Would Sentence Examples

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  • Would you like to read his speech?

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  • That would be the best way.

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  • How long would these mind games go on?

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  • His father hoped that Daniel would grow up to be a wise and famous man.

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  • He was in trouble because his scholars would not study.

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  • What would you like to do for your birthday?

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  • But I would like very much a blue hair-ribbon.

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  • This would be the only attempt they would make.

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  • That this democratization of information and opinion would lead to vigorous debate and encourage a young monk to question the church?

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  • Some would have smiled, if they had dared.

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  • Daniel and his father would ride there on horseback.

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  • Oh, mother, I would like to know everything.

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  • Maybe he thought she would change her mind, but it wasn't going to happen.

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  • One would argue that energy costs will remain high.

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  • There would be no selective reduction.

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  • Things would get better.

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  • This might be the most difficult decision she would ever make.

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  • And you would be right.

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  • I would love to come to your party! Thank you for inviting me.

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  • Would such a gentle animal be guilty of eating a fellow creature?

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  • He would not take it.

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  • She and Dad would have loved Alex.

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  • But every now and then there would be a little difference.

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  • If I had remembered this it would have prevented some mistakes.

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  • I would rather go now before it gets too dark.

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  • So, how much in taxes would you be willing to pay?

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  • Would it do any good?

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  • Would she get air sick?

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  • My car won’t start. Would you take a look at the engine?

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  • Then I would imitate the acts of cutting the slices and buttering them.

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  • You would not be the first.

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  • I resolved that I, too, would learn to speak.

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  • I imagine it would taste mighty good.

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  • Why would he call me?

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  • We would get on our toboggan, a boy would give us a shove, and off we went!

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  • But still they would whisper, and he could not prevent it.

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  • Lavater would have said I lack the bump of paternity.

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  • Then again he would spend a night in the dining room.

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  • He would do many more before the war was over.

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  • Plunging through drifts, leaping hollows, swooping down upon the lake, we would shoot across its gleaming surface to the opposite bank.

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  • Such a race would not be fair.

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  • Friends tried to discourage this tendency, fearing lest it would lead to disappointment.

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  • It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.

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  • It would cost you a fortune.

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  • But that's because I would be sharing the experience with another human being, and human beings form connections with other human beings.

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  • The boys looked at her and wondered if the master would really be as good as his word.

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  • That would have been more convincing if you hadn't been so willing at first.

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  • And that would be...?

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  • I would like to.

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  • How would you like to live with me, Giotto?

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  • Would you want that?

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  • What would you have done?

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  • No student of history would argue this point, regardless of his or her politics.

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  • What would it have cost him to hold out for another two days?

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  • Why would she do that?

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  • Maybe it wouldn't work.

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  • I just thought it would be fun for the man to tell the wife this for once.

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  • He was not going very fast, but on his flanks specks of foam began to appear and at times he would tremble like a leaf.

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  • The soldiers would cross the river.

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  • And so the fun went on until the clock showed that it lacked only ten minutes till school would be dismissed.

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  • And if your productivity fell, then your salary would fall as well.

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  • We would not let him get on the horse with Destiny.

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  • I never would have guessed.

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  • Maybe he wouldn't bite, but he'd certainly take advantage of her.

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  • Still, working for Giddon would be a challenge.

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  • They knew that the master would be as good as his word.

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  • It would be a long journey and a dangerous one.

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  • But if I had not helped you, you would have been in a worse place.

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  • What would that look like?

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  • I would have accepted responsibility.

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  • Maybe he thought the stick would be useless.

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  • Better would be a long time coming, but she felt more in control of her emotions.

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  • For if the boy had been as well painted as the cherries, the birds would have been afraid to come near him.

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  • My thoughts would often rise and beat up like birds against the wind, and I persisted in using my lips and voice.

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  • He told his wonderful story to the king; but the king would not believe him.

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  • He was afraid it would take him a long time to recover from the accident.

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  • He was alright and they probably wouldn't do it again.

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  • The big question was, would her confidence last?

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  • I would have so much to look at!

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  • Why would she want to do that?

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  • Alex would make the misery go away.

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  • Maybe Sarah or Giddon would take her to the little country store where the dirt road joined the highway.

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  • Maybe it would, but it was something.

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  • Would you like to come take a look at it?

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  • He thought how pleasant it would be to visit strange countries and see strange peoples.

