Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] [pers pn] would [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he 'd plainly told her on Tuesday that it would take a week or more to get the necessary replacement part , so what was the point in ringing him ? |
| 2 | NEW YORK ( Reuter ) — El Salvador 's President , Alfredo Cristiani , announced in a speech to the UN that he would make a proposal for a ceasefire in his country 's 10-year-old civil war at a meeting with FMLN rebels in two weeks ' time . |
| 3 | The ground outside this principal gate rises along Watling Street and it would seem a most suitable site for a large cemetery . |
| 4 | Peter Yeo was obviously delighted to do any service , however modest , for her and bustled her away , returning belatedly to ask McLeish if he would like a similar facility , which he accepted , obedient to the unwritten CID rule that you looked after your physical needs at any moment that opportunity offered , because you never knew when you were going to get stuck for hours without help . |
| 5 | The Swedish government announced in mid-January that it would delay a promised phase-out of nuclear power until alternative energy sources became viable . |
| 6 | On Sunday morning Eric and I would make a trip into the pre-Alpine hills behind Verona and eat a delicious simple meal , which was all that was available at that time , in a trattoria . |
| 7 | She said : ‘ The former leaseholder of the cottage , who is a good friend , asked the Duchy of Cornwall if they would like a new tenant when he moved on . |
| 8 | ‘ I did n't go to Oxford or Yale but he would have a good education if he had joined me at Birkenhead Institute . ’ |
| 9 | I told Sir Paul that he would find a booklet describing the church in the bookstand . |
| 10 | Assurances had been given by the USA that he would receive a fair trial and would not face the death penalty . |
| 11 | This was chiefly at the behest of the Home Office who , according to Dorothy Hardisty , ‘ urged that in their own interest [ Jewish children ] should not all be placed in cities like London or Leeds where they would form a conspicuous Jewish enclave ’ . |
| 12 | Now , if you had an opportunity of glancing at the leaflet already you will have seen that the leader for this July 's er , weekend is is Mr Henry and , I do n't think I can do any better than to spend two minutes of the time that we 've got in asking Henry if he would say a word or two of introduction to the theme for this year . |
| 13 | In April 1916 the association asked Crawford if he would accept a reduced salary of £200 a year and , although in a previous letter Crawford had offered to drop to £245 , he now insisted on at least £300 . |
| 14 | I asked Henry Ratter if he would run a workshop for a group of Wirral secondary headteachers and senior LEA officers . |
| 15 | One of them asked John if he would like a drink . |