Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [conj] [noun prp] would " in BNC.
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1 | He motioned an unwilling Adjutant and Sergeant out ahead of him and stood by the open door , frowning so deeply that Clarissa would have followed if Charity had n't risked leaving her defences and staked all on a final devastating attack . |
2 | Besides , if Maidstone could predict so accurately when Elsie would appear then it would be a simple matter to find her again — perhaps at the same time tomorrow . |
3 | She looked away so that Trent would n't see her misery : ‘ He told me not to tell anyone . ’ |
4 | That brought tears to my eyes and I turned away so that Jeff would n't be able to see them , then fought them back . |
5 | September 10th was the Saturday following Heather 's visit to Oxford and thus just when Harry would have expected her to proceed to the Skein of Geese . |
6 | He was going to be leaving soon anyway so Owen would have to make up his mind about Jane . |
7 | I could do with forty winks right now and Otley would never miss me . |
8 | She lifted down the big suitcase from the top of the wardrobe , and , placing it on the bed , began to fill it , folding the garments as carefully as Isabelle would have done . |
9 | She and my wife , Celia , got on fairly well and Inez would sometimes drop in unexpectedly and stay rather long — but never overnight . ’ |
10 | She really wanted a cup of tea and she knew perfectly well that Glyn would serve her up something that looked like brown shoe polish . |
11 | Successive personnel managers had always caved in to his demands as they knew full well that Clasper would win a stand-up fight . |
12 | On 3 November he wrote to Hitler an effusive letter in which he heaped praise on the Axis ' conduct of the war and reiterated his conviction that victory would be theirs , but insisted yet again that Spain would be able to contribute only when fully rearmed and assured of its rewards . |
13 | He paused , then with what Robbie considered to be an unutterably complacent smile , ‘ And I doubt very much whether Petula would approve of your presence either . ’ |