Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pers pn] would [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A thought-provoking , if somewhat radical , plan from the American camp , and it is clear that they would have a strong-looking team . |
| 2 | The Bank was seeking new commitments of US$25,000 million in 1994 , but the USA , the Bank 's equal largest shareholder with Japan , made it clear that it would oppose a replenishment until the Bank reformed its lending policies . |
| 3 | The Interior Minister , Gen. Victor Malca Villanueva announced on July 12 that he would present a proposal to the Congress on July 15 for the " total restructuring of the national police force " owing to " enormous corruption within its ranks " . |
| 4 | Members of the Committee of Arab Local Councils announced on Oct. 2 that they would form a political party to contest the next parliamentary elections . |
| 5 | Japan announced on Nov. 2 that it would reactivate a development loan programme for China which had been frozen after the Tiananmen Square massacre in June 1989 . |
| 6 | The Royal Institution had tried this and they would have a set of Saturday mornings where they had mathematicians talking to children of about thirteen or fourteen . |
| 7 | Erm , I 'm quite sure that we ought to be able to spend this money , and I think it 's it 's very sensible and it would help a great deal with the problems that we have . |
| 8 | It 's fairly clear when you would use a book or an Overhead Projector or a magazine picture in your teaching and it 's not difficult to see that video makes a different contribution . |
| 9 | The government announced in May 1991 that it would submit a bill in the second half of the year to deal with the problems of national and ethnic minorities . |
| 10 | and you 'd get very sad and it would hurt a lot . |
| 11 | I should be grateful if you would send a receipt . |
| 12 | With the help of System Three Scotland we have developed the questionnaire which is attached and we would be very grateful if you would take a little time to complete it . |
| 13 | Craddock in a year or two would be retiring and he would need a replacement . |
| 14 | In summer this was heaven for us because it sometimes took hours to put things right and we would miss a large chunk of lessons . |
| 15 | More than that and you would get a belt on your hand for every one that was incorrect . |
| 16 | * The Swiss government announced on Oct. 31 that it would impose a tax on fossil fuels which contributed to global warming . |
| 17 | Instead of using a fixed percentage , Cubbin and Leech argue that a shareholder or group of shareholders can be regarded as having control where it is likely that they would win a contested vote , but that this can be determined only by examining the degree of dispersal of shareholdings within the individual company concerned . |
| 18 | For this reason the definition requires that rights to participate on a winding up are taken into account only where , at the date the limitation is introduced , it was likely that it would have a commercial effect in practice . |
| 19 | Informed sources said it was likely that he would make a televised statement today . |
| 20 | However , they will only eat earthworms , which is fine ″ the summer , but I would be much happier if they would take a little trout , prawns and beefheart . |
| 21 | That was some going– but we would have a place for him in any Palace gallery even without it . |
| 22 | ‘ My imagination is n't so impoverished that I would invent a name like Jones , ’ she came back . |
| 23 | ‘ But since then Colin has become a champion so I 'm quite sure that he would like a fairly substantial purse for the fight . |
| 24 | He was not sure that he would need a weapon , but there was no harm in being prepared . |
| 25 | He welcomed Father Gallagher once again in the diocese , confident that he would give a stimulating and informative day . |
| 26 | The former Soviet Jewish dissident Nathan Sharansky , who emigrated to Israel in 1986 [ see pp. 34187-88 ] , announced on April 17 that he would form a political party to contest the June elections . |
| 27 | Rejecting Democratic appeals to outline a specific deficit reduction strategy , Bush stated on May 17 that he would make a public address on the issue " when we get a solution " . |
| 28 | There are some whose fear of instability is so great that they would prefer a return to the old divisions . |
| 29 | But the discrimination against spirits is still so great that it would take a further 12 Budgets before spirits are taxed on the same basis as wine and beer . |
| 30 | ‘ None of us could be sure if we would have a job tomorrow ; the uncertainty was preventing us winning new business ; and we had looked at the various companies who were rumoured to be bidding for us and did n't like what we saw . ’ |