Example sentences of "she would [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh she 'd love a basket ! |
| 2 | She 'd send a thankyou to the manufacturers . |
| 3 | Perhaps she 'd slide a copy of Oliver Twist into the bread bin and have a chinwag about good old Charles with her toast . |
| 4 | Quite often she 'd make a grab , I 'd move with her and there would be a tug'o'war , ending up with the food breaking or her giving up . |
| 5 | She 'd jab a finger into Ariel 's side and clutch her . |
| 6 | You could tell her it 's her fault , not mine and next time she 's feeling like a bit of fun — if that was what she had been feeling like — maybe she 'd give a chap a chance to explain that there 's already a woman in his flat , a woman he will kick out with the utmost speed if she 'd just hang on , a woman he never even invited into it in the first place . |
| 7 | ‘ Dr Darnell said she 'd lend a key to anyone who wanted to stay out late , ’ said Lee , staggering slightly and leaning on Meryl 's shoulder , to her irritation . |
| 8 | She 'd spread my business all round the neighbourhood but she 'd lend a hand without grudging it . ’ |
| 9 | So I thought do you think she 'd like a flower as well ? |
| 10 | Tom 's taking me into town , and I wondered if she 'd like a lift . ’ |
| 11 | Ask mummy if she 'd like a chocolate . |
| 12 | Leonora huddled in a little heap on the sofa , pleading for coffee before she 'd say a word . |
| 13 | She 'd need a cleaner . |
| 14 | She 'd need a fire . |
| 15 | Why on earth was her heart hammering as if she 'd run a marathon ? |
| 16 | So far she 'd run a mind-movie of Malvern with Elgar , the Outer Hebrides with Mendelssohn , Box Hill with Vivaldi , Santa Cruz with The Beach Boys , Baltimore with Laurie Anderson , and Corfu with Grieg . |
| 17 | I was scared she 'd get a cold ! |
| 18 | She 'd get a scolding from Victorine and from Madeleine as well most likely . |
| 19 | I knew she 'd better be told , otherwise she 'd get a bonnie fright when she was stopped at the paydesk and accused of shoplifting . |
| 20 | She 'd get a move on once she was up from the harbour . |
| 21 | After the visions she 'd become a shepherdess of souls , leading them to Our Lady and to repentance . |
| 22 | She made a joke of it , saying she had given Heather all the most exclusive matchbooks in her collection , that it was ironic how she 'd become a slave to her sister 's hobby . ’ |
| 23 | Instead , she 'd become a member of what had to be a rather exclusive club . |
| 24 | I think she 'd become a habit with him , if you know what I mean — and of course she was at the root of the trouble between Silas and me . ’ |
| 25 | There would be a brief but spectacular meteor shower in Lucifer 's upper atmosphere tonight , he thought , wondering if those on Belial would watch and think of them , as he had thought of Paula Engado when she 'd become a shooting star . |
| 26 | Mummy just said she 'd have a do , she 'd have a go . |
| 27 | Her mum said Sergeant Joe would take care of that Flash Harry , but if he did n't she 'd have a go herself , she 'd bash Archie 's bowler so hard over his head he 'd never get it off again , he 'd have to go about like a man with no eyeballs . |
| 28 | Mummy just said she 'd have a do , she 'd have a go . |
| 29 | It was so funny right , she 'd have a go and I just sat there and yeah ! |
| 30 | Maggie said she 'd have a half of shandy , Susan ordered the same . |