Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [adj] you would [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | You may have already decided what sort of walking boots to buy , but the shop assistant will , with barely disguised contempt , correct you , telling you how foolish you would have been to buy such footwear , how lucky it was you came here first , and convincing you that for only an extra £65 you can have the boot you really need . |
2 | To look at her you would have thought that she had her life perfectly in control — but how wrong you would have been . |
3 | If you work out how much you would have spent in the bar , clubbing or eating out over the weekend and subtract it from the cost of the trip it all seems cheaper than ever . |
4 | That 's how much you would have fucking paid me anyway ! |
5 | That was said in anger and confusion because I did n't want you to know how much you 'd hurt me ! ’ |
6 | Well write , write down how much you 'd save and how much you 'd spend on sweets , how much you 'd spend on presents , how much on stationery . |
7 | Well write , write down how much you 'd save and how much you 'd spend on sweets , how much you 'd spend on presents , how much on stationery . |
8 | Well write , write down how much you 'd save and how much you 'd spend on sweets , how much you 'd spend on presents , how much on stationery . |
9 | If you , if you had one pound fifty how much you 'd spend on these different things . |
10 | And Claire if you work out if you had a pound how much you 'd spend on each different one just as you did here . |
11 | Come and tell me how much you 'd like . |
12 | Depends how much you 'd use it , but I would n't be without mine . |
13 | Think how many you 'd need . |
14 | ‘ How elegant you would look all in grey — like a little nun . ’ |