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  • I thought of the big fire in the queen's kitchen, and knew that the cook would never allow a half-drowned child to be carried into that fine place.

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  • He left in order not to obstruct the commander-in-chief's undivided control of the army, and hoping that more decisive action would then be taken, but the command of the armies became still more confused and enfeebled.

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  • I didn't think I would ever meet you.

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  • What would Alex have done if she had talked?

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  • Water would have been her choice.

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  • What would give him the idea that she enjoyed having him carry her across the creek?

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  • I wouldn't want to put you to any more trouble.

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  • Maybe Connie wouldn't be at home.

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  • It sounded more like something a woman would think of.

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  • Would you contribute your anonymous location to a traffic speed optimization engine?

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  • He would have been so proud.

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  • I probably wouldn't have known the difference, though.

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  • A good book would sometimes cost as much as a good house.

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  • They let you fall into the water, and you would have been drowned, if it hadn't been for me.

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  • But he would not eat anything.

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  • People overwhelmingly believed the future would be better, and they were right!

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  • A contest awhile back called for people to speculate what would be the best device to hook up to the Internet.

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  • How many people do you suppose would like that?

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  • This would be the case in a besieged city or a nation using the food supply to keep its citizenry in check.

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  • I should have known you would feel this way.

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  • Of course, she could have used sign language, but that would have been distracting - and it wouldn't have been as personal.

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  • He would take care of their needs.

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  • I find it hard to believe you wouldn't help him if you could.

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  • If Alex had known he had a son, things would have been different.

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  • It would have been humiliating if anyone had noticed, but no one seemed to pay much attention – probably because so many others were also drinking.

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  • Why would his mother insist that she stay?

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  • Surely he should have known she would get suspicious.

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  • When he had finished, he bowed, and waited, hoping that he would be rewarded.

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  • Without his help they would soon be beaten.

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  • He would soon become a captain and then perhaps a great admiral.

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  • It lacked only one minute till the bell would strike the time for dismissal.

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  • If my reasoning stopped there, you would probably start fishing around for the receipt for this book and read up on your bookseller's return policy.

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  • The amount of data stored is so vast that even if we put a number on it, it would be beyond our comprehension.

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  • The computers would then see that most people who got better bought their radishes in stores stocked from certain farms.

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  • You would tend to buy the store brand and pocket the dollar.

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  • He wouldn't have approved - of that she was certain.

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  • He said it would work for a girl or a boy.

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  • She would like to have so much attention.

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  • More important - would he stay?

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  • Would he have married Dulce?

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  • They would like to have such a life.

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  • If the boy had been his, how would his good intentions have made her husband feel?

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  • You wouldn't get two miles into those woods before you were lost.

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  • Not that she would be any safer letting go.

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  • Probably not or he would have used it.

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  • A simple yes or no would have sufficed.

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  • It would be an excellent opportunity to get out of this house with its unpleasant memories.

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  • She would have a sore neck if she stayed that way for long.

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  • Would she ever be able to watch a normal family scene without feeling the agony of her loss?

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  • What would you have me wear, a sweat suit?

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  • Who knew what would tick him off?

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  • Maybe he was here to see Giddon, and was distracted - or even worried that she would detect his source.

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  • I didn't know you all would be up so early.

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  • This would be a lot easier on my ATV.

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  • Probably, but I wouldn't be working off that cake and ice cream, either.

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  • Think of what all the fine ladies would say.

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  • Well, he did say he would go because she and Jonathan wanted to.

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  • If he hadn't hid it from her all this time, it wouldn't be such a shock.

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  • Lifting the skirt slightly with one hand so she wouldn't trip on it, she let the other hand slide lightly down the banister for added balance.

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  • Alex was ten times the man Señor Medena would ever be.

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  • Why did he hide the fact that his first love would be here tonight?

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  • If it had been for both of them, they would have invited some of her friends - like Katie and Bill.

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  • Maybe the effects of the liquor would wear off by morning.

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  • I thought it would be better if I slept here.

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  • I did not know Alex would drink it.

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  • Maybe she thought you would deny it was yours.

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  • I would have figured it was his.

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  • If he didn't love you, he wouldn't care.

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  • But you would be.

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  • Starting tonight, she would.

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  • It would be so disappointing for them.

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  • Not that it would do her any good.

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  • The chances were slim that she would ever come back.

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  • I could have... would have been more of a comfort.

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  • He was handsome, though she wouldn't go so far as to call him gorgeous.

