Example sentences of "he would [be] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 2 | So I knew this would come up but I did n't realize he 'd be jumping onto the bandwagon that quick . |
| 3 | If Tapie was a fish he 'd be stuffed to the gills this issue ! |
| 4 | He said after Silverstone he 'd be retiring at the end of the season . |
| 5 | Though second at the first GP , his subsequent results did n't seem to suggest he 'd be fighting for the title . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But she must ask ; beg even , or he 'd be knocking on the kitchen door at Jarman House , asking the Lord knew what favours . |
| 8 | If Mike fell behind , he would be lost in the forest . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | If the relatives could not pick the patient up , he would be lodged in the casualty department of the local hospital . |
| 12 | He left her with the impression that he would be proceeding to the States . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Mr Morraine shouted at him and Mr Jotter said any more slacking and he would be sent to the Headmaster . |
| 16 | With less than twenty minutes of his shift remaining he had already decided on the clothes he would be wearing for the special occasion . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He was a god , poised to be at the centre of another Big Bang , creating a new universe with which he would be integrated in the most positive way . |
| 19 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 20 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 21 | But in fact , it was just as likely that he would be killed by the first group of native Tarvarians he encountered . |
| 22 | He would be treated to the kind of service his carrier is struggling to achieve and might even pick up a few tips on how an airline should be run . |
| 23 | He said he would be writing to the chief executive of the county council to ask him why the decision had been taken . |
| 24 | Alan Milburn , Labour 's Parliamentary candidate for Darlington , said he would be writing to the RHA calling on management to halt further moves towards purchasing consortiums . |
| 25 | He would be seen as the man responsible , in the last resort , for the safety record of motor racing , its code of conduct , its commercial viability and its image . |
| 26 | He would be bound by the social fetters of Lucy 's unsuitability simply because he too would believe in them . |
| 27 | ‘ You ca n't , ’ said Michael , frightened , knowing the challenge was there , and that he would be bound by the rules to keep silent , like a second in a duel . |
| 28 | The matter had been taken up with the Bank of Ireland and he would be recommending to the incoming Executive Committee that it should be referred to the Labour Court , on the basis that it is gross discrimination . |
| 29 | Since childhood Wycliffe had experienced episodes when he seemed to see the world about him through fresh eyes , as though , without warning , he had become an intruder in some foreign place , and he would be overcome by the strangeness of it all . |
| 30 | But he would be fixed at the bridge . |