Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd think twice about levelling those jarges at Jake Burns if he was sitting in the same room as me but seeing as he 's on a car phone whizzing up London 's Tottenham Court Road , what the heck ! |
| 2 | You 'd think twice about doing it would n't you ? |
| 3 | Remember , if you 'd prefer not to cut-up your magazine you can always photocopy the entry form — it will still be valid . |
| 4 | ‘ I should n't come if you 'd prefer not to . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Well I 'd prefer not to , Sergeant , but one never knows . |
| 6 | And she 'd nod meaningfully in the direction of the hovering Léonie : not in front of the children please . |
| 7 | And they 'd knock off for a bit of dinner , come back , and do the second milking . |
| 8 | Trucks would come hurtling down the hill , their brakes would fail , and they 'd plough right through the wall and on into the field beyond . |
| 9 | If I did leave it , I 'd stay up in the evening to do it , it 'd be on my conscience … |
| 10 | He 'd play a couple of quiet rounds and then when it got hectic and everyone else wanted to be playing , he 'd stay away from the course and just hit a few balls in practice . |
| 11 | So I 'd stay away from 'er if I was you an' come an' play marbles with me like you used to do . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You promised you 'd stay away from him , ’ she scolded . |
| 13 | I thought well that 's fair comment cos there 's people 's houses I 'd stay away from cos I do n't like the wives , so I mean , you know , that 's , I do n't go round , but the thing is she 's been gone about what three year now , four year or something or however long it is why do n't she come now ? |
| 14 | She wondered if he 'd stay on in the motel business , or move out . |
| 15 | I said I 'd stay here with the kids . |
| 16 | Oh , and I 'd stay out of the swimming pool for a few days if I were you , unless you can keep your head above water . |
| 17 | On Friday nights , I 'd stay out till Saturday and my friends envied me and would say , ‘ I wish my mother was more like yours , ’ and I 'd think , ‘ I wish mine was more like yours . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , its been a strain — I did n't mind at first because she 'd stay down at her flat for short periods of time , but obviously as her memory 's got worse she does n't realise that she 's got a flat , and the only thing she knows is in here , and this is the only place she wants to be — here . |
| 19 | So they breathed a sigh of relief when Bet Lynch , his missus , said she 'd stay behind as manager . |
| 20 | We 'd laugh up at nobody . ’ |
| 21 | And er , he , he got it so he 'd eat out of pocket , and exercise , you know , turn its head round and and in that side , you know . |
| 22 | Every time the gel on the other end tried to bring the conversation to a polite close , I 'd crank up with another round of exasperatingly slow , repetitive , thread-losing , stammering ramblings . |
| 23 | But you 'd know more about that than me , Angus . |
| 24 | I thought I 'd wait up for the early morning newscast on the radio . ’ |
| 25 | I said I 'd wait just inside doorway . |
| 26 | But then the feet began to stretch wider and wider apart , and I knew that when the feet were as far apart as I was long , I 'd fall through to the heaving belly beneath . |
| 27 | ‘ I did n't know she 'd fall off like that ! ’ |
| 28 | Before we 'd fall out over stupid things and not speak to each other for a day . |
| 29 | Flupper would pretend to skid and go out of control : it was terrific — we 'd hang on like grim death to the rope . |
| 30 | We 'd hang out with him all the time . |