Example sentences of "would [vb infin] you [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You were limping as you came across Ana 's room and I would think you probably came off worst in this adventure . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ To listen to you , anyone would think you really took your job here seriously . ’ |
| 3 | He would knock you out when you went to the house , kill Barak , then dump you in an alley near the Cola Roundabout in western Beirut . |
| 4 | For the simple reason that you wo n't go to bed till late in the morning or whatever which would knock you back . |
| 5 | There was silence for a moment after the front door too slammed , and then George said carefully , ‘ I would prefer you not to discuss our disagreements with the children . |
| 6 | We would prefer you not to , just at present . ’ |
| 7 | You might think this would slow you up but the reverse is actually true . |
| 8 | No , I do n't think Mr would want you just to have sausages . |
| 9 | But I think a more modest aim would make you just as happy , just as satisfied . |
| 10 | No ordinary pink this , either , but a pink of a hallucinogenic vividness — Schiaparelli pink , you might say , although you probably would n't because it would make you extremely unpopular . |
| 11 | I knew your ways , that streak of obstinacy that would make you always run counter , even as an infant . |
| 12 | You might be forgiven for thinking that the absorption of a stimulant would make you better able to function mentally — but in fact this is far from the truth . |
| 13 | He reckoned it would make you more … susceptible . ’ |
| 14 | This would make you less likely to behave like this in similar circumstances in the future . |
| 15 | And also the boss or the supervisors would treat you badly if you were active in our union . |
| 16 | My life is here , and I have no intention of sharing it with you , not if you offered me an Empire , let alone a castle in Scotland and the fortune of a man whom I despised and who I warned you would treat you badly . |
| 17 | For one heart-stopping second you thought the wheel would pitch you out , headlong , over the town , to swim frantically , comically , in empty air until the ground roared up to meet you . |
| 18 | It would hurt you too much . |
| 19 | Daddy 's driven after you , but I did n't think he would catch you up because your car goes much faster than his . ’ |
| 20 | Instead of a plot of intertwined complication , which would do nicely for a book in which its unravelling was the whole of the matter , you might well find that a plot which consisted of only one major twist or deception would suit you best . |
| 21 | Which of these prizes would suit you best ? |
| 22 | If your face changes shape , perhaps a different hair style would suit you better . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought that would bring you up . |
| 24 | ‘ I think a glass of Guinness would do you more good , ’ she said . |
| 25 | Now would I Geoff do you think I really would do you then . |
| 26 | Even in that situation you would probably be rescued by a passing cruise ship , on board which they would stuff you endlessly with food to compensate for the boredom of the interminable view of the sea . |
| 27 | ‘ And if you did , Mr Brocklehurst would send you away from school , and your relations would be upset . |
| 28 | By that time you were attracted to her , and to defer the session would give you more time to get to know her . |
| 29 | I would give you back yourself , |
| 30 | " If I went over to the hotel now and had supper , that would give you about an hour to find a man and get ready . |