Example sentences of "they would [vb infin] [pron] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You might be in here , harmless , visiting somebody , and before you could say Werewolves Unite they 'd have you on the operating table , jacking both legs off . |
| 2 | If the authorities read that they 'd put me on the next bus to [ name of border area ] and keep me there . |
| 3 | You started , I forget one , you know they 'd put them on the bo It was all board and slates , there were no books , you know , no papers . |
| 4 | Picking up their phones , they would thrust themselves on the punters , ramming stock , which was often of little value , down their throats . |
| 5 | 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 . |