Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] would [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I was in the same situation again 100 times I would come for the same punch and back myself to clear the ball every time ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I was under no illusions I would walk into the team here , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ They had to be believable as the kind of kids you 'd see on the streets , but not on TV . |
| 4 | She knew that much from the English-language books she 'd read during the evenings , sitting in the Sabatini library . |
| 5 | Like Andre Gide , who when young expected people to admire him for the books he would write in the future , Charlie came to love being appreciated in several high streets for his potential . |
| 6 | Nurtured from their East End up bringing under the patronage of Punk revolutionary Jimmy Pursey , producer of their debut ‘ Flares & Slippers ’ EP , they fast became the sort of blokes you 'd avoid in the kebab shop come chucking out time . |
| 7 | Nurtured from their East End up bringing under the patronage of Punk revolutionary Jimmy Pursey , producer of their debut ‘ Flares & Slippers ’ EP , they fast became the sort of blokes you 'd avoid in the kebab shop come chucking out time . |
| 8 | She had come to look forward to the intervals between tenants , for at such times she would sit at the bedroom window that overlooked the street , which sloped swiftly to the main thoroughfare ; and guided by the landmarks of St Dominic 's church and , beyond that , St Ann 's , she could look over the chimney pots and catch a glimpse of the river gleaming between the busy traffic on it . |
| 9 | I think the problem is that if you 're not careful this will leave the counterproductive erm , somebody said well I do n't mind paying two fifty or three quid so what you 'd gain on the seats you 'd lose on the side . |
| 10 | At his news conference , Mr Ashdown refused to be drawn on how many Cabinet seats he would seek in the event of a hung parliament . |
| 11 | On odd days he would work on the novel . |
| 12 | During these pauses he would leer in the hope that his lady friend would fill in the gaps , thereby allowing him to save his energy for later . |
| 13 | Obviously there are a number of issues which people will treat to a great degree , emotional or less extent , and while in some cases we would sympathize with the views of the people in the residence in the area , er the factory will be bringing employment and other benefits , economic benefits , to the area . |
| 14 | I had the idea for a school in Berlin that would help train the musicians we would need in the future . |
| 15 | When listening to cases in court you should do so not passively , like the spectator of a play , but with active thought , as though you were yourself taking part ; framing in your mind during the examination-in-chief the questions you would put to the witness if the cross-examination fell to you . |
| 16 | With another sigh , and feeling extremely awkward because she 'd obviously been foisted on them when they had n't wanted her to be foisted , she decided not to unpack , just take out the things she would need for the night . |
| 17 | What we had was basically method things where we were given lots of experimental things we would do in the laboratory , but no real philosophy behind it , no sod of follow through . |
| 18 | A second is the extent to which the Labour Party had anticipated the problems it would face in the international financial market--Lord Balogh wrote extensively on international financial problems . |
| 19 | There followed suggestions of the kind of dresses he would like for the women , and much more specific suggestions about what the men should wear , especially two who would have no dancing and were ‘ old tatty props who stand around holding up girls and sometimes us . |
| 20 | On 23 February / 7 March , five days after his accession , Alexander told the ambassadors of Austria and Prussia that in foreign affairs he would adhere to the late tsar 's principles . |
| 21 | It 's also double-bound in white plastic , which should tell you that Fender have simplified production by using the exact same bodies you 'd find on the ‘ 62 rosewood-neck reissues . |
| 22 | Three or four of them , aha , with their ponies they would leave in the night and go over the hill . |
| 23 | At other times they would collect along the river bank and the younger Martyn was to write many years later of Crocus vernus , ‘ I remember , when a boy , to have seen it in considerable quantity in Battersea meadow , near the mill ’ . |
| 24 | For a few minutes they would wander along the rails and then , suddenly , as though seized with panic , they would hasten back to the safety of the group they had left . |
| 25 | We both played tennis and squash and most weekends we would walk in the countryside , on the hills or along the seashore . |
| 26 | Crawford 's willingness to suffer for the good of the show , beyond the call of duty , was an early example of the masochistic rigours he would endure for the sake of comedy . |
| 27 | In spare half-hours he would wander in the market-place and streets and shops of Bishop Auckland and talk with the people . |
| 28 | For hours he would sit by the window , and look out on the empty , Sunday street , as the church bells tolled dismally from different points in the town . |
| 29 | For hours he would brood over the significance of the case brought against Captain Bligh . |
| 30 | Yes , but C and G are actually very good er very sound er on their er ratios , they 're pretty good , but erm some of them are n't so good , and you know , be careful when you 're coming to invest in building societies I 'd stick to the major players at the moment , even though you may get a premium by going to a smaller society . |