Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [pn reflx] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donna was n't sure whether it was perspiration or if she 'd wet herself in the hectic chase . |
| 2 | ‘ All the people in this valley is descended from four brothers from Scotland called Leekie , ’ Nana sat heavily down on the upright rush-seated chair which was the most she would permit herself in the way of comfort , and began the tale as Martha had always heard her tell it . |
| 3 | Sometimes he would forget himself in the beauty of their flight , not understanding why people would come to see him and the other miserable eagles caged and confined and not seem to even notice the gulls and bold black rooks soaring freely and so beautifully above their heads . |
| 4 | If he was n't careful he would find himself in the dungeon — or dead . |
| 5 | I would declare myself in the waiting-room of a railway station if it were necessary ) , he said that I was humiliating him . |