Example sentences of "she 'd [vb infin] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd think she 'd deserve to sleep the sleep of the virtuous , but forget it . |
| 2 | while they 're away , well , she never , she was quite happy to let you go ahead and do it she said , the only thing was , she said she 'd miss having the privacy in that corner because of being overlooked at the back . |
| 3 | She 'd like to change the car . |
| 4 | It was groceries , peas , baked beans and things , so I went round to somebody 's house and asked if she 'd like to buy the Weetabix because I wanted the money for a pie . |
| 5 | She 'd need to get the lass a new dress — she was a fair disgrace … |
| 6 | She 'd have to put the bags |
| 7 | She 'd have followed the hunt and . |
| 8 | If we 'd had a church wedding , she 'd have done the white-lace-and-trimmings bit , the full veil-and-trail number . |
| 9 | Idly I wonder if she 'd have done the same thing had the play been Shakespearean : ‘ Now is the winter of our discontent … but leaving aside discontent for the moment I want you all to put your hands together for good old birthday boy Barry in Box B. All together now , Happy Birthday to you … ’ |
| 10 | Trapped and mad as the birds , she 'd have seen the horse chestnut and its thick green kaleidoscope of leaves from her barred window . |
| 11 | If he had , she 'd have seen those long legs , whose stride outmatched even hers , she 'd have seen the power of his masculinity … |
| 12 | If she 'd meant to lie , she 'd have planned the lies ; as it was , it was more like someone else speaking , someone for whom all the tales might be true : the tales of the amorous husband who would not be denied , or even delayed ; of her horrified discovery that her tried and trusted dutch cap had let her down after all these years , of her disappointment that she would not now be able to train as a doctor or run a campaign for more zebra crossings or offer a home to her poor ailing mother ; and then of course there were the medical difficulties , what with her diabetes and the early mongol child that died and all those Caesarians ; and the home where there was n't an inch of space and how the baby would mean eviction and bankruptcy ; and the fear that the baby might be too obviously of mixed-race ; and the over-riding , gut-rending terror that the baby might have royal blood ( of course if ever this got outside these walls there would be no answering for the political consequences for the western world ) and in the circumstances it seemed kind that the child should never be born . |
| 13 | Right now she 'd have given the nightclub to anyone who could restore calm to a pulse which had gone completely haywire and a brain in danger of short-circuiting . |
| 14 | With her temperament , surely she 'd have brought the roof in if she 'd discovered her lover in the arms of another woman ? |
| 15 | She 'd have to get the next one . |
| 16 | Ordinarily she 'd have enjoyed the assignment — the cast and crew were a nice bunch for the most part , and she 'd always liked Aberdeen . |
| 17 | She often said in her letters , if only she 'd known how it was going to turn out , she 'd have taken the baby with her . |
| 18 | The only certainty , she reflected ruefully , soaking in fragrant warm water up to her chin , was that in half an hour or so she 'd have to find the courage to face Roman again , possibly over the breakfast-table . |
| 19 | Five years ago she 'd have got the woman sacked on some pretext , rendering her harmless if she alleged anything against a reputable doctor in a famous clinic . |
| 20 | But that ca n't be true , Sabine thought , or she 'd have burned the lot , and put the key down the nearest drain . |
| 21 | In fact , if it had n't been an important point of principle not to let the damn impertinent man get away with his nauseating behaviour , she 'd have let the whole thing drop . |
| 22 | So she 'd have to face the prospect of me being on the dole for a long time . |
| 23 | And I mean if she got this job she 'd have to pay the full amount , if she 's on Income Support you do n't do you ? |
| 24 | She 'd come to seduce the man , for goodness ' sake ; right now she felt more like an job applicant attending an important interview . |
| 25 | She 'd come get the bread back when Willa Mae baked . |
| 26 | She 'd come to investigate the past , and discovered her own future instead . |
| 27 | He could n't help noticing how much she was being affected ; it was a sign , he supposed , of how she 'd come to consider the valley her home and its people her own . |