Example sentences of "and [pers pn] would [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would always plan on a day when I felt brave and I would walk into the drugstore and see who was behind the counter . |
| 2 | Ralemberg would sit with his wife in a flower-covered bower sharing a loving cup whilst Agnes and I would walk among the roses . |
| 3 | And I would rush to the window and look down and see you turning the corner to cross the square below , or walk round it to the hotel door . |
| 4 | An attacking partner would be ideal , and I would go for the left-handed Woolley , one of the most rapid-scoring or batsmen , particularly against fast bowling . |
| 5 | But after a week or so I was acclimatised , and I would laugh at the discomforts of half-asphyxiated visitors . |
| 6 | We would pick up supplies and I would continue with the wheelbarrow from where I had left off . |
| 7 | Er I think Michael has made the point er but could I just draw attention the regional erm the strategic and sub-regional policy point that erm I wished to emphasise er and I would refer to the Greater York study w e e of sixty one . |
| 8 | There was a seat against a sunny back wall , and I would come upon the couple sitting there looking out over the garden and their handiwork , planning in quiet voices what should be done next , the next moves . |
| 9 | I would place a great deal of emphasis on my own impressions , the comments of people in authority and I would focus on the key personalities in the ‘ drama ’ . |
| 10 | and my heart went some where else and I think erm , the , the marriage erm , the love in my marriage was definitely killed by an act which my partner did and I would fall into the crimes of passion I think because I mean to , to me he committed the deadly sin of all and that was adultery and I could never forgive him for that and I think that picks up on a lot , many issues which have been raised tonight about you have to have trust in a partnership , you have to give and take and people change and some people can accept all that but I was not willing to do so . |
| 11 | I agree with him and I would resign from the Conservative Party if it were anything else . |
| 12 | And in fact the intention would be in effect that this will in fact like greenbelt and I would point to the Harrogate District er Harrogate Rural Area Study and er that 's been submitted by Harrogate Council as an example of er showing that that is the precise intention of this sort of policy . |
| 13 | My mother has just arrived and I would say from the look of her she is all set to greet you as a long-lost child . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I would n't mind , ’ she explained , ‘ but they just took it for granted that she would go back to work and I would look after the baby , without even asking me . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ But I had such a huge appetite , my quota for the day would be gone by breakfast and I 'd start on the following day 's allowance . |
| 16 | ‘ I would n't want payment , and I 'd sleep on the floor — anywhere ! ’ |
| 17 | And I 'd walk around the empty house , or ring Mum for a chat ; sometimes I 'd lie on the floor in Charlie 's attic and wonder what he was doing and what kind of good time he was having . |
| 18 | They had whalebone in these stays and we used to cut pieces about half an inch long and in the daytime , I used to make a bag full and put them in between the doors and I 'd go round the first time and put them in and when I went round later , if that whalebone was missing , I 'd make enquiries . |
| 19 | He gave me £30 a week and I 'd pay for the bills , £12 rent , £5.50 for two bags of coal and the rest went on food . |
| 20 | And I would say , I 'd maybe be about twenty or thirty yards away from the coach , and I 'd say to the shunter when he come out , That buckeye 's not caught . |
| 21 | And I 'd look on the field and it was his brother who 'd been tackled . ’ |
| 22 | Up and down and over and over , again and again and I 'd marvel at the bulk of prayer they made in any one day . |
| 23 | A bad mistake and I 'd agree with the critics but I suspect we can all be terribly sensible about it and forget all about it … please . ’ |
| 24 | A change of routine would be invigorating and you would return to the road in the autumn with more enthusiasm as well as more ability . |
| 25 | ‘ You are Mortal , and you would die in the Time Fire . |
| 26 | you know and you 'd stand on the doors then , ooh , you 'd be really chilled and some of them opened the door an inch |
| 27 | And er and then there used to be some houses what er we did n't live in one of them but there used to be a lot of houses what used to be railings round , and there used to be steps and you 'd go down the steps , into the And they used to c they used to live downstairs and then well of course when you 're in the house in the side the room they used to have another flight of steps to come upstairs to a l a front room or a lounge or whatever you mind to call it . |
| 28 | Okay , put it into it and you 'd tie your length of cotton or black thread onto the piece of cotton with a button that 's dangling down and you 'd go across the road into somebody 's front garden behind a wall or behind a hedge and just keep pulling the cotton to tap on the window . |
| 29 | there 'd just these straight powers of X , and you could do that and you 'd get to the same answer as we get to it 's just that this is a quicker way of doing it . |
| 30 | They You used to go and walk on the face in a morning an and you 'd rap on the face with your pick and buggers are green , ther they 're not ripe yet . |