Example sentences of "she would [verb] [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I do wish she would meet some nice fellow and run off with him .
2 While she was going round she would collar some dearer item off the shelves , slipping it into one of her capacious pockets .
3 She would damage that priestly flesh , oh yes , scorch it , she would tear his head very slowly from his neck and laugh as the blood gushed .
4 Sylvia would be acknowledged to be Burkett 's daughter , she would perform some small chores , but chiefly be explained away as evidence of Hope 's goodness of heart in giving his ‘ man 's ’ daughter the chance of a change of air .
5 When she married Glyn she would inherit this odd man too in a way .
6 ‘ Might n't I have known that she would have such perfect timing ? ’ turning to his mother , he explained , ‘ That 's what I was coming to tell you — that Phena was on her way .
7 But wisely Mrs Christie saw that she would have much more difficulty seeing the world through juvenile spectacles than she would through Belgian ones .
8 But at the weekend , although Mrs Aquino said she would respect any Supreme Court decision , she said she had received ‘ highly sensitive ’ information that strengthened her resolve .
9 Those two years had also made her wiser and a darn sight more wary so , vulnerable or not , there was no way she would risk another close encounter of the erotic kind .
10 Well , then , she would buy some new gowns — just one or two , perhaps — that she might , as Rose said , fit better with the work she had done on the house .
11 She would live these seven days of re-creation as a monument not only to her vow but to the belief , shared with Daniel , that there are transcendental values in all creation .
12 If she were to marry him as he wanted , and , indeed , as her mother wanted , she would enjoy all these assets .
13 She was plain , with long , straight hair , but her features were good and one day , soon , she would undergo that magical transformation into a beautiful woman .
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