Example sentences of "would [verb] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know why you should think I 'd object to a frisky man , military or otherwise . |
| 2 | Yes , but C and G are actually very good er very sound er on their er ratios , they 're pretty good , but erm some of them are n't so good , and you know , be careful when you 're coming to invest in building societies I 'd stick to the major players at the moment , even though you may get a premium by going to a smaller society . |
| 3 | He had n't suggested the film might not come out although she could n't have had time to develop it yet and she was n't working through a ‘ friend ’ sent round to sympathise with him deplore the whole thing and assure him it could be stopped if he 'd only tell that terrible woman one little thing … ’ — And since I 'm not married or anything I thought I 'd stick to the personal angle . |
| 4 | By the time I 'd run to the other end of the same streets , I was passing Jackie Onassis ’ front door and unbelievable opulence . |
| 5 | There was no way she 'd respond to a third degree , so I was hoping she 'd decide I was harmless . |
| 6 | ‘ We 'd go to the public gallery at the Old Bailey and listen to the trials . |
| 7 | So we thought we 'd walk to the next stop , and then we see this bag on the floor . |
| 8 | I thought I 'd write to a few comedians to see if I could get them to sit for a portrait , to get a few shots together for my portfolio , and then , suddenly , this snowball seemed to start rolling … |
| 9 | there 'd just these straight powers of X , and you could do that and you 'd get to the same answer as we get to it 's just that this is a quicker way of doing it . |
| 10 | He 'd get to the back door in time for his morning cup of tea and a warm by the kitchen range . |
| 11 | When I 'd come to a safe stop and turned off the motor , I broke down and sobbed . |
| 12 | Then there was a strange silence , as if we 'd come to a full stop , as if he 'd expected me to react in some other way . |
| 13 | She 'd come to a dead end . |
| 14 | ‘ It was funny , people were always saying things about her , about how she 'd come to no good — ’ He stopped again . |
| 15 | I knew I 'd come to the right place . |
| 16 | ‘ I knew I 'd come to the right place . ’ |
| 17 | They 'd come to the Chiltern Show at Stoke Mandeville on the understanding that more than 90-thousand people were expected to turn up . |
| 18 | I guarantee you 'd come to the same conclusion , sir . |
| 19 | Three times eight or eight times times three does n't matter which way you do it , it 'd come to the same thing . |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , I 'd come to the same conclusion . ’ |
| 21 | Like , I 'd say to a young officer , maybe just out of the depot [ training centre ] , if a old lady calls you for assistance to her , you 're a police officer and she will look to you for help , ad we have to leave people with a certain level of satisfaction . |
| 22 | These are the sort of things we 'd say to a good person in a formal situation , erm , you 're reliable , trustworthy , you know , we can rely on you to do a good job for us , doing your job well and with enthusiasm , when left in charge there 's been no problems , you 're responsible and flexible , you 're conscientious , I can trust you for , to do a good job and thank you for your contribution to the team . |
| 23 | I 'm sure he 'd agree to a later date if — ’ |
| 24 | We 'd squeeze to the dusty walls to let the horse-drawn carriages past . |
| 25 | Her mother 's moodswings began to terrify her , and she would slow to a careful frozen walk as she turned into their street . |
| 26 | I thereupon asked Howard Samuel whether he would grant to the Labour Party a licence for the extract , as I had discovered from the contract that the quotation rights were vested in the publisher . |
| 27 | An extreme form of restriction would relate to a specific government grant . |
| 28 | It is assumed that because of a basin that is still strongly subsiding , the degree of coalification will not yet have reached the equilibrium which would relate to the present depth and temperature , and that gas generation and accumulation are still taking place here . |
| 29 | Or , they could have their developmental pathway specified before they begin migrating and then would migrate to the correct sites . |
| 30 | His composure would vanish , his grey eyes would shift around the room and , muttering something about antibiotics , he would disappear to the other end of the room , where some hours later he would be discovered at some local worthy 's side , discussing parking problems at Waitrose with the quiet authority of a great physician . |