Example sentences of "would [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 You 'd think the sun , moon and stars shone from her eyes . ’
2 Now if you read what is written about this change you 'd think the BBC was about to axe Radio 4 .
3 Now if you read what is written about this change you 'd think the BBC was about to axe Radio 4 .
4 You 'd think the punters could get by with a mere half-dozen of these monthly publications , but no , they need more .
5 After the Easter holiday , you 'd think the Wharf would be twice as busy , but trade 's getting worse all the time .
6 The speed of them and everything you know , you you 'd think the film was speeded up but apparently it 's not .
7 You can only see twelve feet er , you 'd think the place was empty in the bar .
8 You 'd think the Roadrunners friends would n't smoke as much as they did .
9 You 'd think the brother and sister would .
10 At a time of crisis , you 'd think the body would try even harder . ’
11 ‘ I 'd think the rabbits would have been used to feed the dogs .
12 I mean it 's a case of of what time we 'd make the journey is n't it ?
13 ‘ I thought that they 'd make the parlour look nice for your dinner party tonight .
14 ‘ Perhaps he thought I 'd make the rehearsals lively .
15 And then she 'd make the jump and glide to my fist .
16 Secondly , I 'd make the land around the barn blend and unify with the surrounding area ; it would merge with and reinforce the horizon beyond — harmonise rather than stick out like a sore thumb . ’
17 , not on the thing I 'd make the Bushwackers .
18 I 'd make the pages smaller and the mag thicker , I 'd staple the pages together , I 'd print on glossy but recyclable paper , I 'd …
19 All the things were designed by Natasha Kornilof or another woman called Anne Proctor , and maybe she 'd make the introduction and David would meet them , but then she would follow it through and make sure the arrangements were done and the house was kept great when they lived in Oakley Street .
20 She 'd want the lights on . ’
21 Well we we we 'd want the controls on the left and we want them to be split .
22 And you 'd say , right , and you 'd go the , after the baby was born you , you 'd go back again to what we call the nur nursing , nursing up and you 'd want the bowl again for the baby and you 'd say wh where 's the bowl and they 'd say , oh well I think it 's downstairs , we used it yesterday to make a pudding in .
23 If it were that much of an interest and so very newsworthy I 'd want the scoop myself . ’
24 ‘ Sure , ’ he said , ‘ but you 'd want the proof .
25 I 'd want the wall paper and everything
26 And frankly , who 'd want the place anyway , in its present state ?
27 Who 'd want the car ?
28 ‘ I 'm not sure we 'd want the police around .
29 ‘ If I wanted to settle down for a quiet read I 'd prefer the Kensington public library .
30 ‘ He 's thrown his life away , and he 'd throw the company away if he was given it . ’
  Next page