Example sentences of "would [verb] [indef pn] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She would give anything to be able to talk with him in private , but he deliberately chose a time when both of them were a home .
2 Castle Drachenfels is not a straightforward or simple adventure — not that you would expect anything to be straightforward in such a dreadful place .
3 That way , every time she turned her head to address one section of the audience , the rest of them would have something to be surprised about .
4 ‘ If there was anything that caught his ear , he would tell everyone to be quiet and listen , and then fling himself about to the music .
5 I would defy anyone to be able to define Kenneth perfectly .
6 We would ask everyone to be patient and to leave plenty of time for their journey , ’ he stressed .
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