Example sentences of "would be [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if a human pilot could get those birds up there , he 'd be flying on a kiss and a promise . |
| 2 | But she must ask ; beg even , or he 'd be knocking on the kitchen door at Jarman House , asking the Lord knew what favours . |
| 3 | When he woke up , he 'd be lying on the floor of the boozer , and Sergeant Lawrence would be lifting him to his feet , dragging him outside to the panda car . |
| 4 | Just a few simple , subtle moves and he 'd be lying on his back wondering what on earth had hit him . |
| 5 | ‘ When I told Blixa I 'd be playing on the LP , his response was , ‘ Oh good — less work for me to do ! ’ |
| 6 | And she 'd be sitting on the edge of her chair with a smile stitched to her face as she willed the rest of the party to get a move-on so she could go and make sure Camille was home and safe . |
| 7 | Yes I 'd be sitting on it by now . |
| 8 | and it was like standing , and you 'd be sitting on the steps |
| 9 | For instance , we 'd be working on a style of music , like maybe rockabilly , and he 'd say , ‘ Have you ever done any psychedelic drugs ? ’ |
| 10 | The band were taking a break from each other , but they 'd be working on some new material soon with a view to releasing a new song as a single to coincide with Reading . |
| 11 | Well if we had n't of had that shower I 'd be working on me hedge now , but er |
| 12 | ‘ I was afraid you 'd be waiting on the doorstep . |
| 13 | Little Vicky , and she 'd be standing on tip-toe to see over the fence , and not even dressed yet . |
| 14 | Mother would n't have anything to do with it whatsoever , do n't you bring anything , any of that stuff into our house , I mean of course it be this New Zealand lamb had just arrived on the scene before the First Word War , I mean nobody was , anybody dare have it I mean they 'd be standing on the pavement at eleven o'clock at night almost giving it away on Saturday night , but anyway that 's all changed now , we all eat it . |
| 15 | Now that cape , it would be raining on it all night , and we had no means of drying it so that cape was left on a hanger in the house and the next coat was taken and that was worn but for some reason it seemed to be always raining on nights and you had coat wet and you came to go out it was still damp . |
| 16 | We would pay for accommodation , e.g. in a guest house or hotel but not the cost of meals as the Policyholder would be saving on the cost of food , cooking , etc . |
| 17 | Saturday was the last night , and Miles would be leaving on Monday . |
| 18 | Therefore , if I just looked at some of those policy teams that I referred to in my presentation , I would expect , and it 's happening , that we would be taking on board , in each of those policy teams , the policy development work that 's applicable to Europe . |
| 19 | Journalists were asked by the manager to attend a midday conference at Celtic Park in the expectation that Brady would be commenting on his dismay over anonymous , directorial criticism of the team 's progress . |
| 20 | Instead the MEPs renewed their demand for a directive , based on the World Health Organisation 's code , that would be binding on the industry . |
| 21 | By these , creditors would meet to consider proposals for a voluntary arrangement which would be binding on a dissenting minority , and approve a trustee . |
| 22 | Repeatedly it is urged that there is no intention to introduce , through legislation , a nationally prescribed curriculum that would be binding on all LEAs and on all schools . |
| 23 | It was unclear , however , whether this decision would be binding on the military authorities which carried out the tests . |
| 24 | The proposals included the establishment of a regional parliament , the decisions of which would be binding on all member states , thus avoiding the need for ECOWAS resolutions to be ratified by individual governments . |
| 25 | Similarly , the advice and judgments of a proposed ECOWAS Court of Justice would be binding on all institutions and members . |
| 26 | In several provinces referendums were due to be held , the results of which would be binding on their legislatures . |
| 27 | Then I was going slower to suit his Well the other fella his rope would be dragging on the ground then you know , it was difficult to get the two to cooperate together . |
| 28 | I felt I had stepped back into a thirties ' film and that in the morning , when we went down into the bar for café au lait , Arletty and Jean Gabin would be leaning on the zinc counter . |
| 29 | Following the ceremony , thanked the guests for coming and briefly explained what they would be seeing on their tour of the working factory , which is expected to boost the Company 's production to over 50,000 tonnes during 1990 . |
| 30 | I wonder if she has yet worked out that for every douse she has to pull less load ; probably not , or she would be pissing on the wood . |