Example sentences of "if he would [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David had n't been on duty at the factory that afternoon and Rachel had wondered if he would suggest picking her up from her flat and taking her to the hospital , but he had n't , and his failure to do so only emphasised the coolness that was rapidly growing between them . |
| 2 | Nearer to their hotel , Fred did an improvisation about the home life of an air hostess who was taken over in bed by her working phrases and asked her husband if he would care to recline and have a beverage . |
| 3 | She asked the traveller in jelly if he would care to join them , whereupon his Adam 's apple fluttered , and he repeated the all-purpose word ‘ lymmener ’ , which , on this occasion , they took to mean ‘ no ’ . |
| 4 | After certain difficulties with the manager of the Old Vic , who did not want to commit himself to the play on the basis of the bare outline which had been shown to him , Browne approached the theatrical impresario , Henry Sherek , and asked him if he would care to produce the play — with Browne as director — at Edinburgh . |
| 5 | Pressed by the reporter if he would kill to protect that liberty , Mr Wilson replied : ‘ I would certainly fight and , I suppose , at the end of the day , that would involve the possibility of people being killed . ’ |
| 6 | One is left wondering if he would enjoy seeing his profile by Palliardi on the library façade . |
| 7 | If he would have received £10,000 but was found to be 25% contributorily negligent , his damages will be £7,500 . |
| 8 | I very much doubt if he would have done so in any case . |
| 9 | ‘ My beloved husband died after a lingering illness on 29th April at 18 minutes past 4 o'clock in the morning … if he would have lived to the 25th August , he would have been 63 years old . ’ |
| 10 | Allen looked as if he would have liked to have said more , but the presence of Meryl evidently constrained him . |
| 11 | The bastard smiled evilly at me as if he would have loved to have put a noose round my neck and had me swinging on a branch of the overhanging elm tree . |
| 12 | He would wait and see if Mr McWhirter arrived , or if he would have to fill in . |
| 13 | Just in time , out of consideration for Philippe Bonard 's feelings , she checked herself from saying ‘ the body ’ , although it was doubtful if he would have heard . |
| 14 | ‘ I often wonder if he would have fulfilled his dream . |
| 15 | And if he would have preferred it not to be Frizingley , to be , in fact , anywhere else but there , he managed to quell his initial misgivings by the grim reminder that he would be unlikely to know anyone in St Jude 's now . |
| 16 | Even with England and Denmark behind him , ’ had said Thorkel Fóstri with scorn , ‘ I doubt if he would have got a levy over the Forth . |
| 17 | Adam sat down beside him , wondering if he would have to pay the coypu man . |
| 18 | In such a case the plaintiff could recover the extra cost of the special equipment , but could not recover the basic cost of the car if he would have needed one in any event . |
| 19 | I wonder if he would have had any joy that day … only if you tied the rabbits ' legs together , I expect . |
| 20 | Request : that eternal campaigner for true justice was asked if he would consider writing a foreword for a book titled ‘ An Eye For An Eye , A Tooth For A Tooth ’ . |
| 21 | He asked his colleague if he would consider giving him some age-regression therapy in an attempt to deal with the problem , whatever it was , that had been brought to light . |
| 22 | In 1976 Dave was supposed to be caddying for Fernandez at the French Open , but Vicente had broken his finger , so he was without a bag — until Manuel Ballesteros asked him if he would like to carry for his brother Seve . |
| 23 | A year or two later , he was asked if he would like to sell a boxful . |
| 24 | She poured a glass of Perrier water for herself and asked if he would like to smoke some pot . |
| 25 | Jim says no , Kath 's asked him if he would like to go but he wanted to go down to Wembley er get yourself away ! |
| 26 | A small , dark , intense man with a beard and drooping moustache , who is probably looking at me as if he would like to put daggers in my back ? ’ |
| 27 | I see them walking back up Great Scotland Yard afterwards , with the historian lost in thought and Summerchild asking him solicitously if he would like to view the Croydon or Kilburn premises after all . |
| 28 | If he would like to sit there for a while and learn something , I will then cheerfully give way to him . |
| 29 | I 'm going to ask Professor Lock if he would like to open on this er this matter and proceed policy to major exceptions etcetera . |
| 30 | He finds that he looks at the beggar intensely , as if he would like to know his life story , and smiles quite naturally . |