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 . |