Example sentences of "[vb base] you would [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I expect you would like some brandy . ’
2 ‘ I expect you would like to go upstairs to tidy yourself before the opening . ’
3 He added : ‘ This is a real nobs ’ area of Abingdon — all doctors and bank managers and the last place you would expect something like this to be done . ’
4 ‘ It is the last place you would expect this kind of thing to happen .
5 The Oscar-winning actress told the YP : ‘ To follow Denis Healey 's act you would need to be a genius . ’
6 The lump sum cash benefit you would receive could be a great help .
7 I must however caution that financial and other constraints compel us to plan more conservatively than I imagine you would wish .
8 I think there are other two principles though which I hope you would feel we er should respect .
9 ‘ I know what I hope you would mean , Miss Belle ; but Miss Rene 's right , I have about as many curves as a lamp-post . ’
10 As soon as last year 's Sale was over we received offers of books etc. , and , as I hope you would expect , we refused none .
11 BELVILLE : Because , my dear nun , I hope you would have it so .
12 Er , the , so something must be done quickly , I fear , about the er , management er of er , er the , the new structure and I hope you would agree to it unless anyone else has got , yes ?
13 He therefore earnestly begs of me that since you deservedly have the nomination of an Gardner to the Chelsea Garden , which I understand is now vacant , that I would address you in his behalf that at least you would accept of him as an Candidate if there are other competitors and , if found sufficiently qualifyd you would propose him accordingly as you shall find he deserves .
14 If you have a story or issue you would like to see covered or if you have any enquiries about the programme please write to :
15 If there is any issue you would like us to put to the Public Opinion test please let the editor know .
16 I , I , well I am afraid that the people who have been audited are exactly the people , I mean you would expect Ian and Tanya certainly to be good , you 'd expect Philip to be good would n't you and Susannah , and Lyn , perhaps less so .
17 ‘ You mean you would want a British agency ? ’
18 You mean you would like to present it in a different way ?
19 It depends where you are a wait a minute Well of course if you 've some Chinese outfit look I mean you would know all this would n't you ?
20 I trust you would find that agreeable . ’
21 If , if people sent them to you I suspect you would receive them quite happily .
22 Simon Murison-Bowie wrote to you on 22 December last year asking you to let us know the operating system and machine you would run the tape on , and the tape density you would need , so that we could arrange for a copy to be prepared for you .
23 The Mid-Craven Fault is so deep that if you were to look south of Malham for the limestone that you see on Gordale Scar you would have to drill many thousands of feet below the earth 's surface before you came to it .
24 I wish him and his friends no evil , ’ said Bishop Jon , shaking down his book-satchel and peering into it , ‘ but it 's a difficult thing to make plans for your country with them sitting there , their heads switching from this shoulder to the other , and so sleek you would think it was a cow that licked them all .
25 THEY were never really the sort of couple you would put together in a book .
26 Because you know you would think near Lacydere the houses are sellable .
27 You know , one of the effects are a little bit tranquil but anyway , the other thing which erm , everyone really enjoyed , er , cos I know you would remember this er , Dougie , is your first kiss
28 I know you would accept your son to have any injury if you thought he was going to come out . ’
29 You would n't pay the whole of it taxable if it was you know you would claim expenses for one thing and another .
30 ‘ I do n't really know you , Tsu Ma , but I know this much I know you would defy the world to get what you wanted . ’
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