Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] would [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My heart would suddenly start beating very fast as though my life was beating out of me . |
| 2 | And I almost added that my hair would probably fall out if I had to spend too much time with him . |
| 3 | Also , my hair would n't go right . |
| 4 | I ran off down the hill to our street and went down the back alley-way to Julie 's , so my mum would n't see me . |
| 5 | Cos my Mum would n't let me call her . |
| 6 | You hear about these girls going with their parents to the family planning clinic , my mum would never do that . |
| 7 | I 'm saying no matter what my mum would never let me come for an hour , two hour . |
| 8 | And if the stranger had come to ask for his two pounds back , my sister would gladly have given it to him . |
| 9 | Together Joe and I walked home , Joe with his mouth open all the way so that my sister would not notice the smell of rum on his breath . |
| 10 | I knew my sister would not understand . |
| 11 | My mind would not rest . |
| 12 | My tongue would n't get round the word or my mouth would n't open or something . |
| 13 | And he said I was completely confused and I could n't , he said I was trying to shout my wife and erm and , er , you know my mouth would n't work , he said , but she said fortunately she looked through the window and er found him and they took him to hospital . |
| 14 | Thank goodness my vote would not have made any difference . |
| 15 | ‘ It was raining , my car would n't start , and I forgot my raincoat . |
| 16 | I think that Harold himself always had a feeling , despite the nine years between us , that my succession would not make enough difference between his regime and the next , and he mentioned this argument to me on the 17th . |
| 17 | Any scandal I may commit in my period out of my home would seriously affect my younger brothers and sisters . |
| 18 | The Defence budget would stand buying another catapult tomorrow ; my crossbow would just have to wait another week or so . |
| 19 | So , it 's very difficult get , cos my boss would n't find it again , so she asked er , the women and she said |
| 20 | Certainly er by then perhaps I forgot to mention as we went through the front door my weapon was already out of the holster and by the time we 'd got the bedroom door my weapon would already have been under er my eye level , hence literally aiming the weapon and from there the gun was out , my arm was out , whether I still had hold of P C I I ca n't recall . |
| 21 | My great-greatgran would n't have the publicity . ’ |
| 22 | My first marriage was coming to an end , but my husband would not leave until I had a permanent job ( so that I could support his children ) . |
| 23 | I am sure my husband would not mind if your daughter came but it may need to be the ( comfortable ) sofa for a night ! |
| 24 | But my husband would n't go , so Steve left . ’ |
| 25 | For example … / in the old days a man of my standing would never have gone to the shops ; everything would be sent to his house : grain , chillies , cotton , cloth . |
| 26 | Back in the sixties , when the kids seemed to think of nothing but politics and sex , I used to pray God almighty that my Daniele would never turn out like that . |
| 27 | Bloody fool that I am , my pride would n't let me accept other consolation , even when offered , neither before the divorce , nor since . ’ |
| 28 | When I last had the opportunity to question my right hon. Friend , he confirmed that under the Conservatives , miners and other earners in my constituency would not pay a higher rate of income tax . |
| 29 | I went , but my friend would n't speak to me , let alone come out to keep me company . |
| 30 | If I do n't manage the bedspread I know that my friend would really like a loose , plain , black sweater in fine wool for winter or a synthetic yarn for summer rather than one of my more dashing designer confections . |