Example sentences of "would [verb] [vb pp] i [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Mother would have given me a cuddle , and she was n't given to cuddles . |
| 3 | Liz would have given me a thermos and a book . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't think she would have submitted — I would n't have done in that position — but she would definitely have lost consciousness and that would have given me the title . ’ |
| 5 | At least it would have given me the prospect of seeing Mary Shelley again . |
| 6 | He would have given me an introduction to Paul Valéry as well , except that he was out of Paris . |
| 7 | I would n't , it would have saved me a chore , . |
| 8 | ‘ It would have saved me a lot of trouble . ’ |
| 9 | But my present belief is that if Profumo had come to me for advice ( and my advice , of course , would only have made sense if one postulates that Profumo would have told me the truth ) , I would have recommended that he should throw in the towel ; assert that he had no intention of allowing his private life to be discussed in public ; apologise to the Prime Minister for the embarrassment he had caused both to him and to the party , and withdraw rapidly . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've a great deal to thank-you for , Edward , ’ he said , ‘ not many would have helped me the way you did or taken me in the way I looked that night . ’ |
| 11 | Mark eliminates starter motor , battery , alternator , and ignition coil , and fixes in the end on an obscure switch which isolates the electrics from the gearbox and would have taken me a month to find — but , for the man who can , about three minutes . |
| 12 | They would have found me a bed , but it was not in the bargain that I should linger after I was no longer needed . |