Example sentences of "would [adv] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Apart from the fact that Cara would professionally streamline her way through any interview she effected with Mr Gajdusek , Cara would never have worn ‘ sensible ’ shoes to start with .
2 Apart from these relatively rare exceptions in the biographical sources , moreover , one ought to mention a clause contained in the kanun of 1006/1598 whereby kadis without question kasabat kadis are forbidden to become muderrises in the a provision which would effectively block their route to high office in the learned profession .
3 Under the apparent terms of the Transportation Secretary 's new regulations , BA would have to slash its contribution by $500m — probably killing the staff buyout — and would effectively lose its representation on the UA board .
4 However , they stopped short of recommending a group certificate for the core areas , because this would effectively force their view of the curriculum on local authorities and schools .
5 The first Kenyan African novelist was a man of anger , developing the marxist position that would eventually bring him detention without trial for a year , followed by exile .
6 The conventional wisdom was that the bulk of Perot 's supporters were dissatisfied Republicans who would eventually return their support to the party .
7 As we would eventually like our practice to be run by qualified Russian staff , we are currently training groups of Russian students to become qualified accountants .
8 Ten minutes later I was back in the changing-room on my mobile bed wolfing tea and sandwiches , parts of which would eventually find their way into my now polypless colon .
9 ‘ Because my family were lawyers and self-employed , I 've always had the feeling that I would rather hold my future in my own hands than have it in somebody else 's .
10 In any case , teaching English Literature to schoolchildren would only remind her daily of the superior satisfactions of teaching it to young adults .
11 Besides , he would only make it grist to his mill .
12 If then you say that in such cases the mind thinks , I would only draw your attention to the fact that you are using a metaphor , that here the mind is an agent in a different sense from that in which the hand can be said to be the agent in writing .
13 Such a solution would only dilute their interest in the company .
14 Germany already pays a staggering 68% of the Community s income : the system of ‘ concentric circles ’ would only increase her influence over the Community even more and if the club was reduced to eight she would unavoidably become dominant .
15 Resistance would only make him worse ; would only heighten whatever sort of perverted pleasure he derived from hurting someone so much weaker than himself .
16 Florian 's face had lit up and the questions he started asking fizzed with enthusiasm , but Maria knew that the exchange would only drive his restlessness into temporary remission , not cure it .
17 He would gently put his point of view and add " go tell your master " .
18 ‘ To have a go-between , one who could move freely betwixt Tower and Westminster , betwixt my sons and myself , would greatly relieve my concern for their welfare . ’
19 Franco was well aware that the deliverance from evil of so powerful a symbol would greatly enhance his standing among the Nationalist partisans .
20 Later on , I ventured to express the hope that one day he would perhaps visit my family in Merstham .
21 The Fifth was choking in its own certainties , and though he took no pleasure in the thought of losing his life , he would not mourn his removal from this hard and unpoetic Dominion .
22 It was known that Ramos had been seeking Aquino 's endorsement as her favoured successor as president , but she had stated that she would not announce her choice until 1992 .
23 They declared almost unanimously that it would not change their way of life , which makes one wonder what was so attractive about that way of life ( in fact , nearly all pools winners were forced to move , through the envy of neighbours ) .
24 He said the fact that the party had won two extra seats — giving the SDLP an overall majority — would not change their policy over the rotation of key positions such as that of Mayor .
25 On security issues , Solomon reassured the leaders that the US would not abandon its commitment to a strong regional presence .
26 In Pao On v. Lau Yiu A threatened that unless B agreed to vary an existing contract between them by giving A a guarantee against loss , A would not fulfil his side of the agreement .
27 Similarly the redundancy package was geared to match the relocation package so that staff would not base their decision on financial matters .
28 But none of them would be tempted to incorporate : capital is already available to them ; incorporation would not give them protection from litigation ; and , perhaps most importantly , they would lose their most precious asset — and their achilles heel — their privacy .
29 No doubt he would have given the world to call her back , but he would not give his chance of heaven .
30 Franco was quick to exploit the lack of unity in Allied attitudes to Spain , accusing the United States of intransigence and ingratitude and stating defiantly that Spain would not curtail its aid to Germany under Allied duress .
  Next page