Example sentences of "for [pron] [pers pn] 'd " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they knew what was good for them they 'd be raising their panamas quizzically , glowering under the brims of their fedoras , flourishing their tweed caps and tilting their trilbies from morning till night . |
| 2 | If it had n't been for me they 'd never have nicked any guitars and there would have been no group . |
| 3 | If she 'd do the sleeves and the back for me I 'd be very grateful . |
| 4 | was n't just for me I 'd like to know him . |
| 5 | Er had they got their way every time we put a cheque in or took one out or moved money from one account to another it would have cost us eighty pence , which meant that had anybody paid their their fees to the er and made the cheque payable to us directly , we would have had to bank that cheque and then reissue another cheque er to the appropriate department and that would have cost us one pound sixty , for which we 'd have got nothing . |
| 6 | By their very nature they would foul up whatever you accomplished , for which they 'd blame you . |
| 7 | Knowing general family traits provided a good starting point and from assorted references I began to get an idea of the species I could hope to find myself and those for which I 'd need help . |
| 8 | The solution may be to use oestrogen cream , or perhaps hormone replacement therapy , for which you 'd need to see your doctor again . |
| 9 | If they did n't work for you they 'd only work for someone else . |
| 10 | Externalisation or blaming — accepting that there are significant problems but blaming anything other than alcohol or drug use for their cause : " If it were n't for you I 'd be okay " . |
| 11 | ‘ If it were n't for you I 'd never have been out there in the first place . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ If it were n't for you I 'd have been fish-food by now . ’ |
| 13 | and say for you It 'd be quite good , it 'd be quite good to be here actually but just to meet them but tt nah show you something |
| 14 | ‘ The facts speak for themselves ; if Dana had any feelings for you she 'd have refused my offer . |
| 15 | I mean you know if if you were complaining about something or if you were asking for something you 'd be asking for it because you knew what you wanted only as you said it 's all about being clear about what you want |
| 16 | My old gran did n't bother with recipes and if anybody asked her for one she 'd say ‘ Oh , I do n't bother wi' them things . |
| 17 | ‘ If it was n't for him we 'd still have the empire . ’ |
| 18 | If it had n't been for him I 'd not have reached the standards that I 've achieved , ’ said Zara . |
| 19 | If his mother did n't stand outside waiting for him he 'd spend the money on something important , like caps for his gun and comics . |
| 20 | If it was n't for her we 'd never have set foot in Farmhouse Grim . |
| 21 | And I the same for , when Lindsey was a wee girl and I mean a wee girl like , I 'd pick wee things for her I 'd of loved my mummy to buy me . |
| 22 | But for her he 'd be a stiff this very minute , and I 'm not telling you no lies ! |
| 23 | If we could taking it for her it 'd be worth it . |
| 24 | If I 'd asked you for it you 'd probably have punched me in the eye . ’ |
| 25 | You see the piece I just read is a monologue and if I 'd known there was a competition for it I 'd have sent it there rather than |
| 26 | Oh well Ange if you ai n't got ta pay for it I 'd bloody take it . |
| 27 | For a treat for myself I 'd occasionally buy a cream cake . |
| 28 | It 's changed over the years , but it 's still for what I 'd like to think of as the intelligent , discerning young music fan . ’ |
| 29 | They could turn out that for what it 'd cost us to tile them ! |