He would have liked to died when he saw the exam results.

If you could just send the report on time for once, would it kill someone?

The swell looked terrifying, but the old-timers just smiled and said, 'Eddie would go,' as if that alone were the encouragement everyone needed to paddle out.

I missed the bus, but as luck would have it, a friend gave me a ride.

As fate would have it, the last bus arrived just as we reached the stop.

In negotiations he reminded everyone of the proverb the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet, to warn that wanting benefits while avoiding costs is unrealistic.

She sighed and murmured the proverb, claret would be port if it could, as she looked around her modest flat.

I never expected the tiny startup to buy that huge corporation, who would have thunk it

At the masquerade, there were faces that would stop clocks, each one more eccentric than the last.

Would you be so kind as to let me know if the meeting time changes?