Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [adv prt] with a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then they would spring down with a howl and rush to embrace her . |
| 2 | I 'd sit on his lap and he 'd stroke me and rabbit on , and this sound would crop up with a kind of sighing and sometimes his voice would have an edge to it , too . |
| 3 | ‘ No-one would run off with a hand-cart . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ That I had many acquaintances named Svend and that none of them would run off with a teenager . ’ |
| 5 | The enormous park was a source of delight to most visitors — though not all — for sometimes the Empress , an indefatigable walker , would set off with a group of people to tramp through the grounds , occasionally going part of the way in a carriage . |
| 6 | Ideally , the EC Commission would step in with a way to prevent the disruption of trade ; but it has been trying unsuccessfully for many months to steer a directive on packaging waste through the council of ministers . |
| 7 | Seven of our Section were detached for a fortnight to make our creche , so each day after parade they would go off with a Corporal to hump sand , fill wheelbarrows with moss and look for things to add to the project . |
| 8 | He added members wanted the Government to find a new way of paying for NHS work , and hoped a joint inquiry by the Department of Health and British Dental Association would come up with a solution . |
| 9 | So for example if you typed ‘ c*ne* ’ in the input box , the software would come up with a list of seven possible words . |
| 10 | The one drawback to the Beka'a Video Club was that Abu Salim , who 'd asked us to give him English lessons , would come down with a list of words and phrases he 'd noted while watching the films and ask for an explanation , his main interest was obscene vocabulary . |
| 11 | Sometimes she would come back with a posy of flowers , other times she would just spend an hour deep in meditation . |
| 12 | IF Little Nemo in Slumberland ever met Tank Girl he would wake up with a start and ensure he never perchanced to dream again . |
| 13 | Let It Rock did unbelievably good business Friday night or Saturday morning a lorry would turn up with a delivery of creepers — the very things that enticed me into the shop in the first place . |