Example sentences of "would [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These institutions would henceforward all be financed directly from Exchequer funds disbursed by a central body , appointed by the Secretary of State . |
| 2 | How would commercially sensitive information of one company be protected ? |
| 3 | Yes , they would eventually all go . |
| 4 | Are we to conclude , therefore , that the Anglican Church 's neglect of purification ritual for women is not because it believes women to be ‘ clean ’ , but because it would rather such matters were n't mentioned at all ? |
| 5 | It soundslike a fast , powerful car , and many would rather that than silence . |
| 6 | Last night , Stephen Eades of Southport-based environmental group Save our Shoreline , which has campaigned for protection of nature amid Hamilton Oil 's exploration , said : ‘ We are concerned that the exploration does not disturb the environment and would rather these advances were in renewable energy sources . ’ |
| 7 | Mr Paul Lewis , the colliery manager in charge of the rescue , said : ‘ I would rather this had not happened . |
| 8 | Would most multiple rapists have received only seven years for such horrific offences ? |
| 9 | My wife would certainly agree with my hon. Friend 's remarks , as would most right hon. and hon. Members . |
| 10 | Under proposals contained in the Sheehy Report , the SACC rank within the RUC would be abolished , as would most Chief Inspector and Chief Superintendent posts . |
| 11 | But having turned awareness into the universal test of value we can not , as perhaps would most habitual users of the word , take the side of perceptual and emotional awareness against the abstractions of philosophy and science . |
| 12 | North Korea and the Soviet Union could only have drawn encouragement in the belief that America would most likely not act with vigour if North Korea moved against the south to reunify the peninsula . |
| 13 | ‘ I suppose I could learn without you , but I would so much rather learn with you . ’ |
| 14 | Leith got started on her work , doubting very much that they would so much as catch a glimpse of their new ‘ colleagues ’ , but she had to smile at his quaint terminology for the higher ranks . |
| 15 | Then they would suddenly all rise up as one , their great wings sweeping them rhythmically over the water , their legs stretched behind them , thousands of them flying above that great lake . |
| 16 | When she manoeuvred her hands out of his reach he would suddenly arch his back , straighten his legs , dig his heels into the bed and twist his body vigorously to the left , trying to get free of those firm , busy hands . |
| 17 | I can imagine a baby would just delighted . |
| 18 | Of what use would just one of these faculties be without the others ? |
| 19 | Mr Orange warned that the costs involved in addressing environmental pressures on the worldwide oil industry were rising to a point where they would soon equal revenues . |
| 20 | ‘ One of the reasons I chose London was that it 's a fast course and it would more special to break a record in front of a home crowd , ’ she said . |
| 21 | I wonder if that 's everyone 's experience ? , would , would any one agree or , or disagree with that ? , |
| 22 | Once , she had thought of herself as so English that however happy she was abroad and even if married to an Italian she would always one day gravitate home . |
| 23 | No way do I wish to be seen as a killjoy , I , I like a drink myself , I would always happy to give somebody a drink , but it 's the over indulgence which worries us . |
| 24 | A new Education Allowance will be introduced , allowing 30,000 long-term unemployed to join full-time vocational courses without losing benefit entitlement , as they would under current rules . |
| 25 | ‘ Should I die , Richard would under normal circumstances accede to the throne with the lady Anne as his consort . ’ |
| 26 | It may be advisable , therefore , especially in the case of a young dog which is not yet fully trained to return when called , to keep your pet on the leash more than you would under normal circumstances . |
| 27 | Price fixing ( Geis 1967 ; Smith 1961 ) and illegal monopoly pricing ( Klass 1975 ) both mean that customers pay more than they would under competitive conditions ; bribing corrupt officials ( Braithwaite 1979b ; Jacoby , Nehemlis , and Ells 1977 ) may mean reducing competitors ' profit margins or even driving them into bankruptcy ; illegal mergers and take-overs and other shady financial manoeuvres may result in many shareholders being defrauded ( Hopkins 1980b ) ; misleading advertising as well as trimming production costs may result in customers buying goods whose quality fails totally to match manufacturers ' glossy claims , thus leaving a swindled consumer population ( Moffit 1976 ) ; corporate tax evasion and avoidance may mean more average taxes paid by individual members of the public ( Vanick 1977 ) . |
| 28 | Yes , probably does , but it , it , it maybe scientifically possible to say , would , would under ideal circumstances maximum temperature would be so and so . |
| 29 | Well yes there would nearly two going every day indeed . |
| 30 | Even though the specific predictions of Engels might not be endorsed by modern anthropologists they would nearly all subscribe to the general thesis that as political and economic conditions change , so will marriage and the family change , and this conclusion is apparently still seen as shocking . |