Example sentences of "[noun] would [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see I am very careful in settling the Chronology of his Poems ; such a Genius is a Curiosity ; and one wou 'd willingly know which are his first Productions . |
| 2 | Laertes would surely have killed him . |
| 3 | The ‘ profiles ’ school-leaver would thus take his place among the list of the failures , whether designated as ‘ secondary modern ’ school-leavers , the educationally subnormal , the ‘ bottom 40 per cent ’ , or by whatever other title the no-hopers are characterized . |
| 4 | One critic thought it ironic that this building ‘ of which the aim was so obviously beauty , should have achieved so startling an ugliness ’ , but after more than a century Swanage would hardly seem the same place without it . |
| 5 | The growing strength of such a new religion would gradually undermine the power of warmongering leaders , who so frequently use entrenched religious beliefs to instil into their sometimes reluctant followers , the will to continue a conflict . |
| 6 | Such wormy words would surely make an eagle back away in fear . |
| 7 | She tried to raise her hands , tried to surrender , but she could n't move , words would n't shake loose of her mouth . |
| 8 | I would n't describe anything that was not what I had gone through and understood myself — in my experience or out of my imagination and other people 's words would n't do . |
| 9 | The words would n't reach his lips . |
| 10 | Them 's Germans , Dot wanted to say but the words would n't come out . |
| 11 | She knew exactly what she wanted to say but the words would n't come . |
| 12 | ’ Yet I was paralysed with fear and the words would n't come out . |
| 13 | She wanted to pray , but she was so exhausted , the words would n't come out right . |
| 14 | She tried to speak to him , but the words would n't come . |
| 15 | But the words would n't come . |
| 16 | Startled by the swiftness with which he had released her , Polly moistened lips that felt swollen , but the words would n't come . |
| 17 | But although she opened her mouth to make it quite clear to her infuriating parent that she was not , never would be , and never wanted to even think about being in love with Luke Hunter , somehow the words would n't come . |
| 18 | But the words would n't come . |
| 19 | Belinda wanted to tell him not to worry about waiting for her if he wanted to return to Labour and Delivery , but somehow the words would n't come . |
| 20 | She wanted to thank him for his kindness , to tell him how grateful she was that he had offered to help but the words would not come . |
| 21 | The boy sniffled and stammered to say something , but the words would not come . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's not true , ’ Davide began , but words would not come to his help . |
| 23 | His fascination for words would often keep him awake at night as the poetry of the place is a kind of Rubik 's cube which can become obsessive . |
| 24 | Words would only make the situation even worse — if that were possible . |
| 25 | And certainly words would only dig her deeper in . |
| 26 | Public values and government action would thus remain in opposition . |
| 27 | Your client who is having to pay for the action would otherwise find himself in the position of being the loser financially despite an order on liability . |
| 28 | Speaking on Radio 4 's World This Weekend he added : ‘ Their action would also call into doubt in children 's minds just what authority figures are there for . ’ |
| 29 | Earlier , the President of the Board of Trade , Michael Heseltine , said he consulted Attorney-General Sir Nicholas Lyell before signing the secrecy order on the documents — to make sure that his action would not threaten the liberty of the businessmen . |
| 30 | Lord Tenterden C.J. went on to point out that the defendant in the first action would not have been relieved from having to contribute to the defendant in the second case if the latter had been compelled to pay a larger portion than his share . |