Example sentences of "would [verb] [verb] [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One might think that , in those circumstances , Ministers would begin to ask themselves a few basic questions , such as , ’ Where have we gone wrong in Scotland ? |
| 2 | Following in my father 's footsteps , I would like to build myself a Cliff Bowers saw bench . |
| 3 | Had the Social Democrats won in East Germany , Mr Gorbachev would have gained himself a valuable ally . |
| 4 | ‘ I did pick up a lot of younger listeners with the early evening shows and it 's harder for them to tune in now , which I regret , but , without wanting to sound melodramatic , I would have done myself a mischief if I 'd carried on and I already feel better . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I did pick up a lot of younger listeners with the early evening shows and it 's harder for them to tune in now , which I regret , but , without wanting to sound melodramatic , I would have done myself a mischief if I 'd carried on and I already feel better . ’ |
| 6 | Er , if only Darwin had opened it , Darwin would have saved himself an , all , load of old trouble . |
| 7 | Then she would have saved herself a lot of grief . |
| 8 | ‘ Otherwise you would have spared yourself the journey . |
| 9 | As there is no Fourth Division , it would mean playing ourselves every week . |