Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] would [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm , so I would come up the town with you if I could think what for |
| 2 | If only she would pick up the receiver . |
| 3 | Later he would gather up the apples ( and shot ) and put them in his cider press — the stones of which were braced with lead straps . |
| 4 | Erm well I 'd put down the U N |
| 5 | Tomorrow she would take on the persona of Gina Price , hard , successful career-girl , polished and rehearsed , bright , shiny and heart-whole ! |
| 6 | She had outgrown the collection of grey china kittens now , and the pink lace doilies on her dressing-table , and decided that next time she came out here she would clear out the room . |
| 7 | ‘ I would line the men up outside , then I would pick out the youngest and strongest for sweeping and cleaning . |
| 8 | Then I 'd go down the town buy us all clothes then , you and I would go out for a private dinner Jean . |
| 9 | Then sometimes she would pick up the telephone and natter to Charles . |
| 10 | And then — then they would take up the hoe and become farmers . |
| 11 | Then they used to put a thick layer round the sides to start with , then they would fill in the middle and keep that always stronger so that each layer er it curved . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't know what form that decision will take and how they would work out the practicalities of making the generators buy more coal . ’ |
| 13 | If things did n't improve , then he would set about the central-heating system . |
| 14 | When the messenger arrived to inform Drake of the possible invasion , the old sea dog announced he would finish his game of bowls , then he would finish off the Spanish . |
| 15 | Then he would pick up the silver hair-brush and groom her hair in slow strokes from its dark roots to its glowing auburn ends . |
| 16 | Swansea had n't won on Llanelli 's ground for five years but shrewd Ruddock had worked out a week earlier just how he would bring about the upset . |
| 17 | This led to the Little Vestry where she would hang up her coat and to the kitchen where she would wash out the vases and arrange the fresh flowers . |
| 18 | The summary is essentially confined to factual information , otherwise it would take on the shape of a formal report requiring certain strict legal procedures — of which more later . |