Example sentences of "then [pron] would [adv] " in BNC.

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1 I did not want to put anything in my mouth because if I did n't , if I ate nothing , then I would soon go to join Mama .
2 I have the impression of an ideal painting in my head , and I always think to myself that if I ever painted it then I would just stop .
3 And then I would just draw attention to the proposals .
4 If I had to select just two personal highlights from the many interesting presentations that were on offer , then I would firstly mention learning about the ideas and development of the inspirational Foxfire Teacher Network operating in a number of USA schools .
5 If it has been made of lead , then I would also have suggested that it was a pommel .
6 Then I would rather be dead .
7 I did n't want the other boys to view us as being mates because then I would probably come in for abuse too .
8 All I wanted was to become pregnant — then I would no longer have to go to Abraham 's tent and lie next to his old , drained body .
9 Then I would much like to know what caused that explosion in the engine-room .
10 A If an anemone can not be easily removed ( and without damage ) when you buy it , then I would certainly seriously consider buying the rock if has attached itself to as well .
11 If the quality I see here is truly representative of all the EX models , then I would certainly recommend them to anyone wanting to buy into the Ibanez range at a reasonable price .
12 If however er the panel differs with my view on that then I would certainly say that the area around Tadcaster could not satisfactorily accommodate a self contained settlement of the order that is proposed without serious damage to the landscape .
13 If a BCRS member has a copy , then I would very much like to borrow it , or perhaps it could be published in the Journal .
14 If only I had as much spare time as you evidently do , then I would happily reciprocate by wandering about this house reminding you of tasks you have perfectly well in hand . ’
15 And one final thought — if I ever come across any Crenicichla species ‘ Xingu III they would fit very well into my tank , with the Uaru , and then I would really have a dream come true !
16 Then I 'd just go round and round looking down on things — you know , like from a plane .
17 And when she said , ‘ I might need to , and then I 'd just walk out , ’ Agnes was round the table as if she had been shot there and , holding her sister by the shoulders , she cried at her , ‘ Do n't do that , Jessie !
18 Like next week you had a week or whatever , and then I 'd just go out and er ask me friends wh who 's hiring whatever .
19 Like if I , if if you know if you say , oh I object to this , then I 'd just turn it off and rer rer erase it .
20 It 's merely that if there 's more than 50 of them feeling it simultaneously on the same summit then I 'd rather be somewhere else .
21 After all , a guitar tech 's job has to depend on such accuracy , and if it were my job then I 'd rather put my faith in the R450 than a box-load of pocket tuners .
22 A blind person remarked : ‘ If someone said to me ‘ You 'd better not do this placement ’ then I 'd rather walk to Australia on my hands than admit that I could n't . ’
23 ‘ If you 're only agreeing because of the tape and the report , then I 'd rather you refused .
24 If that 's the way you think , then I 'd rather know now than later . ’
25 But if I ever got caught out with the big guy in the skull mask and the big axe thing then I 'd probably ask to end up coming back as my son because he 'd have my amazing charm , dazzling character , obscene talent ( ? — Ed ) , and chiselled good looks ! ( and gift for talking utter bullshine ! — Ed ) .
26 ‘ If Harry had n't been rushed off to the hospital with chest pains today , ’ he continued , ‘ then I 'd still be at a loss as to know what my only daughter gets up to when my back is turned . ’
27 If I was a young mother I 'd write in and demand re-runs of Joseph Losey movies or continuous showings of Jewel in the Crown , but then I 'd never get to learn about biological cleaners working at low temperatures .
28 If Robert came to you and said in his gentle , somehow caressingly placid voice that I had admitted or confessed to him in ‘ obvious distress ’ that I had pushed my penis up between the hired legs of more than one hundred and fifty tarts ( including three on one single day , or two on one single bed ) then you would probably believe him .
29 If , literally , all the time you can spare , is five minutes in the morning before you go to work , and a couple of hours in the evening when you come home , then you would probably be better off with a caged animal , such as a hamster or bird .
30 But it does figure that if you were to start out in the home recording business with the comparatively modest gear featured in volume one , then you would probably follow an upgrade path very similar to the one being demonstrated here , and so the whole thing retains a nice , logical pattern .
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