Example sentences of "but i would [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I would do it rather than |
| 2 | ‘ But I would prefer them to stay on land . |
| 3 | Now so what you 're going to do you work together but I would prefer you in twos and threes I think third person 's redundant . |
| 4 | you know , and so I avoided her , but I would tell her , but if I saw her I would say Jenny I must admit I did see you going in The General but I did n't come out because I was so upset , but I , I wonder what she 's doing , cos she , I heard she 's got her own business , but I ca n't see that . |
| 5 | Some might accuse it of looking like a wedding cake , but I would suggest it has just the right amount of decoration . |
| 6 | It 's bound to improve the quantity but I would suggest it will also improve , improve quality and care that we 're providing . |
| 7 | I am not entirely out of sympathy with what the right hon. Gentleman is saying on this , but I would remind him that we have seen disturbances recently at the prison at Full Sutton , near York , which is not even full ; there are still empty cells . |
| 8 | Sadly I think that our time has run out for this particular session , but I would remind you that the seminars this afternoon , erm , are , offer other opportunities to explore both some of the issues that have been raised er , through your questions now , and also others that you may wish to raise , er , with the members of staff , the leaders of the groups . |
| 9 | But I would advise you to do so . |
| 10 | ‘ Five years , ’ ( Kenneth 's back in deep-freeze ) , ‘ but I would expect you to do better . ’ |
| 11 | He added , ‘ But I would chuck it immediately if I could get into the army . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ But I would think you know that , they were introduced to me by your partner , General Roquelaure . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It 's early days , but I would think it will prove very valuable to us . ’ |
| 14 | He said : ‘ I have never seen Downey 's picture but I would think I may know him . |
| 15 | He would come home ( to her home ) after school for his tea ‘ but I would send him off to Mrs Smith 's . |
| 16 | I could list many further complaints arising from proximity to a military unit , but I would urge you at least to abate the nuisance of bugles forthwith , or the matter will be dealt with at a rather higher level . |
| 17 | But I would hope we live in a more enlightened age . |
| 18 | Nobody is identified , but I would bet he is Horace Hutchinson , son of the Colonel Hutchinson who was among the founders . |
| 19 | I know what it 's called but I would like it |
| 20 | The formula here is to say : ‘ I understand that you [ state how you think they feel ] but I would like you to … ’ |
| 21 | We could take this illustration too far — but I would like you to look upon yourselves as conductors , setting the tempo of the class , listening and looking for every discordant note — and for every good one — helping by encouragement — and asking questions , for instance " Are you working as hard as you could ? " |
| 22 | ‘ But I would like you to tell me how I 'm meant to get away from this house , if I want to go out . |
| 23 | But I would like you two , forgive me for not saying your names , to put the other two on hold by keying R star 9 . |
| 24 | ‘ Your Grace , I ask your indulgence but I would like us to perform a small mummer 's play , a useful introduction to what we are about to declare . ’ |
| 25 | As a result of that , and I think to make sure this is something we would have to ask the advisory committee but I would read it that that includes mutual recognition of eldership . |
| 26 | So I w , I have n't heard what they 've said about holidays , but I would say they ought to say to people , if , if you know , if your allocated six weeks holiday , you take that six weeks holiday . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , you 're on the right road , but I would say you had chosen the wrong day . ’ |
| 28 | But I would say it 's some kind of tribesman . ’ |
| 29 | Erm but I would say it 's mostly maintenance trades . |
| 30 | Erm but I would say it does indicate the er seriousness of it . |