Example sentences of "would [verb] [pers pn] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh rather yes , out-work , people used during the First World War there were no end of people were sort of er especially if they 'd had a bit of experience in the leather industry like harness and saddlery and that sort of thing , especially the harness and er other work attached to leather cavalry and er revolver holsters and that sort of thing , they 'd do them at home you know oh yes there was er now Walsall 's divided is n't it ? |
| 2 | Maybe I 'd set him at ease by saying ‘ g'day ’ , but he looked like he 'd known me all his eight years , and leant quite steadily on me for the drive to Robert 's parents ' cottage , where we arranged photos . |
| 3 | She would do it at night when it would be the easiest thing in the world . |
| 4 | But sometimes the Earl would ring me at home at night and ask me to drive back to Althorp because the Countess was in floods of tears . |
| 5 | He would see her at school soon enough . |
| 6 | There was no real way of keeping him away from Irish friends … unless of course , he were to have an accident too — something that would keep him at home for several months preferably . |
| 7 | Perhaps you would phone me at home ( ) during the week running up to this date to let me know where I need to meet you . |
| 8 | Heaven knew how she would conceal it at school tomorrow , especially as she had games . |
| 9 | When the landlord 's agents and the militia arrived , the tenants offered the whole of next year 's rent in advance if only Mrs. Pedelty would leave them at peace ; it had taken half an hour to get word to her of this offer and to bring back her refusal Then they asked for compensation for the land they had cleared and she sent back to say if they persisted in the claim she would sue for dilapidation and waste . |
| 10 | So I would suggest that regional and sub- regional policies need to occur much higher up the list and er perhaps I would put them at number one if not number two . |
| 11 | My son was so feeble that I thought I would lose him at birth . |
| 12 | She would visit them at home at times , and have them spend an evening with her , with or without boy-friends . |