Example sentences of "would be [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So while Mala was attending to Posi as they plotted our course to Fraxilly through the primary and secondary Netlines — a bit complex , since we 'd be shifting through eight sectors even if we took the direct route — I took charge of the cylinder . |
| 2 | And do you find that if you did n't have the overtime then you , you 'd be struggling with your wage ? |
| 3 | And then after that I 'd be drinking like a pint every twenty minutes or so . |
| 4 | I 'd be sending for the police . |
| 5 | If it was n't for Captain Eric here , I 'd be getting into trouble . ’ |
| 6 | Money was the issue , because he used to spend his money on hobbies and I 'd never know what I 'd be getting from week to week and some weeks I 'd not get anything . |
| 7 | You know , if we were in Malaysia , we 'd be hanging from the light fittings for this . ’ |
| 8 | So when the personnel officer told her she 'd be hearing from them in the next two days , Muriel went away optimistic . |
| 9 | If I was 12 years old I 'd be squealing in the stalls as well . |
| 10 | No , there will be guidelines and you 're in the know anyway so you 'd be telling at your curriculum area meetings , you 'd be saying |
| 11 | I 'd be breaking into houses , doing robberies . |
| 12 | Even if a human pilot could get those birds up there , he 'd be flying on a kiss and a promise . |
| 13 | I mean , personally I do n't think Terry 's very good at interviews , I think I 'd be flying in the face of public opinion if I said he was . |
| 14 | Marilyn said she 'd be writing to Lilian . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You would n't be living with my mother , you 'd be living with me . |
| 16 | ‘ You 'd be living in a fantasy world ! |
| 17 | ‘ If this were my life , ’ he says softly , ‘ I 'd be living in a hotel made of chocolate sponge cake and organ music . |
| 18 | She added : ‘ I never thought I 'd be living like this when I married Charles . |
| 19 | ‘ You said you 'd be leaving for Newcastle ? ’ |
| 20 | Too late for any more useful sleep , I 'd be leaving for London at six to avoid the rush . |
| 21 | Every evening there 'd be jostling in the Praça to get the nearest pitch to one of the big sets . |
| 22 | Otherwise we 'd be crashing into stars by now , ’ he added gloomily . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , I told him I 'd be speaking to you soon . ’ |
| 24 | and Jehovah proceeded to go down to see what they see , to see the city and they tell that the sons of man have gods , after that Jehovah said look there are one people and there is one language for the north and this is they start to do , why now there is nothing that they may have in mind to do that will be unobtainable for them , come now let us go down and their confuse their language , he 'd be speaking to angels now would n't he |
| 25 | I told him then that when we came to England we 'd be staying at this hotel . |
| 26 | If I was spending £500-ish on amplification , I 'd be looking for good second-hand gear , and there 's loads of that about . |
| 27 | ‘ Called hup this morning , ’ Willie heard him say , ‘ so if you know anyone who 'd be looking for a job let me know . |
| 28 | He supposed that she 'd be looking for her key . |
| 29 | Er they would n't look for you when you were there , but if you 'd gone out somewhere , oh they 'd be looking for you . |
| 30 | ‘ You 'd be looking for something shaped like a truncheon or a torch , ’ said Pike . |