Example sentences of "it would [verb] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I do n't mind paying you , it 'd cost me that for a bloody taxi . |
| 2 | People have just about got used to the new structure and it seems to me that it would behove us all to leave well alone . |
| 3 | Constance was the only adult to whom she would dream of divulging Sam 's plot , since whether Constance approved or not , she would not be difficult about it : clearly , she did not approve , either because the act would be an invasion of property and privacy or because it would land them all in trouble . |
| 4 | Er I 've been able just this week to set up a little er programme at er at work whereby er I have a list of all the newspapers and T Vs and radio stations on a file , and I can tap in a press release , press the button and it would fax them all one after the other , to the various interested bodies . |
| 5 | However , erm this is the first chance I 've had to speak today so I ca n't take all the blame of the er , of the , of the late start , erm I do n't know whether it would make it any easier to the my colleagues on my right or my left erm to accept the Liberal resolution . |
| 6 | ‘ And you did n't want her to know about the letters because it would rake it all up again ? ’ |
| 7 | At least it would give her more time to recover . |
| 8 | She looked at him reflectively , realising it would give her more time to cope with the task that concerned him . |
| 9 | At least it would give them some idea , at least they would now understand how things were . |
| 10 | Eileen had been horrified , sure it would give them both their death of cold to let the fresh air in at night . |
| 11 | Margaret Jones : ‘ He only took the job for his father 's sake because his father thought that all this business with groups and music could well be a passing fad and that at least if he spent a year or two at work , it would give him some stable grounding to fall back on . |
| 12 | He did n't want to drag them , because even though it would give him more room there would be a risk of noise which might attract the attention of the housekeeper . |
| 13 | ‘ It would give me some sort of starting point . ’ |
| 14 | If we knew what price were at then it would give me more er confidence to know where we stand and how to go about it . |
| 15 | But at least it would give us some because you could say well yes , there has been progress , erm primary school might have said |
| 16 | At least it would give us some sort of contact . |
| 17 | It would remind them that young men who carry knives and youngsters who take them to school may lose their temper and find that one stab is enough to kill a school mate or a police officer . |
| 18 | But I do n't think it would do me any harm to develop some more organizational skills because mos most jobs require them . |
| 19 | It would do us all a lot of good . |
| 20 | Did n't do , did n't think it would do you any good did we ? |
| 21 | He says that it would cost him more money if he went the other way . |
| 22 | It would win him few friends in the offices of Century , few cosy evenings with his subordinates in the clubland of Mayfair . |
| 23 | Hell , it would put us all out of pain . |
| 24 | It would annoy me that . |
| 25 | It would save you all a lot of time |
| 26 | ‘ In real life it would take them some time to get this boat ready to go to sea . |
| 27 | They 'd have to walk the road in both directions , and it would take them some time . |
| 28 | Although Aith lifeboat had been launched it would take her some time to reach the island , so Mr Williamson spoke by radio to four fishing vessels at the scene . |
| 29 | She 'd thought about going back to her room for a while , maybe find out from Josie what she 'd been caught up in the night before , but it would take her more than half an hour to walk . |
| 30 | ‘ Of course , it would take me some time to put my hands on that amount of money . |