Example sentences of "he would [be] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if a human pilot could get those birds up there , he 'd be flying on a kiss and a promise . |
| 2 | ‘ When the first bell went and I saw the way Lennox was going after him I told the guys watching with me that Ruddock had better watch for that left of Lewis 's or he 'd be counter-punched with the right and get himself knocked out — and that 's exactly what happened . ’ |
| 3 | When I was Defence Secretary and , to my shame , trying to sell tanks to King Idris in Libya , I was pretty sure that he 'd be overthrown in an army coup , and I tried to identify the colonel who was likely to be the leader of the coup . |
| 4 | While doing this , though , he 'd be looking at an amazingly porky sprite and thinking , ‘ That 's supposed to be me ! ? ’ |
| 5 | So I knew this would come up but I did n't realize he 'd be jumping onto the bandwagon that quick . |
| 6 | There 'd be a joiner and he 'd be engaged in a |
| 7 | If Tapie was a fish he 'd be stuffed to the gills this issue ! |
| 8 | He said after Silverstone he 'd be retiring at the end of the season . |
| 9 | In fact , Jack fancied his country sports so much he 'd occasionally order Boro apprentices to help ‘ beat ’ the Yorkshire moors for game birds — where he 'd be waiting with a loaded gun ! |
| 10 | Though second at the first GP , his subsequent results did n't seem to suggest he 'd be fighting for the title . |
| 11 | When he woke up , he 'd be lying on the floor of the boozer , and Sergeant Lawrence would be lifting him to his feet , dragging him outside to the panda car . |
| 12 | Those five gates of hell , he 'd be put through every single one of them . |
| 13 | But she must ask ; beg even , or he 'd be knocking on the kitchen door at Jarman House , asking the Lord knew what favours . |
| 14 | If Mike fell behind , he would be lost in the forest . |
| 15 | He would be lost in the city on his own and besides he must not forget about his grandparents — they would die if he did not look after them . |
| 16 | One of them , Dr Andrew Price of York University , said he would be looking at the impact of the spill on turtles , shrimps and dolphins . |
| 17 | That was the way his mind worked ; he would be struck by a sentence or a phrase , then he would worry at it , turning it this way and that . |
| 18 | He would be missed to a degree all out of proportion to his usefulness . |
| 19 | If the relatives could not pick the patient up , he would be lodged in the casualty department of the local hospital . |
| 20 | He was concerned he would be locked in an English jail , and wondered if he should seek Embassy asylum . |
| 21 | He left her with the impression that he would be proceeding to the States . |
| 22 | But for all those virtues , it would be ridiculous to expect that he would be enlightened by an account of gauge invariance or symmetry-breaking . |
| 23 | It was agreed with the Prince that the interview would take place at Broadlands where he would be staying with the Brabournes in a few weeks ' time . |
| 24 | The Jury said that he would be charged with the theft of the ring , and was going to be hanged but the ring had cost eleven pence and one halfpenny . |
| 25 | Their complaint was that the accountancy expert was going to interpret the agreement , which was a matter of law , and that he had announced that he would be assisted by a law firm . |
| 26 | Mr Morraine shouted at him and Mr Jotter said any more slacking and he would be sent to the Headmaster . |
| 27 | With less than twenty minutes of his shift remaining he had already decided on the clothes he would be wearing for the special occasion . |
| 28 | It was decided also that if any person was to win 6 years in succession , he would be presented with the trophy to keep ; so far it appears to be an impossible goal as in the intervening 266 years , no person has won more than once . |
| 29 | If Lindberg was to come to Tromsø he would be hung from a lamp-post , probably by his balls . |
| 30 | In that capacity he would be acting as an insolvency practitioner and must be qualified so to act . |