Example sentences of "they would [verb] him [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not associate him with any loss of dignity , or credit , or grace , not because he felt these too nearly and jealously , but because he wore and used them with as little thought as the breath he drew , and they were as natural a part of him , and like breath , when they left him they would leave him dead . |
| 2 | John and Joan Waters had hoped that , once they realised that Derek had the support of other members of his family , they would leave him alone . |
| 3 | They would think him mad . |
| 4 | He just quoted the verses , smiled , and said they would bring him great success . |
| 5 | If the bench believed him , they would set him free . |
| 6 | Frank Grimwood would not be there , they would see him later . |