Example sentences of "would [verb] [verb] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 'd 've let me know , ’ he said , picking up another splinter of pheasant . |
| 2 | I 'd like to say I walked over to check it out ; I did n't run there , but my mind did . |
| 3 | I 'd like to say I did it my way . |
| 4 | You 'd like to see me suffer , would n't you ? ’ |
| 5 | Because you 'd like to see me suffer for what you believe I did to Ryan ! |
| 6 | ‘ I know you 'd like to see me become a big tycoon like you , ’ Peter was saying , ‘ but you 'll just have to face it — I 'm not and never will be . |
| 7 | I 'll leave it at the moment , I know you 've now got a very busy day ahead of you lectures to attend and such things like that but er has anybody got a question or two they 'd like to ask me concerning anything ? |
| 8 | If they knew I was under that sort of pressure , they 'd stop giving me rides altogether . |
| 9 | ‘ Jake 'd have wanted me to see her right ; but she 'll never take a penny piece off me … ’ |
| 10 | It was the sort of thing I 'd have done I suppose if I 'd had the chance . |
| 11 | ‘ And if you thought you could pin it on me , you 'd have had me cautioned and the bracelets on by now , ’ I said bravely . |
| 12 | ‘ If I said to you , ’ replies Anya wearily , ‘ that I wanted you to stop what you were doing , stop everything , and drive miles and miles , into the back of beyond , just to be with me , you 'd have told me to piss off . ’ |
| 13 | Well I 'd have thought I du n no ! |
| 14 | To judge by your face , you 'd have thought I 'd just been sentenced to hang , not thrown a lifeline . ’ |
| 15 | Or she 'd have let me know . |
| 16 | If you 'd have let me know I could have |
| 17 | Perhaps you 'd have let me know we could have gone for a beer . |
| 18 | I 've been trying to lead my friends , but I do n't know whether they 'd care to hear me called Chief Rabbit . " |
| 19 | I 'd love eating I had roast parsnips , brussel sprouts , carrots , and boiled and baked alaska , and it was really nice . |
| 20 | Now that would not be what one would expect er two months ago if I 'd said well look you know that 's that 's what the revolution 's gon na bring about you would 've said I do n't believe you . |
| 21 | Which would 've enabled me to rush , up there , but I did n't . |
| 22 | Erm , I would be happy , I mean , I purposely , I put some lines in just because I was thinking that way at the time , but I 'd be very happy if other people would scribble it out , change it , throw it back at me , you know , I would like to see I suppose , just to see if we can erm , if that , because , because I have to say that although you know part of reading 's letter , erm , I feel it 's , it , it feels destructive and it feels very critical . |
| 23 | Given its urgency , I am surprised that the hon. Gentleman did not write to me about such a detailed case , which would have enabled me to deal with it earlier . |
| 24 | Had they bothered to look in on that Standing Committee , they would have heard me make it clear that the Government will be working in co-operation with our European Community colleagues to find a way of reducing carbon dioxide emissions effectively . |
| 25 | If he had , he would have heard me say that it was for the Attorney-General to enforce the law , not the Government . |
| 26 | My hon. Friend is a charming relative newcomer to this place and we are delighted that she is here , but if she had been here as long as I have — getting on for 18 years now — she would have heard me banging on about exactly that point . |
| 27 | But once again John would have heard I hope something different on the phone . |
| 28 | If the hon. Gentleman had wanted a detailed comment on it , he would have invited me to look at it before he asked his question . |
| 29 | I felt that this was what Leslie would have wanted me to do , for he always cared greatly about the welfare of his men . |
| 30 | ‘ I only hope I did everything Sally would have wanted me to do . |