Example sentences of "would [verb] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Anyway , do you know the easiest , er and at that time five pound were five pound , if I 'd 've gone to the foreman and then the er
2 Now I were bloody daft , If I 'd 've gone to the foreman and wanted to put a suggestion in , I , I , I 'd 've beat sure they were crowing abou when he got but I was first really was n't I ?
3 ‘ I 'd 've thought he 'd 've talked to the gardeners . ’
4 If I 'd become known as the Man In The Pyjamas , I 'd have to wear those pyjamas for the rest of my life !
5 Well , this was hardly the scene she 'd have imagined as the perfect time to wear the dress , but now she silently blessed the premonition which had made her pack it along with the predominantly casual clothes she 'd chosen to take to Sheffield .
6 If either of us had had any sense we 'd have realised from the start something like this had happened .
7 Oh yes I enjoyed it very much but erm we had American visitors around and we had one a Captain and I 'm afraid we all fell for him cos he seemed such a handsome man and he 'd been a hero in the war , and he was engaged to , then to the then president of America 's daughter , so they informed us but erm I do n't know whether it was the truth , that 's what they , they said but of course some of the , some of the things had to be cast , the bodies had to be cast and they were , they were I do n't know whether you 'd have heard of the Orritor
8 I thought you 'd have heard about the accident .
9 But I 'd have jumped in the lake if I 'd lost .
10 Who 'd have guessed at the start of the season that within a handful of games Oxford United would be looking for a new manager …
11 Who 'd have guessed at the start of the season that within a handful of games Oxford United would be looking for a new manager …
12 The men collect it and know that of the children doing it , you would think that they 'd have noticed over the years , that at the end of each month it says , on the readers ' list it says children and I think that
13 There were two dry docks and if she had veered over , she 'd have gone into the oil storage area .
14 He 'd have gone for the Toraja " star funeral " , too , if we only knew when it was happening .
15 They are reputed to have said , ‘ If we 'd had a telegram like that , we 'd have gone to the moon . ’
16 In the usual way we 'd have gone to the morning room after dinner and sat awhile .
17 It was about it was the same as I 'd probably got if I 'd have gone to the pit at fourteen . .
18 Otherwise , I 'd have gone to the police when Sam did n't show up yesterday . ’
19 If I 'd have gone to the to the social services or er the D H S S and says to them , my daughter 's got to have a new uniform to go to school with because her self respect is gon na suffer if she does n't , they would n't have given be nothing .
20 Erm but er unless I I may repeat one or two of the things I 'd have said on the phone I 'm bound to do that , er the three things that are gon na be decided here today really is you if you and I erm you 've got inside information of course , er if you and I agree that er is the is the platform for you to earn some good money .
21 " You 'd have asked at the door if it had been that .
22 Mind you , I earned that foreman 's job , but I did n't take it because I knew the problems I 'd have had with the men . ’
23 Oh aye , we 'd have had in the process mind .
24 Obviously I 'd left the rabbits alone for too long , or I 'd have known about the existence of such a brute .
25 It was almost impossible to think that a couple of hours ago she 'd have climbed on the rostrum in the Forum and denounced Prince Nicolo Sabatini to all of Rome .
26 She 'd have watched through the seasons — how many Novembers , how many Junes ? — and noted the easy stairwell of living wood , raggy in autumn , then winter-bare and ridged with snow .
27 With school , erm , it depends on whether you 're talking about , were they 're both teachers in one school , in which case , if you understood that way , it 's the apostrophe before the s , and if you understood it , er , teachers in several schools , then you 'd have put to the apostrophe after s .
28 ‘ No doubt you 'd have revelled in the opportunity to play Mr Wonderful on the slopes if the roads had n't been blocked , but frankly I did n't see any reason for giving you the chance to do the same here .
29 If I 'd stayed any longer with the villain who sold me those QE2 boots , I 'd have walked from the shop with a case of tent pegs and a canoe .
30 But then , knowing you , you 'd have stuck to the proper dosage .
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