Example sentences of "would [verb] [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then before eight o'clock then I would make myself a big meal , I 'd have a , a huge salad I 'd do tinned potatoes cos they were , on this diet tinned potatoes are n't fattening |
| 2 | She would make herself a pot of tea , put the confusion to the back of her mind . |
| 3 | Slowly , she rose and pushed the kettle on to the flames , she would make herself a cup of hot sweet tea and then she would go to bed . |
| 4 | Albert Dawes would earn himself a permanent niche in any Palace hall of fame . |
| 5 | Let me ask you whether you would regard yourself a depressive person ? |
| 6 | I would consider myself an old-fashioned painter . ’ |
| 7 | My objection to his high heels was that he would do himself a mischief if he had to bale out ! |
| 8 | As such , you would do yourself a major disservice if you did not consider it when next you purchase a Windows word processor , and , were you unfortunate enough to overlook it , you would doubtless kick yourself when you did finally get to see it . |
| 9 | Mrs Orton , who spent every day settled in Daniel 's chair , stared , said Stephanie would do herself a damage , and offered no assistance . |
| 10 | But even it would do itself a favour if it took the Tippex to its business stationery and removed that redundant word ‘ Centre ’ . |
| 11 | Then , at about eleven , she would pour herself a drink and turn out the lights and sit and think . |
| 12 | In a year 's time or less she would land herself a good job , and a place to live . |
| 13 | He would give himself a treat today . |
| 14 | A bus would repeat itself every hour and he 'd say , run that one down , or that was running it down hour after hour until about seven o'clock when certain buses were run in . |
| 15 | ‘ I had n't any idea you would call yourself a humanist . ’ |
| 16 | He would get himself a job , and he would be the man his mammy had always hoped he would be . |
| 17 | Just occasionally , he would allow himself an ad-lib . |
| 18 | She would allow herself a few more hours with him , and then she would practise self-discipline . |
| 19 | Either he would lose Doctor Who , in which case his small Department would save themselves a very large overhead , or the BBC would let go its purse strings a little and permit Kine to take on more staff and resources to handle such a project . |
| 20 | If only they would come an hour earlier , and erm spend erm a pleasant time in their cars erm on the car park having a picnic before they go in , they would save themselves an awful lot of , of , of hassle . |
| 21 | Often , after he had left her at the door of her apartment , he would ridicule himself An old man with a Pygmalion fantasy . |
| 22 | ‘ I do wish Lottie would find herself a nice man and settle down . |