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  • At noon he would come in from a path in the woods, eat and then return by the same path.

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  • Did he think that it would keep her silent?

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  • Would she have been able to hear his conversation behind a closed door?

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  • At any rate, Giddon would be back soon.

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  • Who would have known where she was?

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  • Who would see it?

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  • That would be cool.

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  • Why would Yancey be meeting with Allen?

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  • Would you kill me to keep me silent?

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  • No, Connie wouldn't be smiling.

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  • Only time would tell.

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  • But all along, they believed they would ultimately prevail—and not just win the war, but also do something epic that would change the course of history for all time.

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  • Calculating the actual, societal costs of fatty foods, alcohol, cars, pet ownership, mercury thermometers, air conditioning, solar panels, razor blades, jogging shoes, and ten thousand other things, and incorporating those costs in the prices as taxes would lead to a vastly more efficient allocation of resources.

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  • And you could feel good about it; after all, you would be increasing efficiency, not merely acting as a leech to the system.

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  • That would be like the price of a Mercedes falling from $50,000 to a nickel.

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  • If your job numbs your mind by day, why would anyone expect it to instantly come to life at night?

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  • Without love you would not be happy or want to play.

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  • It would be easier for them to hobble to town with a broken leg than with a broken pantaloon.

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  • I, for my part, begged him personally most urgently and finally wrote him, but nothing would induce him to consent.

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  • You would set all Russia against you and every one of us would feel ashamed to wear the uniform.

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  • I would have helped.

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  • We wouldn't want them to think we were doing anything immoral.

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  • He always looked nice, but normally he would have worn a suit for the occasion.

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  • Maybe a little levity would help.

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  • Alex tried to pay, but she wouldn't let him.

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  • If she was invited, it was as a guest of Alex, so he would tell her when and if he decided to go.

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  • On the other hand, when the issue finally came to a head, she would have been in the middle of it all anyway.

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  • How sad that she would be too proud to have fun.

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  • For some reason it crossed her mind that he would be fun to know.

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  • Most people would have said it was difficult for Alex.

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  • Not that one had anything to do with the other, but the technology of surrogacy would have been inconceivable back then.

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  • Dulce motioned to Carmen from a hallway, so Carmen told Alex to take the children up and she would be up shortly.

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  • But it would have been alright if I had?

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  • If I didn't want to do what he said I'd tell him so - and he would listen to my reasons.

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  • No doubt he told them that Alexia had died, because after Jonathan's statement, that would be easiest.

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  • What would be different this time was the fact that he couldn't deny the babies were his - that and the fact that this time she had no uterus to lose.

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  • Mom used to say that people suspected in others what they had experienced or what they would do in the other person's shoes.

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  • He might never say anything to Jonathan about it, but Jonathan would know in other ways how he felt.

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  • I wouldn't change anything.

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  • Hopefully, it would stay away.

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  • And if so, would they be able to fit three people comfortably in the front seat?

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  • Would she ever reach the point that she felt comfortable about spending the money he had earned before they met?

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  • Would she always feel this way about him and everything he touched?

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  • I had hoped that you would resolve your problem, but it seems to have no end.

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  • She said he wouldn't let her take him with her.

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  • Why would you think I was talking about Dulce?

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  • I wouldn't lie to you, Carmen - not intentionally, anyway.

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  • I would have thought a gender oriented decision would upset you, but you seem to be on his side.

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  • He wants you because you would do a good job, and because you are his son.

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  • In any case, she would never be a social fit.

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  • It doesn't matter to me one way or another, but I wish you would at least make an effort at seeing his side of it.

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  • That would show me, yes?

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  • Maybe they would both think about it before they jumped at each other next time - especially in front of the children.

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  • He needed glasses, but he wouldn't admit it.

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  • It would probably satisfy Carmen.

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  • Maybe Nick and Angela would like to go with her to visit the old place in the mountains after she graduated.

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  • A few weeks wouldn't mean the difference in paying for college, and she could use the time to relax.

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  • How would you feel if...

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  • His moods flipped back and forth so fast it was hard to know how he would respond to anything.

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  • I can't remember the name of it, but I think I would have remembered North Street.

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  • The windows in the car would be broken, and everything would get soaked.

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  • Directing Connie to the house would be difficult, but Lisa could wait at the end of the drive.

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  • By that time the Giddon family would have felt the need to feed her two more times.

