Example sentences of "[noun sg] they would [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is said that in the time of Shang they would take a tortoise shell and cover it with ink , then throw it into a fire . |
| 2 | In it , he entrusted his ‘ six sons ’ to the protection of his ‘ most celebrated and very dear friend ’ , adding that they were the products of long and laborious labour , but that he was encouraged by the hope that one day they would prove a source of consolation . |
| 3 | He reckoned that if any angler ever worked out how to hit all of the bites that came on that method they would win a lot of money . |
| 4 | My hypothesis is that there is a space for a socialist argument in favour of investment planning ; that such an argument could be presented in such a way as to appeal to organised labour and even to broader strata of the population concerned about employment prospects and their standard of living in retirement ; that if organised workers were to support the proposal they could use their union organisation to press for social accountability of their savings funds ; and that if the proposals were not linked to a ‘ dogmatic ’ pursuit of nationalisation they would stand a chance of recruiting some support from the more progressive elements of the state and corporate salariat — those whose technical expertise would be required in any such project , even if it is overlaid with oppressive ‘ professional ’ and ‘ managerial ’ ideologies — helping to isolate , so far as possible , reactionary financier elements . |
| 5 | By the time they 'd put a medal round my neck in Central Park and we could visualise the noughts on the cheque to present to Oxford Street , Mill Road and Fazakerley Hospital 's Newborn Appeal , 25,000 runners had learned a lot more about how painful running 26 miles can be . |
| 6 | He would invite me over for dinner quite often , and nearly every time they 'd have a fight . |
| 7 | If there was a big bank at the back of the house they would have a hole just dug out and er built up with flagstones |
| 8 | However , the Tories and Labour signalled that if either emerged as the largest single party they would put a Queen 's Speech to Parliament and dare the other parties to vote them down — possibly triggering another election as soon as October . |