Example sentences of "would have done [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did the only sensible thing any panic-stricken woman would have done under similar circumstances : I packed . |
| 2 | The future still looks brighter than it would have done without the new plans . |
| 3 | That is to say , they were more formal , more polite , and rather more distant than usual , asking permission to do things that usually they would have done without question . |
| 4 | I do n't know what I would have done without her , ’ he added . |
| 5 | She wondered what she would have done without Sadie 's friendship . |
| 6 | " I do n't know what I would have done without you , " Sue said . |
| 7 | What I would have done without it in recent weeks I do not know . |
| 8 | Forgive the typed letter — bit impersonal , but I am trying to get to speedy grips with the little apple laptop powerbook 100 which I got when George was home — heaven alone knows how I would have done without it in the last few weeks . |
| 9 | I do n't know what I would have done without you both ! |
| 10 | So how confident are you that potential adversaries will not have the capability in two thousand and twenty to make a mess of our runways as the Soviets would have done during the er the cold war ? |
| 11 | Her make-up she had purposely applied slightly more heavily than she would have done during the day , silver-grey shadow adding emphasis to her eyes , a touch of blusher for her cheeks , lipstick . |
| 12 | On being introduced he made an effort not to avert his eyes , as one felt he would have done as a young man . |
| 13 | When they are grafted to a foreign site , they continue to develop as they would have done at the site of origin . |
| 14 | he had instead been cultivating his acquaintanceship with Mercer , a game plan that would have come to an abrupt end if the Lorrimores had deserted the trip , which they would have done at once if the Canadian had ploughed into their home-from-home . |
| 15 | They too tend to work very hard , harder than they would have done at school , and get good results . |
| 16 | It occurred to her suddenly that she had rarely enjoyed herself so much as she was now doing , seated in Dr Neil 's kitchen , dressed like a skivvy and eating a huge meal , rather than languidly nibbling at it , as she would have done at one of Aunt Nella 's ‘ At Homes ’ . |
| 17 | He would fit more naturally into an old silent movie than he would have done on Tiswas . |
| 18 | She watched the keys fall , noting that they fell more slowly than they would have done on the Earth . |
| 19 | It later transpired that the Hargrave vehicle customs-cleared its load of Spanish refrigerated produce in Dover as it would have done on any night of the year , up till now . |
| 20 | After the door shut behind him , she sat looking at it , wondering what she would have done over the years without him . |
| 21 | Because of what they would have done to us . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ What terrifies me is what she would have done to you . |
| 23 | ‘ Can you imagine what they would have done to anyone who spilled the beans ? ’ |
| 24 | If I had n't had my child to take my mind off things , God alone knows what I would have done to you . ’ |
| 25 | He tried to visualize what he would have done with them . |
| 26 | A challenge perhaps , but heaven knows what Mr Donovan 's fans would have done with their bedroom posters if he had turned out to be gay . |
| 27 | What Leapor would have done with the money can be surmised . |
| 28 | We will never know what Palin would have done with this part because Lindsay returned and Palin graciously stood down . |
| 29 | It immediately grabbed my nose and twisted it round as it would have done with a fish . |
| 30 | He would have done with kings and dynasties . |