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  • Much as she liked Sarah, the idea of Giddon's displeasure would prohibit any such intent.

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  • The place was quiet and secluded, and Sarah would be a sweet person to work for.

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  • He hadn't thought about a sitter before now, or hadn't thought about how much he would pay?

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  • Living in that house and using the pool would be like a summer vacation, not a job.

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  • On the other hand, putting up with his volatile moods wouldn't be exactly easy.

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  • She'd have to wait, and maybe by that time sanity would have returned.

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  • In such a hurry, she was bound to leave something behind that she would need later.

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  • Rephrasing the question would be nothing more than a distraction.

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  • If Giddon had any such plans, he would soon find they were futile.

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  • Sometimes she imagined a large field of marijuana, but that would have been discovered long ago.

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  • About thirty minutes later it would return and leave the way it had come.

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  • Why else would he be so concerned about her excursions in the woods?

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  • What other reason would there be for telling his daughter not to discuss his occupation?

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  • What would Giddon do if he found out she had witnessed his connection?

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  • He wasn't sure she had seen anything, or surely he would have accused her.

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  • As strong as he was, it would be useless to resist.

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  • It would make me feel better.

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  • It was difficult to believe that Connie would tell Allen, knowing his weakness for alcohol, but how else would he have known?

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  • Would Giddon try to intercept it?

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  • Anyway, hadn't Giddon said that he wouldn't let anything happen to her as long as she was close to him?

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  • Sarah would do whatever Giddon said, because he was her son... and Tammy had no choice.

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  • Blood left her head so fast that for a moment she thought she would faint.

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  • Standing at the mailbox, it occurred to her that the red flag would be exactly that for Yancey.

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  • Of course he would have a father, and probably siblings.

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  • Suit yourself, but personally, I think it would be good for you to get out a little.

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  • Unhurt, she would have no fear of wandering around to find her way, but her injury prevented any exploration.

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  • Maybe a little noise would frighten the animal away.

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  • For a moment she contemplated silence, but what would be the point?

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  • Even she would have had trouble working with something so little, but his big hands dispensed with the job in short order.

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  • And what would you have done if it had been a bear?

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  • He took it harder than I thought he would, but being able to keep Tammy took the edge off it.

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  • There would have been, if Valorie had lived.

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  • Of course, it would be simple to say she died in childbirth.

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  • If it had been anyone else, I would have accepted that, but she liked to control people.

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  • I tried to warn Yancey before they were married, but he wouldn't listen.

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  • Sarah was his mother, so he would be respectful, and if he wasn't she could always walk away.

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  • It would be different with his wife.

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  • There could be a number of reasons that Sarah would welcome her as a daughter-in-law, not the least of which was the goings-on down that path.

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  • What would inspire someone to chisel their name into a rock so far from civilization?

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  • There for a while I thought you never would again.

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  • Apologizing would do no good.

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  • If I did, I wouldn't be bringing you back here.

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  • She hesitated a moment, wanting to tell him, but thinking she would be betraying Yancey if she did so.

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  • Connie would have told Len about the fact that Yancey didn't want to give her his phone number.

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  • I only meant it would be good to get out of the house, no matter what we went to see.

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  • The braids not only held it out of her eyes, but thinned the bottom part down enough that it would lay loose across her shoulders and down her back without frizzing.

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  • Most of the boys she dated would never have thought of practicing the age-old custom of walking around the car to open her door, or guiding her through the crowd with a gentle hand on one elbow.

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  • Who would have known that but Connie?

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  • Maybe Yancey would be more careful in the future about using the threat of bears as a method of keeping Lisa away from that building.

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  • He wouldn't know what that was about.

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  • It would be best to contact Connie tomorrow and tell her not to send mail.

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  • Why would Yancey have a dummy mail box?

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  • I guess that would be for your birthday.

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  • Connie wouldn't be there for another hour.

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  • I can just imagine how much of that Howard would want to know.

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  • Maybe it would help her remember who she was.

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  • Connie would be on the road right now.

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  • But then, the question would be; what distracted her?

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  • Maybe it would hurt Sarah's feelings less if she simply told the truth.

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  • You promised you wouldn't go into the woods alone.

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  • She was tempted to try, but both he and Sarah would probably be watching.

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  • Exploring would be left for another day.

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  • Maybe if he saw that she didn't go near the building, he would relax his guard.

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  • Soon she would need to come back home to get ready for college.

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  • And if I did, I wouldn't tell the likes of you.

