Example sentences of "[conj] you 'd [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Most anywhere except where you 'd go looking .
2 ‘ Or they should have sold you to some terrible household where you 'd have been treated like a dog .
3 In Europe terrorist groups were bombing capitalist targets ; in London psychologists were saying you had to live your own life in your own way and not according to your family , or you 'd go mad .
4 Or you 'd go down the er out to Barton and down the side of Armand up and back again .
5 It had upset him at the time , but you had to get over stuff like that or you 'd go to the wall .
6 He had said to the clergyman that opportunity would n't knock , but you never knew and you definitely had to keep your spirits up or you 'd go to the wall .
7 Oh it had oh yes definitely , they used to have a lot of machinery from Germany , cos they were specialists in , in power presses , oh I used to , the one big press I used to work on I used bells , erm all this was great nearly as high as the ceiling here and it was an press , and er just one just press a lever or a handle there used to be er handles on the side as well sometimes they put levers sometimes a handle and the bell would come out all formed and everything and that was heavy steel , and that was a heavy job , but erm they were very very heavy presses they , the pressure was very I do n't know tons or something like that , but erm it was all er it was all to cut labour out and er and the self-feed as well where one would be feeding it or you 'd pull it yourself , it was automatic all automatic I could n't think of that word before .
8 And that 's true you know Lindsey 's far too old for her age or you 'd think she was o she er oh she was like Andrea
9 And you 're your graph paper few metres long , or you 'd have to cramp this scale up quite a bit bring it closer together .
10 I know you say she 's very nice but she ca n't be all that special or you 'd have fallen for her donkeys ' years ago .
11 Carrie suddenly said , ‘ Your mum and I were worried about you , Seb , but all my dad could keep saying was , ‘ It 's a good job I managed to reach you when I did , or you 'd have been up at that farmhouse for another week . ’ ’
12 It ca n't be all that strong or you 'd have arrested him by now . ’
13 ‘ You have to laugh or you 'd cry .
14 You do n't know so much yet , or you 'd know that wise people do n't mock what they do n't understand ! ’
15 ‘ Maybe you really have lost your memory or you 'd know I would n't fall for that .
16 ‘ You had to be able to play a lot of different things in the clubs or you 'd get killed !
17 He probably thought a financial adviser was someone who told you to hand over the wallet or you 'd get your throat cut .
18 If you have any questions about our curry powders , or you 'd like a copy of our booklet on Indian cooking , send a first class stamp to ‘ The Indian Kitchen ’
19 If at the end of three months you decide that this is too elaborate for you or you 'd like to , if you need to see a week at a glance , er , you just call my office , send back the pages you have n't used , and we would exchange those er , for the equivalent in a different format .
20 ‘ So this William is probably not much younger than you , or you 'd remember seeing him around . ’
21 So although you would have I do n't know but I I hope I 'm not sort of I really am trying to find out although you 'd have his coffin in the front room where you would be living
22 ‘ Riveting your attention was n't my aim , although you 'd find that hard to believe , of course ! ’
23 Obviously we will try our best to include each and every one , whilst ensuring total accuracy , although you 'd agree I 'd be a mug to promise the system wo n't ever fall down .
24 I could n't point you in the right direction immediately you 'd have to sort of
25 Er and the second one is which company we think , we , you and I think , that you 'd feel most comfortable working within .
26 ‘ I can see that you 'd feel that way , ’ she said softly .
27 But had I hurt your pride so badly that you 'd leave for England — when you had n't done your interview yet ! ’
28 Well this boat 's fitted with the race pack which gives it a lot of the extra controls that you 'd expect on a larger sail boat .
29 There was the master , a man of importance in the town that you 'd think would want a house properly run for himself .
30 It 's fantastic ; the lighting is arranged so that you 'd think it was daylight down there .
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