Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [pron] on the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 If the authorities read that they 'd put me on the next bus to [ name of border area ] and keep me there .
2 I just made the whole bed and then realized I 'd put it on the wrong way .
3 ‘ With one bound I would throw myself on the large white bearskin , which I adored , and cover its great head with kisses . ’
4 We read our lines together for the first time — but never as we would do them on the actual recording .
5 She would run around her pen at such speed that the centrifugal force would keep her on the vertical walls like a Wall of Death rider .
6 Max told me that Smith would meet us on the following Monday , which would have meant waiting around for five days .
7 Although his conservative clothing and mild manners did n't show it , he was becoming a ‘ Right-On ’ , and he would support anything on the new agenda .
8 So in small Japanese firms average tenure may be higher but only one in six men have the 20 years or more of tenure that would place them on the higher parts of their wage profile .
9 He said that he would telePhone her on the following Thursday .
10 In another moment she would find herself on the other side of the door , facing disaster .
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