Example sentences of "[verb] would [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Her known associates are all deceased , although a sighting which has not been discounted would put her in the company earlier this year of Hawk-That-Settles , a Navaho medicine man and dealer in controlled substances . |
| 32 | Such dreams were defeated by the means she 'd first thought would make it possible for her baby to be returned to her . |
| 33 | I fancy my acquaintance with the Bard 's works and my gift for scribbling would inspire me to produce a dramatic masterpiece . |
| 34 | The affirmative he knew would follow would help him in the discussion this evening with the Prince of Wales . |
| 35 | The institutions which joined would retain their identity and members would retain their existing designations as well as receive new ones . |
| 36 | The Corporal or Sergeant leading would stop us , we would have to start again and try to sing the whole song faultlessly . |
| 37 | ‘ Got it ! ’ she yelled , and then she carried on yelling as she realized her mistake : if the airlock was pressurized , the rush of air as the doors opened would send her flying across the Arcadian system . |
| 38 | Although there was no hope that her own son and his intimates would forgo their day 's sport , there were those less inclined for the hunt than they had been in their younger days . |
| 39 | When they come to live and work in England they expect no language difficulties such as they know would await them in , say , Panama or Cuba . |
| 40 | ‘ I tend to keep quiet about it — otherwise most of the women I know would want me to draw up their horoscope ! |
| 41 | As far as myself , Mike and Marius were concerned , this was a good thing , as it meant that the march was going to be tough and that those of us who finished would deserve their white képis . |
| 42 | ‘ A draw would keep us in with an outside chance of going to the States . |
| 43 | Money raised would fund our campaign to lobby relevant authorities internationally and engage in public education . |
| 44 | Money raised would fund our campaign to lobby relevant authorities internationally and engage in public education . |
| 45 | I was a bit worried that the jolt it delivers would do something rather more permanent than give Mr Heron a deterrent shock , but apparently not . |
| 46 | But whoever was calling would know someone was here . |
| 47 | Anyway , giving the passengers something to do would take their minds of the gravity of the situation . |
| 48 | Despite their often middle-class origins , these uprooted opponents of Fidel Castro , who have never gained the support they anticipated would enable them to return in triumph to their native land , find consolation in the arms of the Santeria spirits , which are of partly African origin . |
| 49 | I knew that his clothes , his manners and uneducated way of speaking would make me ashamed of him . |
| 50 | She hoped that the child to whom this home belonged would let her stay and watch him playing . |
| 51 | ‘ I would say , ’ I agreed , ‘ that getting myself arrested would lose me my job . ’ |
| 52 | And he never had the means to maintain the lifestyle he decided would provide his entry into the society he craved to belong to . |
| 53 | Fifteen I reckon would cover it . ’ |
| 54 | Saying a picture of somebody crying would make somebody gloomy is prescriptive. it could be just what a person needs to see because they would not feel alone , they could identify with it . |
| 55 | After fornication with a woman then the one who would join would show his love of the Unholy by taking a child and killing it . |
| 56 | If he was not saved , then Sapt would ask me to stay and marry the Princess . |
| 57 | In such cases , it was best to say one would go directly and to rush out of the room and hope the substitute finally brought would convince him this was what had been asked for . |
| 58 | CHELMSFORD Ladies Hockey Club are unlikely to disband the A team , whose existence many first team players feel would hinder their prospects for the 1993/94 season . |
| 59 | Work out beforehand the sort of person you think would be most suitable for the job and tell the interviewer which personal qualities you have which you feel would suit you to the job . |
| 60 | What do you think would make him notice us ? ’ |