Example sentences of "would [vb infin] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caroline and the family would often come with me and we 'd stay at the Butcher 's Arms overnight . |
| 2 | Of course he 'd jump at the chance of wearing the most famous shirt in the Premier Division . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd jump at the chance , you know that . ’ |
| 4 | I should think they 'd jump at the chance of some pocket money . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ That I 'd jump at the chance of marrying you . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd have thought you 'd jump at the chance to have a second shot at the man . ’ |
| 7 | One thing that he noticed ; every now and again she 'd glance at the uncurtained window , as if she was checking the progress of the oncoming darkness . |
| 8 | The dogs themselves I 'd collect at the last minute . |
| 9 | Up and down and over and over , again and again and I 'd marvel at the bulk of prayer they made in any one day . |
| 10 | Often , I would n't bother to try things on — I 'd look at the price tag and think ‘ I 've got to have this , ’ especially if I thought it was a ‘ bargain ’ I might not see again . |
| 11 | You 'd look at the sergeant and if he O. K. d it , you 'd have one but if he did n't , you bloody would n't . ’ |
| 12 | I 'd go off to work , and she 'd look at the script and say : ‘ Who are you working with today , what are you doing ? ’ |
| 13 | Then I 'd look at the fields of beans , glossy in the moonlight , hanging fat and glossy . |
| 14 | Right you 'd look at the bottom of the fraction , |
| 15 | ‘ Well , now we 've survived another of your mini-disasters , ’ he continued , ‘ I thought that after dinner we 'd look at the plans ; it will save time tomorrow . |
| 16 | And , just when you 'd got out of the flower , and were feeling really proud of yourself , you 'd look at the new , big , wide endless world around you . |
| 17 | They 'd look at the waterworks and come back . |
| 18 | You 'd weep at the destruction of such sheer glory . |
| 19 | They 'd meet at The Roebuck , the same pub that everyone from the shop used , on Saturday lunchtime , then go down the Kings Road spending their money . |
| 20 | ‘ When I saw him , but he must 've come on the bus it 'd stop at the turn an' 't was about the time . |
| 21 | Erm so erm that 's the one I 'd recommend at the moment . |
| 22 | She was seeking the next angle , the next approach , knowing that she 'd have at the most a couple of minutes to make her pitch . |
| 23 | Anybody want anything he was there , his name was and he used to run up like er tally , tallyman he was you 'd pay at the most ten shillings down about two and six a week , something like that . |
| 24 | Of course , she 'd get at the boy if she could . |
| 25 | Rella would point to the sixth dot and say solemnly : ‘ This is here , ’ and she 'd point at the floor , to make sure I understood . |
| 26 | his beard and everything to a T. He 'd sit at the top of the table , have his stiff white serviette tucked into his waistcoat , and he 's lifted that carving knife and fork until — you sat there and you never said a word . |
| 27 | You 'd sit at the gate for ages in , in the hope that the road would be clear as well . |
| 28 | Although she 'd protest at the mere notion , she sacrificed a possible future career as a contralto — to put marriage and the family first . |
| 29 | ‘ Oo , ’ they 'd say at the merest smear of mud , ‘ you had a pig in here ? ’ |
| 30 | Until it was developed , prawn hatcheries would remain at the mercy of factors beyond their control . |