Example sentences of "[pers pn] would [verb] [pers pn] at " in BNC.

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1 Maybe I 'd set him at ease by saying ‘ g'day ’ , but he looked like he 'd known me all his eight years , and leant quite steadily on me for the drive to Robert 's parents ' cottage , where we arranged photos .
2 Well , judging by the looks of her I 'd put her at about fifteen , Vi , so get rid of her .
3 I 'd like you at the airport an hour from now , at six . ’
4 We played the match and won , and just before saying goodbye I said I 'd see him at Birkdale .
5 Erm the er most important item I think Chairman is the work programme for the future year which commences at erm about twelve and forms the second half of the report and I would be very happy to deal with any questions and it is very clearly in the light of things that we 've already said , the first part of er that latter half of the report er which er emphasises the erm principal activities er to the department er that of strategic policy in paragraphs thirteen one , thirteen two and thirteen three are therefore perhaps the areas to which I would er draw you attention er most , but the report as whole is er I hope a reasonably succinct summary of what has gone on or what is proposed to be done and er in order to avoid simply what is already in the report , I , I would leave it at that point and say I 'm happy to deal with any questions .
6 I could list many further complaints arising from proximity to a military unit , but I would urge you at least to abate the nuisance of bugles forthwith , or the matter will be dealt with at a rather higher level .
7 I had wagered a purse that I would beat him at bowls and Drake never could resist gold .
8 My son was so feeble that I thought I would lose him at birth .
9 So I would suggest that regional and sub- regional policies need to occur much higher up the list and er perhaps I would put them at number one if not number two .
10 exactly Kate must model , she 'd beat her at
11 She dressed without disturbing her , and left a note saying she 'd meet her at the Kitty Kat Club that night .
12 She uttered something loud and incomprehensible in Dutch and told me she 'd meet me at the coffee shop later .
13 She went rapidly through the story , and remembered that she 'd read it at the time .
14 She 'd phone them at the very first opportunity , knowing how they would have worried .
15 PS I told Nero you 'd meet him at Dover but I should leave your chariot behind he might not understand if you cut him in two , he 's funny that way .
16 ‘ I said you 'd meet him at the car in ten minutes . ’
17 So you 'd do it at the weekend ?
18 She would do it at night when it would be the easiest thing in the world .
19 Were Bernard to be unfaithful to her , she was convinced , she would leave him at once .
20 She would visit them at home at times , and have them spend an evening with her , with or without boy-friends .
21 She was watching him so intently as he bit into it that he began to wonder if Smallfry was right to fear she would poison him at the slightest opportunity .
22 Heaven knew how she would conceal it at school tomorrow , especially as she had games .
23 She would take him at his word .
24 Perhaps you would phone me at home ( ) during the week running up to this date to let me know where I need to meet you .
25 Yeah I mean if it 's somebody wanting to move a three-piece suite and just a few books , no , we 'd do it at the time .
26 As despair grew and self respect diminished we would take them at their unspoken word and go and buy a bottle of anaesthetic and uncork the genie who would play merry hell with the last vestige of hope of recovery .
27 They were , in their way , an incentive to early departure for if we passed a little later than usual we would find them at their morning defecation , squatting in a row along a low wall .
28 Oh rather yes , out-work , people used during the First World War there were no end of people were sort of er especially if they 'd had a bit of experience in the leather industry like harness and saddlery and that sort of thing , especially the harness and er other work attached to leather cavalry and er revolver holsters and that sort of thing , they 'd do them at home you know oh yes there was er now Walsall 's divided is n't it ?
29 He gave them his card , hoping they 'd contact him at a London mailing address , for modelling assignments .
30 On the plus side , I did n't think they 'd jump me at Stuart Street as long as Doogie was there .
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