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  • You must have known what Allen would do to me if he caught me alone.

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  • Everyone had tried to tell her, but she wouldn't listen.

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  • Hopefully, the why of it wouldn't come out until she could explore that building.

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  • No, a restraining order wouldn't stop him from finding me if he wanted to, and it might just make him mad enough to do something worse.

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  • Strange he would want to defend Howard after he had tried to dig up information on him.

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  • Dropping it now would be like losing another friend.

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  • It was the last thing he would want.

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  • Those eyes would be mocking her, or maybe filled with fear.

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  • She walked stiffly to the closet, deciding quickly on a pair of blue jeans and a light shirt with a collar that would hide most of her neck.

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  • She carried a chair to a spot that wouldn't be visible on a course from the path to the door, and sat down.

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  • It would be the perfect opportunity.

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  • Today would probably be the last time she would see her.

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  • Maybe one of those brown sacks in the laundry room would work, and she could put the pictures in with it.

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    1
  • It was hard to believe sweet little Sarah would be involved with anything so sinister.

    3
    0
  • Who would be calling her on his phone again?

    3
    0
  • Whatever she couldn't get into it, she would simply have to leave behind.

    3
    0
  • Hopefully the fact that help was on the way would make him reconsider any violent action.

    3
    0
  • How could he think she would go along with something so criminal?

    3
    0
  • Do you think I would ever harm you?

    3
    0
  • Maybe I would have if you hadn't retracted it as soon as you said it.

    3
    0
  • He could see I was getting serious, and he was afraid you would draw me away from my work.

    3
    0
  • I would never stop you from going to college or doing anything else you wanted to do.

    3
    0
  • Howard said the police wouldn't tell him anything about you.

    4
    1
  • How was I to know you would be so inquisitive?

    3
    0
  • Maybe it would be wise to separate the two at times.

    3
    0
  • I figured he would pick up on things I wouldn't.

    3
    0
  • What would you know about it?

    3
    0
  • If I wanted someone to organize my life, I would have stayed back in Muskogee with my parents instead of moving here.

    3
    0
  • None of us would win a beauty contest, would we?

    3
    0
  • Maybe a bowl of cereal would help.

    3
    0
  • At least it would be quiet.

    3
    0
  • But then, I got to thinking how nice it would be if you went along.

    3
    0
  • He was still a senior in high school, but how would Mom feel if he lived in a house with three women?

    3
    0
  • No. But if I were trying to defend my honor, you'd be the one I would choose to take up there.

    3
    0
  • Brandon would be horrified by any thought of a romantic involvement with me.

    4
    1
  • It was a point she would have to tactfully convey to Roxanne.

    4
    1
  • How would you like to be my date?

    3
    0
  • A relationship would only get in the way.

    3
    0
  • It was beautiful in winter, but it would be much more so when the trees gained color.

    3
    0
  • I never would have figured...

    4
    1
  • He knew his father would disapprove of her.

    3
    0
  • I reckon that's something that needs to be done, and them children would be better off with a woman looking after them.

    3
    0
  • Like her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Marsh had the kind of marriage she would like to have some day – happy.

    3
    0
  • They obviously sensed that it would be perilous to tease Brandon.

    3
    0
  • Some day Michael would grow up and realize there was something more in life than conquest.

    3
    0
  • If she hadn't been there in his arms only minutes ago, she never would have guessed he had been so aroused.

    3
    0
  • Now that the truth was out, maybe it wouldn't be so difficult to live in the same apartment now.

    3
    0
  • Maybe his mood would improve, anyway.

    3
    0
  • Still, neither of them could afford to move out right now, so their relationship would have to remain a secret.

    3
    0
  • Why wouldn't he notice?

    3
    0
  • Then, there would be the cost of the wedding - and what about finals?

    3
    0
  • Nothing she could say would make any difference anyway.

    3
    0
  • With planning and diligence, his business would be on its feet in a few years and she would be working in the pediatric ward at the hospital.

    3
    0
  • He sure wouldn't go to the doctor then.

    3
    0
  • If she kept that up, her grades would suffer.

    3
    0
  • Would it be such an imposition to take just one day off to go see my parents?

    3
    0
  • Of course, once she had convinced everyone else what a foolish move it would be, how was she going to convince herself that she didn't need Brandon in her life?

    3
    0
  • Getting a job in Bartlesville would only make everyone believe she was still in love with Brandon.

