Example sentences of "perhaps [pron] would [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps nothing would embarrass God more than if every one of His creatures took His Word literally and to heart . |
| 2 | Ruth put her face in her hands and listened to them go , hoping perhaps everyone would forget her now . |
| 3 | If I had the opportunity , which I have not had , to go round the rest of Scotland , perhaps I would form the same view of the rest . |
| 4 | If it had happened in a car accident and had been someone else 's fault , perhaps I would 've been bitter . |
| 5 | Perhaps I would move , or stand up , or … |
| 6 | Perhaps I would run away , or starve myself to death . |
| 7 | The last I remember thinking was that Syl should marry my mother , his contemporary , and that then perhaps I would have to call him Daddy . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps I would have liked him too — if I 'd known him . ’ |
| 9 | Perhaps I would call it … |
| 10 | Later , I saw it was part of his fear : if I had the means to escape , perhaps I would use it ? |
| 11 | So I would suggest that regional and sub- regional policies need to occur much higher up the list and er perhaps I would put them at number one if not number two . |
| 12 | bellow out yes , well the , the wind , the wind , the hand will blow the light springs up eventually perhaps I 'll put , when I 've made some true er , perhaps I would put six inch pieces in instead of any |
| 13 | When I passed at this point MacArthur said perhaps I would like to hear his summary as a soldier and as no businessman or textile expert . |
| 14 | Perhaps I would ask for one of those LED alarm radios , though I 'm very fond of my old brass alarm clock . |
| 15 | Perhaps I would write a book about this one day , I thought . |
| 16 | If I entered the pavillon alone , for such an intimate matter as bathing , perhaps I would occupy space reserved for Montaine ? |
| 17 | Perhaps someone would see it somewhere some day . |
| 18 | Or perhaps somebody would phone , desperate to get in touch with her . |
| 19 | Since I 've recently had my car radio stolen I 'm quite in favour of them not being sold at the car boot sales perhaps somebody would like to returns it to me but erm , the , you know , I 'm er you know they do need some restr , some legislation but I would n't want them to be legislated out of existence . |
| 20 | Perhaps she would announce it next week , she could choose the day . |
| 21 | Perhaps she would talk to me . ’ |
| 22 | If only her stomach would settle and she could face eating again perhaps she would feel less tired and her nerves less ragged . |
| 23 | Perhaps she would feel the same when she reached his age . |
| 24 | Perhaps she would welcome security . ’ |
| 25 | Perhaps she would care for a coffee ? |
| 26 | Or perhaps she would paint a picture of Oliver and it would be hung in the National Gallery and everyone would come and look at it and weep because it was so beautiful . |
| 27 | Perhaps she would laugh at him , a nobleman 's son , working in a circus ! |
| 28 | Perhaps she would go back one day . |
| 29 | Perhaps she would go and finish her wine , and then make her escape . |
| 30 | Perhaps she would visit him . |