Example sentences of "[conj] you 'd think " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that 's true you know Lindsey 's far too old for her age or you 'd think she was o she er oh she was like Andrea |
| 2 | There was the master , a man of importance in the town that you 'd think would want a house properly run for himself . |
| 3 | It 's fantastic ; the lighting is arranged so that you 'd think it was daylight down there . |
| 4 | Did they have any erm raids that were that you 'd think were directed towards the airport at all , were there any incidents of this kind ? |
| 5 | This may sound like standard Sunday Sport fare , but some people sincerely believe it , and more than you 'd think — the UFO business can be very big business indeed |
| 6 | ‘ Technically , the shots are much simpler than you 'd think . |
| 7 | That ‘ I knew the moment I saw him ’ ? ( people do say that about their men , more often than you 'd think ) . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's bigger than you 'd think . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It happens , Mrs T , more than you 'd think . ’ |
| 10 | He says it 's a lot harder than you 'd think . |
| 11 | It 's much , it holds much more than you 'd think does n't it ? |
| 12 | And it 's ridiculous C for cat so you 'd think it 's going to be C for kitten would n't you . |
| 13 | M. B. On Dock Duty , you 'd stand all night and not see a soul and the Liver Building up there with the clock gradually going round and you 'd think : ‘ I wo n't look at it , I wo n't look at it at all . ’ |
| 14 | A. T. The worst part of the job was after passing the Sergeant 's exam and waiting for twelve to thirteen years to get promoted — you 'd have the Chief Constable 's Orders come out and you 'd see people who had passed years after you being promoted and you 'd think that I 'll do my thirty years like this . |
| 15 | Gillian and I were falling in love and you 'd think we 'd have wanted to be by ourselves all the time , gazing into one another 's eyes and holding hands and going to bed together . |
| 16 | They 're quite short , and you 'd think they were plump except it s all muscle , and they do n't have a stitch on . |
| 17 | But I think er with a big family like mother had got , she used to like her divi day erm for erm you know , well say save up , well it used to come round about May and you 'd think well just , you know just in time for the summer shoes or something you know . |
| 18 | When he gets up to leave me he pats my shoulder , and you 'd think he was leaving early to boil up our late-night cocoa . |
| 19 | It 's called the Tripyer Shield and it 's a local amateur thing Eccles and District and to win it it 's like winning the F A Cup and this G M B team that we started we lost about three or four matches and we started losing the players , so when you do n't lock the doors and you 'd end up with about seven players and you 'd think is it worth bothering ? |
| 20 | At that point , it could be doing all sorts of weird things , and you 'd think oh , I 've got this wonderful graph and I plotted a lot of points close together , so I know my sketch was right , because it looked like this funny W thing or M or something |
| 21 | ‘ Her husband did n't mention it , and you 'd think he would . ’ |
| 22 | When the sea struck it it was terrific you know the whole tower trembled and you 'd think a giant got a hold of her and shook the whole thing up . |
| 23 | and he 's he 's six feet seven tall , he 's twenty and you 'd think he was thirty five |
| 24 | That 's what I said to you , your dad when he did n't want to take Aspirins for his restrained back , and him , do n't believe in these drugs and I said look , if a monk gave you this he 'd , he 'd give you the bark of a birch tree , pound it up in a pestle and water and you 'd think it was magic and you 'd take it and you , relax your muscles , is that what it is ? , |
| 25 | And you 'd think , Well what could be worse than lifting and carrying , and what could be more boring than doing that all day ? |
| 26 | I 'd be grateful if you 'd think about my offer seriously and — ’ dark brown eyes snared hers ‘ — remember that nothing less than winning ever did satisfy me . ’ |
| 27 | Cos you 'd think there 'd be a lot of local people who . |
| 28 | that in a minute did n't you cos you 'd think |
| 29 | ‘ McIniff was blackguard enough to do that but you 'd think that at least he 'd be ashamed to tell it . ’ |
| 30 | But you 'd think they 'd get the Les Paul pickups right , would n't you ? |