Example sentences of "would [verb] [vb pp] [pron] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If I 'd thought of it I 'd have sent her a message : You wo n't be welcome . ’
2 I 'd have called him a mother 's boy .
3 And he 'd have made you a home . ’
4 I want to something she would n't have a , I was quite happy to , I 'd , I 'd have cooked her a choc ice ,
5 And you could have told the girl on switchboard to remind me — she 'd have given me the message , I assure you . ’
6 There 's another in the keep would have done just as well , but seal or no seal , they 'd have wanted a better tale than I could think of before they 'd have given me the keys of the keep .
7 If she 'd said Carolyn had borrowed a book from Clare and wanted to return it , they 'd have given her the address .
8 If that fool had known what it was , he 'd have given him the money ! ’
9 ‘ I 'd have given you a reference , Cameron , ’ she says quietly .
10 ‘ If I 'd known you were going to be so quick I 'd have given you a lift . ’
11 ‘ Come to think of it I 'd have given you the oranges even if you 'd said no . ’
12 And she 'd have bought me a practice .
13 He 'd have got me the moon out of the sky if I 'd wanted it . ’
14 If they 'd have shown me a bit to , when we first went I would n't have ordered it .
15 If you 'd left well alone and not tried to see the child you 'd 'ave saved yerself a lot of heartache .
16 No but you were saying before that had it worked it would 've given them a problem .
17 Actually I forgot about it or else I would 've ma I would 've got him a card .
18 ( Sheringham would have tested them a bit more ) .
19 He would have liked something a bit more yielding .
20 ‘ I would have recognized you the moment I saw you , ’ Graham said .
21 If they 'd told the Blakeys a week ago the Blakeys would have said what the clergyman had said : that Stephen 's father could not have been responsible .
22 His closeness to the king and his enthusiasm for the war would have ensured him a place as a leader of the younger generation of nobles , and his death was yet another misfortune for the king .
23 Should have worn gloves because they would have protected his hands , but they would have denied him the freedom of movement that he now needed .
24 That would have lost them the election , even supposing that such an announcement would not also have alienated any working class Labour supporters .
25 At the other end the Vice-President of the United States of America used language for several minutes that would have lost him the votes of the Moral Majority , had those good citizens had the opportunity to hear him .
26 ‘ It would have cost him a fortune .
27 ‘ We are indebted to Dr Hutchinson and to Brett , otherwise this would have cost us a lot of money , ’ he said .
28 Many a player would have called it a day then ; not Audley .
29 Mediaeval theologians would have called it an incubus : racing was Jackie 's devil , his familiar , and it had to be cut out , exorcized .
30 She would have seen me the week before ; and this time , have heard my arrival and tried to catch a glimpse of me — that explained the old man 's quick looks past me , and perhaps some of his nervous strangeness .
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