Example sentences of "would [be] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd be sending for the police . |
| 2 | You know , if we were in Malaysia , we 'd be hanging from the light fittings for this . ’ |
| 3 | If I was 12 years old I 'd be squealing in the stalls as well . |
| 4 | On the other hand , I 'd be vibrated off the couch and all over the cabin . |
| 5 | I mean , personally I do n't think Terry 's very good at interviews , I think I 'd be flying in the face of public opinion if I said he was . |
| 6 | If they failed to reach the fuses in time , they 'd be killed with the rest on the wall , and only a little earlier than the men of both sides who would open fire , without doubt , claiming treachery . |
| 7 | ‘ When the first bell went and I saw the way Lennox was going after him I told the guys watching with me that Ruddock had better watch for that left of Lewis 's or he 'd be counter-punched with the right and get himself knocked out — and that 's exactly what happened . ’ |
| 8 | Every evening there 'd be jostling in the Praça to get the nearest pitch to one of the big sets . |
| 9 | If I stood on a street corner somewhere , someone could slip me a small packet in exchange for a fiver and in a few hours I 'd be slumped on the floor of a public toilet : a Drug Statistic . |
| 10 | ‘ Ampwise , ’ suggests Martin , ‘ you 'd be looking at the Ampeg SVT II head at £1595 and 8x10 cab at £880 . |
| 11 | you would , huh , you 'd be looking at the clock , I know you well enough for that now dear |
| 12 | She 'd be tucked beneath the blanket and the heavy coat and watching Gloria put on her make-up before she went out . |
| 13 | ‘ You said you 'd be gone by the time I got up . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I think if you asked most players in England if they 'd like to swap places with me they 'd be jumping over the top of each other to do it . |
| 15 | So I knew this would come up but I did n't realize he 'd be jumping onto the bandwagon that quick . |
| 16 | ‘ I never thought I 'd be seeing in the New Year with Will Carling and company in Lanzarote . |
| 17 | Well I thought they 'd be protected by the fence . |
| 18 | But she must ask ; beg even , or he 'd be knocking on the kitchen door at Jarman House , asking the Lord knew what favours . |
| 19 | she 'd be climbing in the inside of it and ripping it |
| 20 | If Tapie was a fish he 'd be stuffed to the gills this issue ! |
| 21 | When he woke up , he 'd be lying on the floor of the boozer , and Sergeant Lawrence would be lifting him to his feet , dragging him outside to the panda car . |
| 22 | er November , mid November , we 've got an assault course er based at Bicester barracks , er army barracks in Bicester , and we 're inviting er various people over the age of sixteen , who live in and around the Bicester and Oxford areas er as well as down into Aylesbury , er if they 'd like to come and take part , and it 'd be sponsored for the Chest , Heart and Stroke Association and the work that we do . |
| 23 | ‘ When I told Blixa I 'd be playing on the LP , his response was , ‘ Oh good — less work for me to do ! ’ |
| 24 | Perdita , covering the bottom of the lorries with straw to protect the ponies ' feet , suddenly heard Alejandro shouting that she better dig out a pair of clean breeches and polish her boots , as she 'd be playing in the match that afternoon . |
| 25 | And we 'd be talking about the kinds of things which were brought out in the structural report I think there . |
| 26 | He said after Silverstone he 'd be retiring at the end of the season . |
| 27 | And she 'd be sitting on the edge of her chair with a smile stitched to her face as she willed the rest of the party to get a move-on so she could go and make sure Camille was home and safe . |
| 28 | and it was like standing , and you 'd be sitting on the steps |
| 29 | you said that you 'd be sitting round the fire , but wh when you were when you were in your own house |
| 30 | Though second at the first GP , his subsequent results did n't seem to suggest he 'd be fighting for the title . |