    3
    0
  • Tell them it would be foolish for me to eat the piglet, because I had sense enough to know it would raise a row if I did.

    11
    8
  • We are sympathetic to the laid-off workers, but no one would suggest the cotton gin not be installed.

    5
    2
  • If you did not internalize the externalities, you would buy the generic brand and save a dollar.

    4
    1
  • It is altogether possible that many people would want to have conversations with their dogs mainly because they regard their dogs as sentient.

    9
    6
  • The second would be to argue that the cost of materials to build the Mercedes won't fall by a thousandfold.

    8
    5
  • How would it affect the world for everyone's buying power to increase a hundredfold?

    11
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  • But the big question is whether these same economics would apply in a world one hundred times richer than we are right now.

    7
    4
  • Most people would not term that welfare, which has become a loaded phrase associated with the state making a payment to individuals.

    6
    3
  • Well, wealth would expand dramatically, and the people who had those jobs before could get new and better jobs, such as managing the army of manure-toting robots.

    6
    3
  • Prince Vasili knew this, and having once realized that if he asked on behalf of all who begged of him, he would soon be unable to ask for himself, he became chary of using his influence.

    5
    2
  • She returned to the group where the vicomte was still talking, and again pretended to listen, while waiting till it would be time to leave.

    7
    4
  • But that one word expressed an entreaty, a threat, and above all conviction that she would herself regret her words.

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  • He pushed forward, feeling stirred, but not yet sure what stirred him or what he would say.

    7
    4
  • One day he would order his camp bed to be set up in the glass gallery, another day he remained on the couch or on the lounge chair in the drawing room and dozed there without undressing, while--instead of Mademoiselle Bourienne--a serf boy read to him.

    10
    7
  • He wished to sleep, but he knew he would not be able to and that most depressing thoughts came to him in bed.

    6
    3
  • Lucky you jumped aside, or it would have wiped you out!

    12
    9
  • Seeing that his trap would not be able to move on for some time, Alpatych got down and turned into the side street to look at the fire.

    6
    3
  • He decided that he would rather wash himself with water in the barn.

    8
    5
  • With fifteen thousand men I held the enemy at bay for thirty-five hours and beat him; but he would not hold out even for fourteen hours.

    6
    3
  • They would have had to retire of their own accord, for they had no water for men or horses.

    6
    3
  • Consider that on our retreat we have lost by fatigue and left in the hospital more than fifteen thousand men, and had we attacked this would not have happened.

    7
    4
  • In Helene's circle the war in general was regarded as a series of formal demonstrations which would very soon end in peace, and the view prevailed expressed by Bilibin--who now in Petersburg was quite at home in Helene's house, which every clever man was obliged to visit--that not by gunpowder but by those who invented it would matters be settled.

    6
    3
  • But when Napoleon asked him whether the Russians thought they would beat Bonaparte or not, Lavrushka screwed up his eyes and considered.

    6
    3
  • It wouldn't have been so much fun for him if she had reacted the way he did when she told him she was pregnant.

    5
    3
  • And leave the door open, would you?

    7
    5
  • They would purchase a few things for Christmas tomorrow.

    5
    3
  • If everyone would stop talking about it...

    4
    2
  • Maybe it would always be there, but hopefully it would fade.

    2
    0
  • Certainly she had given him no reason to believe she would.

    2
    0
  • Alfonso assured him that it was no big deal - that Señor Medena would pay for it because he had lots of money.

    2
    0
  • I think a few days cleaning in the stable would pay for it.

    2
    0
  • This would be suitable with you?

    2
    0
  • Maybe he was thinking about what his father would say or do when he came in.

    2
    0
  • On the other hand, maybe he was simply surprised that Alondra would want such a tame life.

    2
    0
  • How would you feel if I was fighting with my brother and wouldn't tell you what we were fighting about?

    2
    0
  • Whether we want to admit it or not, we all wish everyone would like us.

    2
    0
  • Hopefully he would be in a better mood after they got back home.

    3
    1
  • Why would he want me down here?

    2
    0
  • That would change when they got home.

    2
    0
  • She left him there to think about his actions - only he would probably stew on hers instead.

    2
    0
  • Sure, he'd had some rough times, but she had never done anything to make him think she would be unfaithful.

    2
    0
  • If he trusted her, he wouldn't have been snapping at her as if she had done something wrong.

    2
    0
  • If Katie hadn't disclosed that incident to her before she met Alex, would he have revealed that facet of his past?

