Example sentences of "[pron] would [verb] [indef pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frankly , if I were n't in such a high-risk position , I 'd want someone a little more cosy as my obstetrician , but Owen is the best for someone like me and at times he can be a dear , so I should n't complain … |
| 2 | Does n't matter if I 'd like something a bit l l like that and er he wants it all |
| 3 | The March of Progress has alas transformed the goodly white bread into that unique substance , restaurateur 's toast , while tea and coffee are replaced by gin-and-tonic or a bottle of white wine , and for my part I would say none the worse for that . |
| 4 | Racist chanting is a no-no ( although I reserve the right to call anyone a black b*st*rd … etc , just I would call someone a fat b*st*rd or a long haired gippo b*st*rd ) . |
| 5 | My aim was to investigate the symptoms of decay and perhaps to discover in the ‘ capriciousness and the return to chaos ’ a law which would vouchsafe one an insight into the intimate workings of art . |
| 6 | She thought you 'd probably never had a bathroom to yourself and that you 'd appreciate something a bit special . ’ |
| 7 | The Trunchbull was not a person who would give someone a whole chocolate cake to eat just out of kindness . |
| 8 | He was an affable sort of man who did n't look as though he would do anyone a bad turn . ’ |
| 9 | If there were a time clock for murder , it would show one every twenty-six minutes . |
| 10 | would prefer that too er partly because it would give everybody an opportunity to look at the particular problem er in , in , in , in , in a shorter period of time , erm we are also cheered by the recent visit to England by the minister there Mr who made certain promises , I think it would be useful if Mr who a candidate at the meeting would reiterate his promises publicly today , thank you Chairman . |