Example sentences of "she would [vb infin] [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I mean , when , when that man was in her house do n't you think she would 've changed the locks or something ? |
| 2 | In the old days she would 'ave joined the Salvation Army . ’ |
| 3 | At any other time she would have recognised the bitter note of personal experience in his voice , but all she wanted at that moment was to flee before her worst fears were realised . |
| 4 | Had Mary been told that her knowledge of the countryside was indeed ‘ knowledge ’ , she would have dismissed the tribute as , at best , a taunting flattery . |
| 5 | ‘ Certainly not Chrissie Rogers let's face it , if she was going to leave she would have gone the day AFTER the ceremony . |
| 6 | It was because she knew that before the month was out she would have said a permanent goodbye to him that she was greedy to spend as much time with him as she could now . |
| 7 | If Carson had been predictably agreeable and obviously interested she would have accepted the lift and that , apart perhaps from the promise of a follow-up lunch some time , would have been the end of it . |
| 8 | She would have accepted the situation as it was . |
| 9 | Suppose that we want to know the circumstances which would justify assertion of the subjunctive conditional ‘ If Mrs Thatcher had waited longer , she would have lost the election ’ . |
| 10 | A woman present asked if Elizabeth were my sister , and at one time I wished she had been — but better not , for she would have lost an adored and incalculable mother and gained a dreadfully unhappy home ; and it would be a pity if we had shared the same literary material . |
| 11 | She did not think it necessary to consider whether the old rule barring recovery of money paid under mistake of law should be abolished , though had she thought it necessary to do so , she would have followed the approach of Dickson J. She considered , at p. 169 , that money paid under unconstitutional legislation was generally recoverable : |
| 12 | If the teacher had red-pencilled her way down this , she would have destroyed the boy 's at least partially successful attempt to convey the speed and panic of the experience . |
| 13 | If anyone had challenged Frederica directly as to whether she believed that , she would have argued the toss . |
| 14 | There was even the ruby the first earl gave his wife to celebrate the title bestowed by James Stuart in 1604 , but she would have liked a ring . |
| 15 | She would have liked a bath herself , but , failing that , she could have a strip wash . |
| 16 | Give us the letter C. ’ Joy Prentice looked as if she would have liked the earth to open under her feet . |
| 17 | She would have liked the brune he offered her , but could n't cope with the tape-recorder , the paper with the questions written out in the Blot office , the unfamiliarity of speaking French after an interval , as well as Meursault 's cult reputation , all at the same time as smoking . |
| 18 | If she had known Michael , she would have noticed the glimmer of relief that came into his eyes . |
| 19 | Or , possibly , she would have done a bit of both . |
| 20 | But it was hypocritical sarcasm because she knew she would have done the same as him . |
| 21 | Almost immediately , Juliet realised that she would have done the same , if she 'd felt desperate . |
| 22 | Had he not assumed the initiative it was feasible she would have given a reason to keep them out . |
| 23 | When she was hurt she put herself out of reach ; Caro knew that by now , and she would have given a lot to undo the conversation . |
| 24 | It was exactly what she would have imagined an ex-racing driver to choose , but when he set off she was surprised at how carefully he drove . |
| 25 | I think that 's very important and I think it 's , there 's er actually , I have to say er I detect in 's letter because I am quite sure that a year ago she would have questioned the parish council 's existence , and indeed she 's being , erm , to my perception , highly critical of er the fact that the parish council has even dared to sort of taste the oxygen outside their own homes . |
| 26 | Being wilfully deaf and blind these last 25 years , she would have missed the debates and riots which culminated in the Race Relations Acts and in institutions such as the Commission for Racial Equality . |
| 27 | She once admitted that she would have loved a career in politics and believed she was now being forced to draw upon all her native political skills to ensure that her design ideas and her control over image were not submerged in the drive to reduce the debts . |
| 28 | ‘ She would have run a mile , ’ said Robert . |
| 29 | If anyone had told her then that one day she would join the royal family she would have run a mile . |
| 30 | She would have worn her furs and her jewellery and she would have struck an even odder note than Lili . |