Example sentences of "she would [verb] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If she had half an ounce of sense , ’ she said , ‘ she 'd 've put a lock on this thing . ’ |
| 2 | She 'd have liked a nice cup of milky tea . |
| 3 | If she had wanted to stay she 'd have made a song and dance , but it was better to move . |
| 4 | Normally , she 'd have made a fuss about those things , but today it did n't seem to matter somehow . |
| 5 | If she 'd jumped into the water she 'd have made a splash . ’ |
| 6 | She 'd have looked a bit different , I can tell , from what she was like lying up there with her hair all cut off . " |
| 7 | Under the same circumstances , she 'd have worked a lot harder to please a man , and she 'd lost sight of the fact that Kattina was an important lead in her assignment . |
| 8 | ‘ If 'e 'd been any bigger , she 'd have had a bad time . ’ |
| 9 | And I said she 'd have had a |
| 10 | Do [ if she did ] , she 'd ha' made a mess of me ! |
| 11 | It was because she knew that before the month was out she would have said a permanent goodbye to him that she was greedy to spend as much time with him as she could now . |
| 12 | A woman present asked if Elizabeth were my sister , and at one time I wished she had been — but better not , for she would have lost an adored and incalculable mother and gained a dreadfully unhappy home ; and it would be a pity if we had shared the same literary material . |
| 13 | There was even the ruby the first earl gave his wife to celebrate the title bestowed by James Stuart in 1604 , but she would have liked a ring . |
| 14 | She would have liked a bath herself , but , failing that , she could have a strip wash . |
| 15 | Or , possibly , she would have done a bit of both . |
| 16 | Had he not assumed the initiative it was feasible she would have given a reason to keep them out . |
| 17 | When she was hurt she put herself out of reach ; Caro knew that by now , and she would have given a lot to undo the conversation . |
| 18 | It was exactly what she would have imagined an ex-racing driver to choose , but when he set off she was surprised at how carefully he drove . |
| 19 | She once admitted that she would have loved a career in politics and believed she was now being forced to draw upon all her native political skills to ensure that her design ideas and her control over image were not submerged in the drive to reduce the debts . |
| 20 | ‘ She would have run a mile , ’ said Robert . |
| 21 | If anyone had told her then that one day she would join the royal family she would have run a mile . |
| 22 | She would have worn her furs and her jewellery and she would have struck an even odder note than Lili . |
| 23 | She thought she would have made a better job of it , not believing a word , just because she was a good teacher . |
| 24 | She would have made a good wife for a T'ang , let alone a man like Sung . |
| 25 | Coffin thought she would have made a marvellous soldier . |
| 26 | But anyway , with her mind , and I understand she did write at one time , she would have made an impression in some quarter or other . ’ |
| 27 | She would have made an excellent Madame . |
| 28 | If she went , she would have made an irreversible decision . |
| 29 | She would have preferred a romantic candlelit dinner for two , but even more , she wanted Josh to see David as one of life 's pluses and not as an interloper . |
| 30 | She would have preferred a woman of her own age and background . |