Example sentences of "[be] [pers pn] [pron] 'd [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If it had been me I 'd have learnt to be transmitted as microwaves by now , and bounced off Jupiter .
2 ‘ It would be me he 'd try and shift , too .
3 But if I made a scene I 'm pretty sure it would be me who 'd come out looking like a fool .
4 If I were you I 'd change those spike heels for walking shoes and explore the place .
5 ‘ If I were you I 'd make a list of tall men and women in the village with bad characters and check their alibis , ’ advised Miss Tilley judiciously , one professional to another .
6 And I 'll tell you something else while I 'm on : if I were you I 'd go easy on the women .
7 If I were you I 'd go the whole hog and set up a large invertebrate aquarium .
8 If I were you I 'd drop a quiet word in her ear before it 's too late .
9 If I were you I 'd tell them if they do n't like it , lump it .
10 But if I were you I 'd give him his wife back and find yourself someone more suitable .
11 Then if I were you I 'd sue my face for slander . ’
12 If I were you I 'd schlepp down to the disco and get yourself some trade , dear , otherwise you 'll burst ! ’
13 She said if I were you I 'd have breakfast , she said if you had something like porridge , you 'd feel more full and you could perhaps do away with your mid morning four rounds of cheese on toast , she said , perhaps , what d' ya want ?
14 The friend says : ‘ Well , if I were you I 'd take them straight to the zoo . ’
15 If I were you I 'd save my breath and my energy for later — talking never proved a thing ; it 's actions that count .
16 If I were you I 'd put the earphones in .
17 ‘ If I were you I 'd get down to the racecourse pronto . ’
18 Well if I were you I 'd get in touch with me if anything turned up .
19 ‘ If I were you I 'd get it right the first time . ’
20 John Major always looks so dowdy , Terry Stamp tries too hard and if I were him I 'd slash my wrists . ’
21 If I were him I 'd do the same .
22 Well is it I 'd have to work it out would n't I ?
23 if it was me I 'd draw a thick trunk and lots of lines come out from it .
24 If it was me I 'd go straight
25 If that was me I 'd say ooh ,
26 that , that bloke has got , she said if that was me I 'd write to the Chief Constable about it
27 Well I think if that was me I 'd have that done now in case you do n't like it by the time you you get married and that could be growing again .
28 Mum felt that she 's failed me by not stopping me sooner , but it was me who 'd let us both down .
29 If I was you I 'd give it up .
30 When someone is rude — a waiter , a civil servant , a politician — she says ‘ Huh , if I was you I 'd sue . ’
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