Example sentences of "[pers pn] would [vb infin] [pers pn] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 'd approach it from the south instead of the east , that would be all . |
| 2 | One suspects that the writers were not altogether clear in their own minds ; the monk of Croyland , for all his extravagant remarks about the northerners , also spoke in terms of the ‘ sovereignty of England ’ , when describing a prophecy among the Welsh , whom he certainly regarded as different , that they would recover it from the English , although they failed to do so in 1469 ( 14 , p.543 ) . |
| 3 | I asked him where he was goin' to get the pennies from , and he said he 'd nick them from the superintendent 's gas money . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm not a mind-reader , ’ she said eventually , then with a defensive jerk of the head she slipped the catch before he could reply and was suddenly free , breathing in the cold , clear air , turning her face to the rising sun , wishing he would release her from the spell that still ensnared her . |
| 5 | The Monster continues to scream as if it would blast me from the cosmos . |
| 6 | In London during the Great Plague people chewed on the root , believing that it would protect them from the disease . |