Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] would [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after they had eaten she would take his head in her lap and comb his hair , or she would play sweet tunes on her pair of bone pipes . |
| 2 | So the new animal husbandry should be broad in its understanding but modest in its application , and I would cite three things that are required . |
| 3 | It was a quiet time and I would sit these fellows down for half an hour and take them through what they were doing . |
| 4 | ‘ Sanitary towel ’ were dirty words , and I would steal two shillings from his pocket to buy them when the need arose . |
| 5 | Lo and behold Leeds actually had more than 2 efforts on goal , and I would say these highlights were a much truer reflection of the match . |
| 6 | I used to go to these houses with all the other kids , and you could hear the parents , someone would say , but he 's not very like his father , and then they 'd all explain in voices you could hear a mile away , and I would get funny looks from all the rest . |
| 7 | There were many heads like that in Spain , and I would follow outstanding examples gazing in admiration at that nape , that neck , that flat-backed skull , until the head turned and let me glimpse the face , which was never disappointing . |
| 8 | And I 'd bet most guitarists are like me . |
| 9 | Well first of all I 'd go down Street and up Street West and up to the top of Street and there was some puddling furnaces , the new side iron works and I 'd watch those men they 'd produce wrought iron and during the process the metal boils up and I 'd have to get a big rubbling bar and rubble they 'd call rubble into a ball , there 's a little wagon put underneath the put under the wagon and off he goes to the steam hammer , now I used to be fascinated with this and Saturday after Saturday I used to go up there and watch one of the heats and as soon as they 'd finished doing they used to go into the Forge and Hammer for a drink , I mean it was such hard work so they 'd do a heat go up the Forge and Iron and come back and then do another heat when I 'd |
| 10 | When some minutes later he drew away , he said softly , ‘ And I 'd say those amends could start now , with you asking me in . |
| 11 | By about nine o'clock right my mate would have say five or six pints inside him and I 'd have two pints sat there on the fucking table . |
| 12 | It was a greenfield site which allowed R.S. to construct buildings which suited its commercial needs exactly and which would provide excellent facilities for staff ; |
| 13 | Drive it at 90 mph — and you would take 36 minutes . |
| 14 | ’ If we were still in our own country , Andreas , a man like you would have been married years ago and you would have many children to delight you in your old age . ’ |
| 15 | Think of the present problem with Bosnia there is n't a single er advanced industrial country that wishes to get engaged in ground warfare in Yugoslavia because there would be simply no point in it and any casualty er would be seen as a waste , as a throwing away of resources and you 'd have many casualties it 's argued . |
| 16 | There was a Victorian air about it somehow there were , there were quite ladies who 'd kept it , almost the same sort of thing as you 'd find out in the country , country Ye Olde Elizabethan Coffee Shop type of thing you know , they they 'd be the er there was that atmosphere about it and you 'd buy lovely cakes and things like that . |
| 17 | She 'd be safe in the stable and she 'd suckle three calves easily . |
| 18 | If you did n't get it out at that time it 'd be half past eleven and she 'd lose two hours . |
| 19 | At the back of the stalls there were radiators which had plush curtains and we would shove these cakes and sandwiches under the radiators , and the next time somebody ordered a ‘ cinema tea ’ we would go to the kitchen and order a pot . |
| 20 | ‘ Dialogue is at the centre of Sinn Fein 's party policies and we would encourage similar approaches by other organisations , including the British and Irish governments , ’ he said . |
| 21 | She asked for identification and we 'd urge all parents to do the same . |
| 22 | They used to have exhibitions of their pupils ’ work ; and we went there to help Lottie and showed people in , and we 'd put little pinnies on to start with . |
| 23 | We 'd have our packs loaded with various weights and we 'd march 100 yards measuring the length of pace , the time it took . |
| 24 | As you can see the Parish Council are totally opposed to the siting of the mast in this particular position , and they would welcome any comments you might wish to make in support of their case . |
| 25 | When they were wet from rain or swimming in the oceans , the light might catch on some deep oil in them and they would glimmer shadowy rainbows of colour , like oil spills on a road . |
| 26 | Muscle relaxants during pregnancy , these get into the baby as well and it relax the baby 's muscles and they would relax these ligaments and muscles around the hip joint which means that the hips can be not as they should be , alright ? |
| 27 | If the map of Leicestershire were a face it would have a few small pimples on its chin and they would take fifty years to come to a head . |
| 28 | A day 's work still to do before the Sabbath and they would have sore heads in the morning . |
| 29 | And they 'd wear different wigs every day . |
| 30 | There was quite a few men and made more or less the customers ' requirements and when I was in charge , there was sixteen and they , about in two or three parties , er you know and they 'd make different kinds of locks what was ordered and not particularly er mortice or rim er what the customer required . |