Example sentences of "but you 'd " in BNC.
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| 1 | The empire too may be long gone , but you 'd never think it listening to the cricket commentators . |
| 2 | Not only would you not have the time to deal with them all , but you 'd be harassing the public and getting the police a bad name ’ ( FN 23/4/87 , p. 2 ) . |
| 3 | Like , I did n't know whether to believe him or not , but you 'd feel wick if he was n't spoofing , so I let him off with a caution . |
| 4 | ‘ McIniff was blackguard enough to do that but you 'd think that at least he 'd be ashamed to tell it . ’ |
| 5 | But you 'd die rather than face it again . ’ |
| 6 | But you 'd be surprised . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't want to burden you with this but you 'd soon have wondered why Mackie did n't come . ’ |
| 8 | He 's ‘ full of cold ’ — he had to miss the York marathon the other day — but you 'd never know . |
| 9 | It 's not a sum you 'd throw away ; but you 'd be happy if it bought a new handbag , a train fare to London or a tankful of petrol . |
| 10 | The much-publicised government bungle over state pensions will cost the taxpayer P£150 ; not an amazing amount , but you 'd be pretty annoyed if you lost that much in the laundry . |
| 11 | Of course this is where a mountain bike could come in handy , but you 'd have to put up with walkers pointing at you and shouting ‘ tosser ’ , and landowners chasing after you with a stick as another slice of expensive path slides into the burn after being cut neatly away by fat tyres . |
| 12 | But you 'd feel the same if you were my age , the biological clock ticking away — I mean , I 'd like to have children … |
| 13 | ‘ But you 'd never marry me because I ai n't good enough , is that it ? ’ |
| 14 | But you 'd think they 'd get the Les Paul pickups right , would n't you ? |
| 15 | But you 'd be hard pressed to find someone who takes as much time and care with a musical instrument as Tony Zemaitis . |
| 16 | Daisy wished she could paint it , but you 'd need to be Lady Butler to capture that lot . |
| 17 | ‘ But you 'd have your family around you , ’ Ruth pointed out . |
| 18 | EVERY ticket holder in the new national lottery could become an instant millionaire — but you 'd be one in 3.2 million . |
| 19 | ‘ Her young man was taken prisoner at Dunkirk and not so long ago her father was badly hurt in the Clydeside blitz , but you 'd never know it . ’ |
| 20 | At least , they were trying to surround it , but you 'd need an awful lot of humans to surround something the size of the Ship . |
| 21 | But you 'd never guess as you step back three decades into the snug , low-slung cockpit . |
| 22 | Finally , what about those things that you know need a good clean , but you 'd rather just forget ? |
| 23 | Martin looked at him for a moment and smiled softly at him as he said , ‘ I would , laddie , but you 'd better not ; I think your mother needs you tonight . |
| 24 | Nobody knows , but you 'd have to milk it on a pogo stick ! |
| 25 | But you 'd know that . |
| 26 | It need only be a few seconds of me singin' or something but you 'd be gettin' straight to a certain type of literate , intelligent audience . |
| 27 | And I said : ‘ Yes , but you 'd know what that 's like ! ’ |
| 28 | " I 'm well aware of that , but you 'd have had no choice . |
| 29 | A : but you 'd have telephones around + |
| 30 | But you 'd never notice it — not with the kind of acceleration you could manage . |