Example sentences of "she would [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't tell her mine was n't a route she 'd stand much chance of following . |
| 2 | Her feet felt sharp and heavy and round ; her toes like horn ) , and implored her to set her any task , she 'd undertake any ordeal , in return for restoring the bird to human shape and then setting him free . |
| 3 | Later , she 'd unpack , later she 'd explore Marigot Bay , later she 'd organise herself some supper , later she 'd start feeling excited , privileged , ecstatically lucky to be here … later she 'd do all kinds of things , but right now ten solid hours of travelling , the latter part in that bone-shaker of a van , had left her utterly spent . |
| 4 | When one of these upstarts had the effrontery to kick her wood panelled walls in the study I put library in the to see if they were sound , she 'd breath such venom through the wall , that his wife shuddered and pulled her fur coat tightly around her , hurrying out of the room saying I would n't sleep under this roof for a million . |
| 5 | She 'd bring that home and er the men would all congregate then round the table at home , and he would pay them out . |
| 6 | Pete , thinking of the Venetz sisters ' reputation for efficiency and attention to detail , asked her if she 'd hit any problems over having no social security records or documentation ; she currently had the status of an illegal immigrant , after all , and had even dumped her hot French passport as she 'd walked out of the 78 air terminal . |
| 7 | Ignoring her , Drew filled up Perdita 's glass , then , seeing Daisy 's eyes had suddenly filled with tears , asked her if she 'd like another vodka and orange . |
| 8 | She 'd need another storey , Georgian elegance , wrought-iron balconies . |
| 9 | She 'd get that fox if she could . |
| 10 | She treasured it — probably the only smile she 'd get all day . |
| 11 | Virginia Bottomley , she 'd get more sympathy to the women of Britain and give the treatment free of charge . |
| 12 | She 'd get this thing sorted out . |
| 13 | ‘ You 'd think she 'd have more sense at her age . |
| 14 | ‘ If she were she 'd have more sense and be able to tell the difference between a stuffed dummy and a real man . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ One would have thought she 'd have more sense certainly . |
| 16 | Later , when she watched the scene during the shooting , she 'd find more girls in the pile of smashed-up cars : one putting on lipstick high in a lorry 's cab , another lying on the bonnet like a mascot , face to the car 's prow , giving a feline look as she too read aloud , from a French philosopher who later in a fit of madness pushed his wife under in the bath , and held her there till there were no more bubbles . |
| 17 | At the time she 'd put that pass down to a reflex action of a man who could n't let any opportunity pass him by , but now she was beginning to have doubts that he was as shallow as she 'd first thought . |
| 18 | Not that she would grovel either — devil take it , she 'd keep some pride ! |
| 19 | She 'd steal some food . |
| 20 | And then us kids would n't eat because she 'd cut this lady down you know . |
| 21 | She 'd write that headmaster a strong letter . |
| 22 | as if she 'd allow any man to pay her mortgage ! |
| 23 | She 'd recognise that voice again anywhere . |
| 24 | Hurt that he could think she would do that pest of an interview through Lubor , she was certain then that she did n't even like Ven Gajdusek — much less was she attracted to him ! |
| 25 | Tomorrow she would telephone this Frenchman . |
| 26 | She would go that afternoon to fetch water from the fountain , she liked doing that anyway , and nothing could come of it to hurt her , there were always plenty of others there , and she 'd give Tommaso a sign , so that he 'd come , come at night to find her , that was the way it was done , she 'd seen it , becks and smiles under half-dosed eyes as the water brimmed in the young women 's jars . |
| 27 | This is the least likely since , a fox excepted , muzzled or not she would deter most predators . |
| 28 | In her confusion , one thing stayed fixed in her mind : she would clear this lot up and go straight out to the Lock . |
| 29 | 1 Which answer matches which question ? 2 How would you describe the character she has created ? 3 Where would you most likely meet such a character ? 4 How do you think she would answer these questions : a ) Are you happy with your life ? b ) Do you have any ambitions ? c ) When did you first start living rough ? 5 What other questions would you like to ask the character ? 6 Now put this character in the hot seat and see what she says when you ask her your questions . |
| 30 | And it 's really to provide , according to Derek , it 's to provide the Secretary of State with some ideas of costings of , if she decides the new careers services to run careers conventions , she would make that part of the specification and she would know how much that that was likely to cost her . |