    2
    0
  • He would not have to pay stranger to have his baby.

    2
    0
  • In other words, when he shook himself free of his current family, he would come to Dulce.

    2
    0
  • Dulce was beautiful, but she would forever be trying to run his life.

    2
    0
  • She took out some of his and hers so he wouldn't think she was packing to leave him.

    2
    0
  • And yet, if Señor Medena hadn't been so pushy, would he have accepted the inheritance?

    2
    0
  • If Dulce hadn't chased him so hard, would he have fallen in love with her?

    2
    0
  • If his family wanted him to come back, they would have to get rid of his current responsibilities.

    2
    0
  • More people she wouldn't know.

    2
    0
  • They would be there tomorrow night, so there was no point in making the remaining vacation time unpleasant.

    2
    0
  • Maybe he was wondering when the other shoe would fall.

    2
    0
  • Let him wonder what she would do when they got home.

    2
    0
  • Hopefully they would come visit sometime.

    2
    0
  • For some reason she had always thought Alex would adjust quickly to any lifestyle.

    2
    0
  • Dulce was certain that he would return to his roots eventually.

    2
    0
  • How long would it take for him to tire of it?

    2
    0
  • You would have had to tell me about an entire family you'd been hiding.

    2
    0
  • He merely wanted to establish his authority, so the others would follow his lead.

    2
    0
  • Then again, maybe he figured she wouldn't understand them if she did look.

    2
    0
  • Pushing the plate aside so the food would cool, he began slicing the rest of the roast.

    2
    0
  • Actually, I would have thought it was a lot more - but then, he did pay cash for the house and clinic.

    2
    0
  • Was it because he thought she wouldn't?

    2
    0
  • Why would he do that?

    2
    0
  • Surely he wouldn't have gone down there to help if he felt that way.

    2
    0
  • Wouldn't it be wounded knowing he had been used to their advantage?

    2
    0
  • If he decided to go back to Texas, they would all go together.

    2
    0
  • He would want to know, yet if he did, he might try to drive in on icy highways.

    2
    0
  • The nurse would have no way of knowing how uncharacteristic this behavior was for Destiny.

    2
    0
  • I think maybe she would like this, yes?

    2
    0
  • Who would have thought he would become attached to a child that was neither his own blood nor male?

    2
    0
  • Destiny probably wouldn't wake before they returned, and even if she did, Señor Medena would keep her occupied.

    3
    1
  • Katie would call it controlling.

    3
    1
  • She wouldn't describe him as being tall.

    2
    0
  • He said Destiny's fever had broken and if she continued to improve, they would take the tent off her bed in a few days.

    2
    0
  • After he recovered from the stabbing, the Doctor said he had scar tissue and would be susceptible to pneumonia in the injured lung.

    2
    0
  • Alex would be upset, but what could she do?

    2
    0
  • At best, Alex would be courteous to him.

    2
    0
  • Señor Medena would take care of him and see that he got to the hospital if he needed to go.

    2
    0
  • If Alex forgave his father, would he want to return to that lifestyle?

    2
    0
  • He knew exactly what he wanted and I told him we would buy it for him.

    2
    0
  • Maybe he knew it would do no good.

    2
    0
  • The babies were healthy and by mid-August, they would have two new family members.

    2
    0
  • He said he would be gone for two days, but didn't say why he was going.

    2
    0
  • She imagined all kinds of reasons why he wouldn't want her to go - none of them good.

    2
    0
  • I don't know what's been bothering you lately, but if I've done something, I wish you would tell me.

    2
    0
  • I know you would stand beside me - maybe even in front of me with the intent of protecting me.

    2
    0
  • If I would be in danger, then so would you.

    2
    0
  • Frustrating as it was - as he was - it would do no good to question him further.

    2
    0
  • Would you like to play a game?

    2
    0
  • Seducing him was something she thought would be difficult, but it was actually enjoyable.

    2
    0
  • He would simply evade the question - like he did in Texas.

    2
    0
  • If Alex needed help, he wouldn't ask her for it.

    2
    0
  • He said Alex was the kind of man who would crawl into bed with a woman on the first date.

    2
    0
  • Would there be a point at which she stopped being surprised by his family?

    2
    0
  • More important, would there ever be a time when he stopped hiding things from her?

    2
    0
  • Surely he knew she wouldn't leave him over something that happened before they met.

