Example sentences of "would [be] [adj] [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought you 'd be pleased to see me . ’ |
| 2 | I think that 's what I think , but I 'm not sure that if I 'd been born here I 'd be pleased to see me walking down the lane . |
| 3 | " You mean , he 'd be willing to take me back , afterwards ? " |
| 4 | I can go home now and again to stay with my sister , and Newbury Council have said that when I come back into circulation they 'd be willing to find me another place , and hopefully I 'll find a little job . |
| 5 | It would be very comfortable , but they 'd be surprised to see me like that at the Queen Elizabeth Hall . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You 'd be wise to tell me . |
| 7 | You 'd be able to hear me on the radio , smiling . |
| 8 | I was hoping you 'd be able to tell me that . ’ |
| 9 | He said he 'd be happy to oblige me any time I ‘ wanted it straight ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ I knew you 'd be happy to help me , Charlie . |
| 11 | Someone would be sure to recognise me . |
| 12 | Well , but her auntie would be pleased to see me . |
| 13 | He would be obliged to offer me some aid , knowing I had information to help him in his pursuit of the monster . |
| 14 | Now , my dear , I do n't know about saying shocking things — and I must confess , although the Rector would be horrified to hear me say it , that I should be very tempted to say shocking things at Langley Dene , such very new money my dear , everything so dreadfully bright and shiny — as I was saying , I do n't know about saying shocking things , but you are certainly doing them . |
| 15 | I wondered how much Graham Fearnley would be prepared to tell me , even if he knew anything about Harley 's contract with Supersight . |
| 16 | ‘ It would be sensible to tell me the truth . ’ |
| 17 | Interviewed by the Irish Independent , she said : ‘ Any man would be mad to take me on with all these children . |
| 18 | He said that it would be senseless telling me things that I was incapable of understanding . |
| 19 | Why , that would be enough to take me to see my nephew Tim and his children at Gridford ! |
| 20 | ‘ Back home , I hoped the midwife would be able to give me some advice . |
| 21 | I realized my mistake ; he 'd remember such generosity , and his boy would be able to describe me . |
| 22 | ‘ So if I were to screen a feature film for you , and in it there was a scene that took place with two characters talking on a sofa , you would be able to tell me whether there was an object lying behind it ? ’ |
| 23 | I had hoped you would be able to help me but since you say you ca n't I shall have to pursue other avenues . |
| 24 | I understand that that , that has now been cancelled erm , at least , the speaker has been cancelled but the evening still goes forward on Monday the sixteenth and they 've now got a jockey whose name I ca n't remember , I 'm sure John would be able to help me but er |
| 25 | And another sister said she would be happy to join me in that . |
| 26 | My wife 's friends in the KGB would be happy to escort me home to Russia . ’ |
| 27 | Clearly the RAF would be happy to show me their trophy-winners — while my cunning instincts told me that this would be the best place to do food-tasting ! |
| 28 | He looked at my work and said I had talent , but that I needed " earnest practice in drawing " , to which I wholly agree : He also said he would be glad to take me as his " chela " but that my name and work must go before the council of professors of the Academy , which meets next Thursday , 17th inst. and that if they accepted me I could start work on the following Monday , 21st inst . |
| 29 | ‘ And would n't you think just one person would be glad to help me ? ’ she wailed when Ellie asked what on earth was the matter . |