Example sentences of "was [adj] [pron] 'd [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Dad was alive he 'd give me money for the bike like a shot . |
| 2 | She said that if I came here to the island and said I was sorry you 'd welcome me with open arms . ’ |
| 3 | The wheels were so loose I was afraid they 'd fall off . |
| 4 | And she knew now the reason she had n't wanted the doctor , knew it was because she was afraid they 'd take Jenny away from her because she was n't fit to look after her . |
| 5 | Kelly laughed again , but for one moment I was afraid she 'd do something awful like ask if Lucy was pretty , or something . |
| 6 | I wanted to introduce myself , but I was afraid she 'd think me … ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I was afraid you 'd enjoy it too much . ’ |
| 8 | I was afraid you 'd get to the slope too soon . |
| 9 | ‘ I was afraid you 'd say that , ’ said Lucy , ‘ Oh , God . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ By the time he was in his mid-twenties and he still had n't learnt to drive , he was afraid he 'd fail the test . |
| 11 | My hand was shaking so badly I was afraid I 'd drop the knife . |
| 12 | I was afraid I 'd have an attack . |
| 13 | I was afraid I 'd lose control of the car . |
| 14 | He was convinced he 'd take the helmet . |
| 15 | If he was lucky he 'd find a cab there , though at this time of night they were n't frequent . |
| 16 | And if if the soup was cold she 'd complain after it tell everyone how bad it was but she wo n't |
| 17 | When he was younger he 'd write songs about a laughing gnome , or a song about a laughing policeman , and I think it was a great outlet for David because he could almost blow his character out of all proportion and be able to pretend whatever he wanted to pretend , which is what actors and pop stars do . |
| 18 | ‘ If she was younger I 'd 'ave smacked 'er arse . |
| 19 | Certainly if a legal if a custodian sentence was likely you 'd get legal aid . |
| 20 | You know damned well that if I said black was black you 'd say it was white ! ’ |
| 21 | She 'd never even mentioned them and I was sure she 'd think I was unclean . |
| 22 | ‘ I was sure she 'd come to love me in the end , if I could just be patient , ’ she whispered . |
| 23 | Already she could hear the scolding she was sure she 'd get . |
| 24 | He was sure it 'd pass . |
| 25 | She did n't want me around 'cause she was sure I 'd get hooked too . |
| 26 | I told them not to worry , that I was sure I 'd see them again — on the scene . |
| 27 | I was sure you 'd know what to do . ’ |
| 28 | So if you were unemployed in Mississippi and you were black , you had trouble getting the fifty dollars to start with but that was all you 'd get , but if you went to New York you get five hundred dollars , so what would you do ? |
| 29 | We were so happy here , Nick and I. I thought — I hoped that was all I 'd remember . ’ |
| 30 | If she was open you 'd see all the feathers . " |