Example sentences of "would [verb] here " in BNC.

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1 All his food has gone to nourish the lady , and to placate the woman , so that she would stay here and nurse her. ,
2 He used to go north for the salmon every year , to the mainland , but she would stay here .
3 Bella comes too , much approved of , and behaves impeccably ( or else she would stay here , I assure you ) .
4 ‘ And moreover , could I know how long the prince would stay here ?
5 On our return to the schooner we found Mr. Gould no longer firm in his former determination to depart immediately , and on my telling him he must give me his hand in pledge that he would stay here and work longer if necessary , he , after a little hesitation , consented .
6 I really would if I had a choice I would stay here
7 Up there she 's got no disrespect , somebody who 's not quite as bright as they might be er and she 's not working overtime as they would do here if they got behind , they 're working half eight to half four is it Ray ?
8 It was to be expected that resistance would begin here too .
9 If he boldly avowed his real purpose thus publicly , he put himself in the wrong , and his cause past any help from the law , which would tamper here in the march only on unassailable grounds .
10 I mean a do you think that kind of thing would work here ?
11 I would like here to approach these questions indirectly , to clarify their import by means of a detour through the concept of the imaginary .
12 He would sleep here maybe one night in five .
13 If you filled this room up with toluene it would stop here for the rest of its days , something like that , you know what I mean .
14 He would return here as soon as the delegation was gone .
15 In the council chamber quite recently one of the Socialists supported the position taken up by the Soviet Government in Russia in a way that showed what would happen here if they got the power in their hands .
16 ‘ A fox would cross here and then steal back to this side and make a line of his own through the forest . ’
17 Why , who in his right senses would leave here , sergeant ?
18 I 'll , I reckon that er we would leave here just before nine and
19 I would get here Paul , Paul
20 perhaps , yes , most certainly , she would live here if she could afford to do so . …
21 ‘ But who would live here ?
22 They would live here while they gathered the leafless branches of the surrounding trees and prepared their charcoal for winter use in the local castle or town .
23 ‘ I do n't suppose anyone would live here if there were any danger of sinking , ’ replied Isabel , ignoring the rest of Ellen 's speech .
24 ‘ And with the abolition of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill , the terrorists of the IRA would come here as invited guests . ’
25 ‘ why then , I would come here just the same . ’
26 When his father was absent , he would come here himself and stand beside the pool , staring down into the water as if emptying himself into its depths , letting his thoughts become the fish , drifting , gliding slowly , almost listlessly in the water , then rising swiftly to breach the surface , imbued with sudden purpose .
27 We close on Wednesday afternoons and every Wednesday Maurice and Alfred would come here for a sort of high tea , presided over by granny . ’
28 You had to wait , knowing that almost certainly she would come here , but without any idea of how dangerous she might be . ’
29 That she would come here , knowing that she would see nothing , makes me realise how infatuated she is with him . ’
30 He would come here and give you a good , price for everything you wanted to sell . "
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