Example sentences of "would [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | So we 'd want to put an embargo note on this release , so it could n't be used prematurely . |
2 | He 's devoted his life to the cause and if Patrick came back there 's no question as to who he 'd want to control the show , because it was he that called Peter ‘ The Sacred Keeper of My Sacred Conscience ’ . |
3 | ‘ I thought you 'd want to see the paper , Miss Williams . |
4 | Mr you see various people are giving evidence , and Mr wants to ask the right person , certain questions , namely the person who er devised those words and er you are er somebody in a very important position er and er he 's trying to get it from you , and as he 's pointed out to you a company ca n't sit down and produce in some corporate way a phrase someone or two human beings or more have got to do it and he wants to know if you can help us er who , who that was , that 's , that 's all you see , he does n't want to ask you about it , no doubt er , er in the same way as he 'd want to ask a person that actually devised a word , d' ya see ? |
5 | ‘ He said it was ten to one the Huns would fly over our field , since the two-seater was on reconnaissance and they 'd want to take a picture or something . ’ |
6 | Apart from anything else , I 've not met a girl I 'd want to spend the rest of my life with — at least , not until I met you , and Harry 's pipped me to the post . ’ |
7 | ‘ If you spent your time doing 25 laps with a thousand gear changes , sweating in a flame-proof suit and helmet then you 'd want to look a bit glamorous at the end of the day , ’ she said , The splendid lady in charge of raffle tickets for RUKBA seemed very knowledgeable about Washington . |
8 | They 'd want a damned confession , they 'd want exposure , they 'd want to milk the man . |
9 | ‘ And I 've always wanted to do a kiddies ’ series like Sesame Street , ’ he was saying ‘ but of course I 'd want to eat a couple of the little bastards afterwards , if that would be OK with you . ’ |
10 | Well naturally he 'd want to keep a boy , and your ma 's husband would n't have been too keen to have him around . ’ |
11 | If Devenish was free , I think you 'd want to keep an eye on what he was up to . |
12 | In fact if we were n't doing it as a unison group we 'd probably do it ourselves anyway because of the fact that we 've got nine separate branches and we 'd want to have a bit of erm common , common strategy if you like between the branches anyway . |
13 | Erm I 'd prefer to give a definition , rather than a list , so something like any situation where you find yourself talking to people . |
14 | He said he 'd prefer to visit the church alone anyway and that he 'd catch a bus back to Oxford when he was good and ready . |
15 | I says if I 'd 've wanted a slice of fat and I 'd 've want burnt tomatoes I says I would 've ordered them . |
16 | I mean I thought you 'd 've made a note about oh I must come back to that later |
17 | ‘ If she had half an ounce of sense , ’ she said , ‘ she 'd 've put a lock on this thing . ’ |
18 | Five frilly nightdresses straight from mail-order , their labels still attached — I 'd 've nicked a couple only I did n't know what disease they might be carrying . |
19 | And as I became more intoxicated and frustrated I 'd throw open the bedroom window as the dawn came up , and look across the gardens , lawns , greenhouses , sheds and curtained windows . |
20 | Well , it well , it well yeah , it has to be rather awkward to read that I think , I do n't think I 'd fancy having a go at Norwegian . |
21 | Do [ if she did ] , she 'd ha' made a mess of me ! |
22 | And it was uphill work coming home afterwards ; and if I 'd ha' hit a cobweb I 'd ha' fallen back'uds . |
23 | ‘ To put it bluntly , we wondered whether you 'd consider taking a sabbatical for six months or so from your backroom job to liaise direct with Carlisle Flint ? |
24 | No , you 'd need to put a Y on the end , a joey , it 's a sa baby kangaroo . |
25 | And they 'd need to hold a gun to Piggott 's head to keep him in hospital a day — no an hour — longer than strictly necessary . |
26 | She 'd need to get the lass a new dress — she was a fair disgrace … |
27 | I 'd need to study the tape to discover the body on the ground . |
28 | Erm , I 'd need to have a look through . |
29 | If I am going to do it , I 'd need to know the English Channel approach backwards . |
30 | ‘ I 'd need to buy a toothbrush and a shirt — ’ |