would sometimes vs sometimes would

Both "would sometimes" and "sometimes would" are correct and commonly used in English. The choice between them depends on the emphasis you want to give to the adverb "sometimes" or the modal verb "would" in the sentence.

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would sometimes

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize the modal verb "would" and indicate that something happened occasionally or at certain times.

Examples:

He would sometimes forget to lock the door.
She would sometimes go for a run in the morning.

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He would sometimes bring me with him.
In between jobs, Sam and dean would sometimes get a day -
And then, suddenly, it would sometimes have that - that screeching sound that just - out of the blue, like we hit a pack of cats.
It would sometimes give the appearance of having two different-colored eyes.
When I lived in New York, there was a guy who lived upstairs from me who worked legally for a cab company, but he would sometimes let his roommate drive the cab so that it could run 24/7.
I was aware that he would sometimes wake up and crawl out of bed... and walk about... just as you thought that he was soundly asleep.
The Han dynasty, during their rule, would sometimes leave their enemies alive, disfiguring them in a most grotesque manner.
I would sometimes leave it on the screened-in porch after our evening walks.
We would chase one another across the mossy hills and then lie naked under Adora's moons and Vala would sometimes...
As Mr Patten stated this afternoon in his intervention, we are fond of lecturing others on human rights but we would sometimes do well to look at ourselves.
That's right, the separatists would sometimes use Russian coins in their IEDs as further protest because the rebels wanted their own currency.
Nicola would sometimes touch the pasta and laugh.
She would make calls to her girlfriend that would sometimes get a little... graphic.
The old people would sometimes tell stories of mountain demons to scare us, but...
In the high country, the morning frost would sometimes last until afternoon.
In the 19th century, when children died, their parents would sometimes pose them for lifelike photos as mementos.
This is not therefore the result, as we would sometimes like to believe, of carelessness in local development.
However, I wish my country would sometimes stand up for its national interests in the way my Spanish colleagues seem to, irrespective of politics.
I am convinced that it would sometimes be good for Europe if we were to set genuine priorities and restrict ourselves to the essentials.
Even when I was with him, he would sometimes be frightened.

Alternatives:

might sometimes
could sometimes
should sometimes
will sometimes
can sometimes

sometimes would

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize the adverb "sometimes" and indicate that an action would occur occasionally or at certain times.