Example sentences of "would [vb infin] me [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 'd send me to the dispensary at the workhouse . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I wonder if he 'd run me to the shop , ’ said Betty . |
| 3 | She uttered something loud and incomprehensible in Dutch and told me she 'd meet me at the coffee shop later . |
| 4 | Later that day , Mrs Knelle declared that she 'd take me for a drive , to see Ashford Castle , a local stately home that was now an hotel . |
| 5 | The chap was furious and said he 'd put me in a cell without anyone on either side of me if I talked to you again . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You must think I was taking a lot for granted , sorting all this out before — well , before I even knew you 'd let me on the island , let alone still want me . ’ |
| 7 | When we were naughty he 'd give Fred the strap but he 'd sit me on the mantelpiece to make me mind my manners . |
| 8 | If I fell , you 'd trample me to a powder . ’ |
| 9 | Be very specific in spelling out desired actions , avoid being vague ( not ‘ I wish she 'd be more helpful ’ but ‘ I wish she 'd help me with the weekend shopping ’ ) . |
| 10 | Undeterred by an evasive reply , he told me he could even provide a reliable guide who would conduct me across the border . |
| 11 | While I was at Cambridge , I began to follow a rule of life which I hoped would prepare me for the priesthood . |
| 12 | ‘ I was really lucky because I had a really great mother who would expose me to a lot of really great things . |
| 13 | If you would pardon me on the sheet , it 's a shame Mr 's not here , because that was his decision , because of the imposed cut in stationery from last year , we ran out of it |
| 14 | Then , recovering her poise , she said , ‘ Perhaps you would direct me to the Ladies . ’ |
| 15 | She would beat me with a bamboo stick for the slightest misdemeanour , and there were never any treats for either of us . |
| 16 | Even if I DID turn both taps fully on and DID leave the plug out I would not allow the bath to get anywhere near overflowing because my Mum would beat me around the head with the back-scrubber . |
| 17 | ‘ My father would lift me over the turnstile at the Brandywell , with me decked out in a red and white scarf and hat . ’ |
| 18 | I was dark , my black hair cropped close , a slight cast in one eye , and a cheeky expression which many said would send me to the gallows . |
| 19 | The Monster continues to scream as if it would blast me from the cosmos . |
| 20 | ‘ You mean your client would employ me as a manager , to run the shop for him ? ’ |
| 21 | I had some fruit in my car and this would sustain me during the round . |
| 22 | I should be grateful if you would provide me with a list of your professional advisers as soon as possible . |
| 23 | I am writing to you now to ask if you would provide me with a list of your affiliated clubs . |
| 24 | I started by assembling a collection of objects that would provide me with the type of image I had in mind . |
| 25 | When I left school at 14 , I was beginning to feel strange urges within me — an awakening of manhood , a desire to assert myself as an adult , a different feeling towards girls , especially when they would touch me on the body . |
| 26 | And that is why I am wondering whether you would favour me with a game of chess before retiring to your boudoir ? ’ |
| 27 | One mistake would spill me into the maelstrom on my right . |
| 28 | I could go anywhere in the world and people would recognize me as an athlete . |
| 29 | ‘ To look at me , no one would take me for the Miracle-Worker , ’ Gabriel persisted , and he grinned and rubbed his short head of hair which had barely grown long enough for a single curl . |
| 30 | My husband would take me to a cinema . |