice in the sun , but I 'd rather it was n't so blummin cold . |
| 8 | I do n't spect I could be as good as her , but I 'd be nearly as good . |
| 9 | My mum kept telling me she thought I was spending too much , but I 'd always tell lies about the price of things . |
| 10 | Sad really , but I 'd rather the impotent ramblings appeared in the Spectator and left the Guardian to those of us who enjoy reading it . |
| 11 | I suppose if you were either one of them it would be nice but I 'd go out and say to them , ‘ David , it 's time for us to do a vocal now ’ and Angie would say , ‘ Oh , Davey Wavey , do you have to leave me now ? ’ , to which he 'd reply , ‘ Oh , Angie Pangie , I suppose I do — old Uncle Tony wants me in the studio . ’ |
| 12 | I said I did n't think so , as you were rather busy , but I 'd pass the message on . |
| 13 | ‘ But I 'd just like to know where we stand . ’ |
| 14 | I think black music and dance have given a lot of kids a break , but I 'd like to see the kind of dance I 'm into opened up just as much . ’ |
| 15 | I 'd never wear anything clingy ; I might wear a camisole , like this , but I 'd put a shirt over it before I went out . |
| 16 | If I was walking past a building site , I 'd put my head down , trying not to have eye contact with anyone , but I 'd be expecting it anyway — not because I 'm pretty , but because if it 's summer and you 're a girl and , say wearing shorts , it 's inevitable . |
| 17 | Ca n't exactly say why , but I 'd think he 'd be too fastidious , especially when he 's sober . ’ |
| 18 | But I 'd like to finish it off . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But I 'd argue that our boat fills the RYA brief the most closely . |
| 20 | That contentious lesbian lesson may have been a well-meant attempt to broaden minds , but I 'd like to bet that the main result was a room full of scarlet faces . |
| 21 | The other contender was a Fiesta — ‘ it seemed comfortable and well put together , but I 'd read that the engine was n't that good , ’ says Mr Cole . |
| 22 | Biggins became involved and will be reported to the FA with Halsall , but I 'd rather not dwell on it . ’ |
| 23 | But I 'd watch it . |
| 24 | I would n't mind losing my stuff but I 'd hate to lose my films . |
| 25 | ‘ Not that I 'm fair done yet , mind , but I 'd like to see the matter of the chieftainship of the clan settled soon . |
| 26 | ‘ I could see some uses for it in interval or hill training , but I 'd appreciate more suggestions for speed work in the booklet . ’ |
| 27 | Cute , but I 'd say the effect was of unity rather than a two-sided battle . |
| 28 | I realise I 'm not saying anything new , but I 'd like to reinforce some of the links between the topics raised in that issue . |
| 29 | But … but I 'd rather pay you . |
| 30 | Hopes and opportunities , that 's all they represent , these ideals , but I 'd like to keep on trying to achieve them . |