    2
    0
  • Why would he need to lie when he could simply tell her that it didn't concern her?

    2
    0
  • Why would she hide him from me all this time and suddenly ask for a fortune?

    2
    0
  • If she focused on the past, he would be encouraged to hide things in the future.

    2
    0
  • Of course he would feel responsible for working it out and not troubling her with it.

    2
    0
  • That should have been no big surprise, but Carmen would have thought he would welcome the idea of a willing heir.

    2
    0
  • He said he wouldn't offer her any money until he had more facts.

    2
    0
  • He was afraid she would spill the beans.

    3
    1
  • And now she had put herself in a position where she would be alone with him in the car.

    3
    1
  • The way she had it figured, the hospital in Bartlesville would tell her there were no openings.

    3
    1
  • Rachel raised a brow and for a moment, Adrienne thought there would be a lecture.

    2
    0
  • Wouldn't it be foolish to abandon the carefully laid plans that had helped her achieve her goals in the first place?

    2
    0
  • On the other hand, Katie had flatly refused to provide some information because she said Alex wouldn't want her to tell.

    3
    2
  • I think you would.

    2
    1
  • He would not let me come alone.

    2
    1
  • Besides, Destiny would be there to assist with creating the required amount of restraint.

    2
    1
  • She had always claimed that he would listen if she presented an opposing opinion.

    2
    1
  • He simply said he would have told her to bring something else.

    2
    1
  • You wouldn't have thought it was so exciting if he had turned on you.

    3
    2
  • The encounter had frightened him more than he would admit.

    2
    1
  • They might have considered her an innocent bystander in her relationship with Allen, but being on the sideline again would, at minimum, make them suspicious.

    2
    1
  • Reason said if she left now, there would never be a solid relationship.

    2
    1
  • She would always wonder.

    2
    1
  • Naturally he wouldn't say anything about his meeting with the other man.

    2
    1
  • The answer surprised her, but for some reason she was sure he wouldn't hit her.

    2
    1
  • Instead, they had talked about the house and how she would assume responsibilities.

    2
    1
  • Nothing earth shattering there, nor anything Yancey would find either threatening or interesting.

    3
    2
  • Oh, I wouldn't worry about that.

    2
    1
  • It might have been something she would suspect if she had ever seen him in the pool.

    2
    1
  • You never pay any attention to anything I tell you to do, so what would be the point?

    2
    1
  • College would start soon and she would be leaving anyway.

    2
    1
  • He'd forget her, but she wouldn't forget him.

    2
    1
  • No matter what happened, he would always be more than a fond memory - maybe a first love.

    2
    1
  • Escape was hampered by the fact that the window wouldn't open.

    2
    1
  • The money would assist in taking care of her schooling.

    2
    1
  • Actually, Connie would know.

    2
    1
  • I know you well enough to know you would have to find out – no matter what the risk.

    2
    1
  • Maybe accepting a date would be the perfect way to end this one-sided relationship.

    3
    2
  • No, he wouldn't listen to her either.

    3
    2
  • He was probably too shocked to think of that yet, but it would come.

    2
    1
  • You would have, if I hadn't been traveling so fast.

    2
    1
  • I'm sure he wouldn't want you to have a wreck trying to get there in a hurry.

    2
    1
  • Sometimes she would stop crying for a while, and it seemed that she was gaining control.

    2
    1
  • Then she would be engulfed by another convulsive sob.

    2
    1
  • It would start all over again.

    2
    1
  • If she had come up with Brandon when he asked, she would have been there when Mr. Marsh suffered the heart attack.

    2
    1
  • What would it have hurt to put her studies aside for one day?

    2
    1
  • Surely she would understand.

    2
    1
  • I can't believe she would want you to sacrifice...

    2
    1
  • Brandon, you're father died because he wouldn't go to the doctor.

    2
    1
  • She wanted to ask him how long he would stay at the ranch, but she couldn't think of a way to word the question that didn't sound insensitive.

    2
    1
  • When Julie & Rachel returned, she told them that Brandon would be out at the ranch for a while.

    2
    1
  • Who would have guessed?

    2
    1
  • Otherwise, why would he have gone to college?

    2
    1
  • Brandon still wasn't sure when he would be able to leave the ranch.

    2
    1
  • In such a small town, there couldn't be many positions, and the pay wouldn't come close to what she was making in Tulsa.

    2
    1
  • If he did, he would have called or visited.

    2
    1