Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , if anywhere , one would think we must have had continuous sedimentation . |
| 2 | ‘ Within five years I would think we will have a pristine reedbed here again . |
| 3 | I mean seven years continual dredging for seven years apart from a month they in dock and you were taking out eight hundred tonne every hopper load and some days you were doing five loads and sometimes four loads , was a lot of mud we dumped so much mud out at erm near the Cork Lightship , now you would think they would level theirself off would n't you and if they did n't that up . |
| 4 | The last straw for the soldiers was not so much their own suffering as the perception that the home and hearth which , ostensibly , they were fighting to defend , was itself under threat : ‘ You would think they would come to some terms when they see the country in that state . ’ |
| 5 | I would think they 'd like it two to three days old with a reasonable bounce . |
| 6 | ‘ He would slag off someone terribly and you would think they must have had a terrible row . |
| 7 | If we allowed it to happen once then all the people who read your paper would think they could do it as well . ’ |
| 8 | You would think she would put on a lot of weight would n't you ? |
| 9 | You would think she would put on a lot of weight , would n't you ? |
| 10 | ‘ But I was surprised at her type ; you would think she could have got a job , a decent one somewhere . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ I have never seen Downey 's picture but I would think I may know him . |
| 12 | Just before introducing our final speaker today , I would wish , because I would think you would want this , for me to express thanks to the two key people on my staff who are responsible for organising today . |
| 13 | You would think you would think from this that Tory MPs were all paragons of virtue . |
| 14 | that is a luxury I think erm to be able to do it , if you want to write and earn money , which I do as well as , as socialize while I 'm working erm you 've got to find ways of , of , of doing that and erm just writing books and poetry just would n't , I , I , I could n't survive on that , I really do have to find other ways of , of earning money which is enjoying more and also uses of my skill and erm I would think you 'd need to be in contact with the situation rather than you not knowing , being able to write about that . |
| 15 | If you fill a milk bottle with boiling water I would think it would crack , might do . |
| 16 | Er I would think it should have a decent future , myself . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's early days , but I would think it will prove very valuable to us . ’ |
| 18 | I mean you know , whatever it is that you you you would want I could do er in theory . |
| 19 | Not even Jahsaxa would presume she could get away with multiple murder . |
| 20 | ‘ Your friend would know they 'd kill him . |
| 21 | Everyone would know he 'd become Rosa 's suitor , now that he 'd been to the house and paid a call after meeting her secretly at night . |
| 22 | That gauze would prevent I 'd say ninety nine percent of any dust going through it . |
| 23 | That would show she could fit in neatly anywhere . |
| 24 | They came with a good suit on and they would go to work with a suit double breasted and then and they would work there and make a lot of money and when the next thing they would do they would hit into town and get all rigged out and then that was them from top to bottom from their hat right to their feet and then they were hitting the road then . |
| 25 | I would do I would put it up there . |
| 26 | I would I 'd like to be a dance teacher when I grow up and in my spare time I would do I would like to do dancing and swimming . |
| 27 | It 's funny how an animal like a cow or a horse would swim you would think it would be |
| 28 | Cos you would come and you would buy the ticket from Linda who would give who would give you a Or from if he was here . |
| 29 | I shall stay until the next General Election when I would expect they will select a new candidate at South Derbyshire . ’ |
| 30 | Indeed , I would expect it would have to continue for us to remain in business . |