Example sentences of "[conj] i would [adv] [vb infin] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ There 's nothing private , ’ answered Julia , ‘ although I would quite like the letter back when you 've shown it to her . ’
2 I knew that I would probably lose the case if I did , and lose everything , but for my own personal esteem I needed to actually make that stand . ’
3 This summer , I concluded that the latter was better than the former and I can give my hon. Friend no assurance that I would not reach the same conclusion again .
4 I left the old Frenchman still puffing away at his pipe and returned through the village to the orchard next to Brigade H.Q I had a feeling that I would not see the French family again .
5 I did manage to lose half a stone ( 7lb/3kg ) , but I was so hungry all the time that I would not keep the diet up for longer than a month .
6 I turned away from my crew to demonstrate that I would not discuss the Crowninshield charter any further .
7 I just know that I would n't sacrifice the experiences I 've had on drugs for anything . ’
8 That I would n't pursue the issues of nineteen eighty six .
9 ‘ Steve McQueen was evidently a bit worried that I would n't get the accent right and , just before my big scene , he came up to me and spoke to me about it .
10 It is for the same reasons that I would now support the denationalization of British Rail .
11 I seriously felt that I had lost my ‘ commercial sense ’ that I had before , and that I would never remember the intricacies of the High Court Rules , how to draft Court Pleadings or even how to write a sensible letter .
12 ‘ Well , I said to Andy Johns , the producer , that I would really like the harmonica to sound like Levee Breaks .
13 That 's the overall and rather special context of this year in , in the year of the youth but every year is an important from the point of view of commodores and clubs and the amount of work that ac goes on on the ground through supporting causes and the effort to recruit membership and it 's in that rather mundane day to day part of R Y A membership that I would like to congratulate you first I think all of you have worked extremely hard and the reports reflect the success achieved and I would particularly highlight the increase in membership , now that obviously has n't been easy and this does require a huge effort of , a consistent effort and it 's not something you can just apply every now and again .
14 The smaller varieties are usually the most successful , and I would particularly recommend the small outdoor varieties , as they seem to take better to pressing than the larger and lumpier types .
15 ‘ You would forget the ten thousand , and I would n't tell the law that you 'd left a stiff behind the Windsor . ’
16 ‘ A crash finished Nelson Piquet — and I would n't want the same to happen to Nigel .
17 ‘ Half of them are KGB , and I would n't trust the other half , ’ he said bitterly .
18 ‘ I am not a royalist , ’ he said , ‘ I am a socialist and I would n't cross the street for the Prince myself .
19 It would be a little like complimenting a grizzly on his fine thick fur and I would n't have the nerve .
20 Better stop and walk to the Post Office Sorting Office — the light is closing in and I would rather do the mile there and mile back in daylight .
21 I think they will , but I can not be sure , and I would not want the National Curriculum to force him on unwilling teachers .
22 I know them to be human creatures made in God 's image too , the womenfolk most lovely and most temperate ( for the most part ) , and I would not abet the evil Spaniard in his slanders .
23 The crisis passed , somewhat to my surprise , and I would not dismiss the possibility that Eliot , acting so as to ensure that the information should not be disclosed to me , had something to do with it .
24 For a start , Oliver would always provide the girls and I would always provide the money , though naturally I had to slip him his half of it beforehand so the girls would n't know who was really paying .
25 The holiday was one I have always dreamed about and I would highly recommend the centre to any outdoor enthusiast .
26 ‘ Related or not , I look on Caroline as a sister , nothing more , and I would deeply resent the implication that it might be otherwise . ’
27 I would both reduce their value to two points , the same for the dropped goal , and I would greatly reduce the number of offences for which a kick at goal would be allowed .
28 Murray said : ‘ Each Rangers player is on a £70,000 bonus to win the European Cup , and I would happily sign the cheques today if we were guaranteed winning it .
29 W.J.J. Gordon wrote in his book on Synectics about hedonic response being the joy and ecstasy of the creative process , and he mentioned a factor in the joy of creativity is the release of tension that builds up as a scientist strives to solve a problem and I would further add the pleasure and relief of self-fulfilment which is a fundamental human need .
30 I sat back on the bed , trying to decide if I would not confront the Frankenstein household openly .
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