Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] would [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite apart from the fact that no one in their right mind would nickname that woman ‘ Sexy ’ , I would have recognised her voice . |
| 2 | They say that , even if the case for exploring legalisation were conceded by governments , public resistance would doom the idea . |
| 3 | But there is no doubt players outside the top bracket would back strike action all the way . |
| 4 | You would drop them , bang them , let the rain dampen them , but every night you 'd pull them through and oil them , then every time you squeezed the trigger the boring old things would fin . |
| 5 | With extra duty on these goods , prices on the High Street would rocket . |
| 6 | He led others to assume that soon world-dazzling poetry would catapult from his head as it had from those of other English boys : Lennon , Jagger , Bowie . |
| 7 | A score of under 40 would indicate a very high investment risk , and so only in unusual circumstances would investment be worthwhile . |
| 8 | Only when the rich treated the poor as equally worthy human individuals would class harmony as well as material improvement be achieved . |
| 9 | She found herself wondering how long Matilda would rant against Guy , and another stray thought flashed through her mind . |
| 10 | Most reasonable people would side with the rhetoric of ‘ rights ’ here , particularly of the giraffe 's plight were it unnaturally cramped . |
| 11 | Strength and physical endurance would rocket as blood surged around their systems with unprecedented vigour . |
| 12 | Ormrod J. seems to hold in Corbett that sexual relations with a woman with an artificial vagina would amount neither to consummation nor to adultery . |
| 13 | Organisers said that the successful bidder would lunch with the governor who had offered the prize . |
| 14 | This appears to validate the NFHA 's prediction that the abolition of fair rents would fuel rental inflation . |
| 15 | Security sources have revealed the final decision on how to approach a potentially volatile situation would hinge on a number of key factors . |
| 16 | The British decision confirmed what had become increasingly apparent since 1958 , that the EEC was central not just to European integration , but to Western Europe as a whole , and that after 1957 the history of West European cooperation would centre upon the EEC , upon both its activities and the response to it by the other European states . |
| 17 | Already many experience difficulties in getting to their GP ; having to change to a more distant practice would disadvantage them further . |
| 18 | Thus , for example , those with mental handicap would obtain fewer resources because one year of mentally handicapped life would rate as lower in quality than one year of normal life . |
| 19 | These are the establishment of an ethical committee which would weed out corrupt party officials , the disbanding of the notorious workers guard , a declaration that the new party would hand back to the nation a substantial chunk of the old party loot , and a resolution calling on all parties , including their own , to withdraw from workplaces . |
| 20 | The law generally would provide ( unless the contract specifically stated to the contrary ) that such intellectual property would vest in the seller , but it is as well to clarify the point ahead of time . |
| 21 | Every morning the whole company would drag-arse on to the stage . |