Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [pn reflx] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He remained keen on jiving and would throw himself all over the place , hair wild and eyes sparkling .
2 On Fridays and other fast-days he would lock himself up in the church for many hours .
3 One yank and she had a feeling it would detach itself completely from the dashboard .
4 At present , Ann led and Megan followed , but that would sort itself out in the long run .
5 If one had a particle with an energy above what is called the Planck energy , ten million million million GeV ( 1 followed by nineteen zeros ) , its mass would be so concentrated that it would cut itself off from the rest of the universe and form a little black hole .
6 Most begin by asserting their commitment to democracy , yet few would commit themselves completely to the notion that if the people want to wallow in sin , they should be permitted to do so .
7 People were run over by trains because they would stretch themselves out on the rails for a quick nap , or because they were drunk .
8 If someone touched him from behind on a crowded Saturday night he would push himself back onto the anonymous hand , just like a cat would , without turning round to see who it was .
9 It was assumed , incorrectly as we now know , that water undertakers would concern themselves mainly with the technical feasibility of the proposal .
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