Example sentences of "would [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean the last thing we 'd think about is excluding children . |
| 2 | Maybe he 'd want to be a physician like his father . |
| 3 | ‘ If I was any of those people , ’ Ellie concluded , ‘ I 'd want to be one on the steamer , would n't you , Mr O'Hara ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It 's not the kind of thing you 'd want to be true , ’ she said . |
| 5 | People likely to provide him with ammunition for his little campaigns would n't appreciate an audience any more than they 'd want to be seen tripping up the steps of the council offices to some bloody committee room . ’ |
| 6 | I do n't know that I 'd want to be left alone with her for any length of time . " |
| 7 | ‘ The doc offered one of your safe houses , but I did n't think you 'd want to be that much involved . |
| 8 | ‘ I can see you 'd want to be there if Dana was discovered with Garry , ’ she laughed . |
| 9 | I 'd want to be with him , working alongside him . |
| 10 | ‘ Not the sort of chap you 'd want to be captain of a team . ’ |
| 11 | So they 'd want to be as much away from the air conditioning as possible , would n't they ? ’ |
| 12 | They 'd want to be sure the items had been reported stolen and the person who owns this suitcase for example , would need to know what was written on the other side . |
| 13 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
| 14 | Er I 'd want to be seen if it were only back of , back of |
| 15 | She 'd want to be like him . |
| 16 | Now , who 'd want to be called Ellen ? |
| 17 | but you 'd want to be able to know that you can I do n't know , I mean , I , I think , with , with the place I am now I just do n't know what to make of it really |
| 18 | I 'd prefer to be alone while I 'm finding my way about . |
| 19 | ‘ You 'd prefer to be villainous ? ’ |
| 20 | I 'd prefer to be on my own patch to handle this one . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I tell you what , ’ Pink said , ‘ I 'd prefer to be on a building site than be a government scientist in this day and age . ’ |
| 22 | Naturally , you 'd prefer to be alive . |
| 23 | Each man will decide for himself how many arms and legs he wants , and whether he wants white skin or black skin , or whether he 'd prefer to be covered in furnishing fabric or mink . |
| 24 | ‘ So you think I 'd prefer to be walled up in that mausoleum — that grave of a house . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Or maybe you 'd prefer to be invigorated by another stalemate argument with me on the subject . ’ |
| 26 | Good morning , ladies and gentlemen , can I just give you er , Tony apologies , er , unfortunately he has to be in Paris today , I know he 'd prefer to be with you , but he has to be in Paris today , and since he 's good at delegation , he 's actually asked me to come along and and to talk to you . |
| 27 | Well w we said we 'd prefer to be upstairs |
| 28 | Had n't he already described himself as ‘ a political animal ’ — ‘ and with £19.50p attendance money a day as a Sheffield councillor , on which I 'm dependent by the way , I 'd need to be a political animal . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ He 'd need to be a fanatic , ’ Keith said grimly . |
| 30 | She 'd need to be careful . |