Example sentences of "you would [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ye would think I was a dog , ’ he said , ‘ the way she looks at me . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I wish ye would forget him , Rab . ’ |
| 3 | To look at her now ye would take her for fifty-two . |
| 4 | ‘ I really can not expect you to accept me after the way in which I have behaved , and then was wicked enough to read your private book , and the cuttings are there , I knew that you would want them back , and I expect that you will wish to make a career in journalism , and why accept a poor doctor , no need to do that , you can always live on your father 's allowance and what a remarkable man he is , so like you , or earn your living by your pen … ’ |
| 5 | I knew that was what you would want me to do , sir . |
| 6 | I can never be this … this dream woman whom you 've invented for yourself , nor live as you would want me to . |
| 7 | It had n't sunk in that you would want me to go with you . ’ |
| 8 | Because you would want one I had n't got . |
| 9 | I mean you know , whatever it is that you you you would want I could do er in theory . |
| 10 | What you need now , not what you would want you want , |
| 11 | Not because that 's how you would want it |
| 12 | ‘ It never occurred to me you 'd want anything else — or at least , ’ she amended with a sheepish smile , ‘ I never dared hope you would want anything else . |
| 13 | But if you 're working , if it 's a wh if it 's a job that you would enhance your employ , employment prospects |
| 14 | that nobody was , nobody was in the business of not enforcing those , erm , but the only way I could erm fulfil , the obligations arising out of the treaty and abstain from measures that jeopardize the attainments of the objectives of the treaty , er was to allow the monies to be collected by er leaving you free to pursue your counterclaim , because then if you 're right , erm then you would achieve everything you are entitled to achieve , by your counterclaim , that would achieve the objectives of article eighty five , erm whereas the collection of the money would achieve the objectives of the directive |
| 15 | See them in their toy-filled Kensington town house and you would assume they are a family for whom everything falls effortlessly into place — until you remember John 's surprise defeat in the April election . |
| 16 | For example , if you wish your ‘ commanding ’ child to wait patiently until a more convenient time for her demands to be met , you could reinforce ( reward ) her for waiting for ( say ) ten seconds , subsequently you would reinforce her for waiting for a longer interval of time , gradually increasing the interval each time you ask her to wait . |
| 17 | He said , ‘ You would deserve it . |
| 18 | How many of you would watch it ? |
| 19 | Well you would treat them as a separate entity . |
| 20 | My life is here , and I have no intention of sharing it with you , not if you offered me an Empire , let alone a castle in Scotland and the fortune of a man whom I despised and who I warned you would treat you badly . |
| 21 | ‘ And I would be honoured if you would bear my children . ’ |
| 22 | As you would hunt him to the end , God helping me I 'll hunt you , and see you into your grave before ever you lay hand on his . ’ |
| 23 | But there again er it was the time we lived in and you had certain Well yards had their own way of trying to keep track of when a guy was in a toilet etcetera and sometimes you would have to hand in y your er your time ticket , to the toilet attendant , and you would give him this ticket and he would say right you are , you know , and mark down your number on a book and say to you , well you 've got seven minutes or something you know . |
| 24 | ‘ Ah , so you would give me a different opinion at Walworth ? ’ |
| 25 | I would be grateful if you would give me a little notice if you intend to have a go at anything it contains ! |
| 26 | I should be grateful if you would give me an estimate for translating the enclosed leaflet into handwritten Urdu , Hindu and Punjabi . |
| 27 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 28 | If you are interested perhaps you would give me your name at the end of mass . |
| 29 | ‘ No , of course it does n't ; I 'm a fool to think a woman like you would give my sister a second thought . ’ |
| 30 | Even if you decide not to join , our branches are always glad to give you their support , but by actually joining you would give us CPRW a stronger voice both locally and nationally . |