Example sentences of "[indef pn] [adj] that would " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said I did n't want anything shoddy … something strong that would stand up to a bit of rough and tumble . ’ |
| 2 | Worse was to come , as my spade hit something solid that would n't respond to leverage . |
| 3 | Designer of the stamps , Paul Hogarth , commented that ‘ Glasgow presents a wide spectrum of flamboyant Victorian architecture and it was quite a task to choose something symbolic that would make a good image on the stamps . |
| 4 | ‘ I should think he looked around for something heavy that would take glue , and with all that junk lying around there was bound to be something . |
| 5 | She stopped abruptly , and Belinda thought it was because she had been about to say something outspoken that would betray this afternoon 's confidences — ‘ A wife like Belinda , ’ or ‘ Someone to share your house and your life , ’ but when Faye did speak again her tone was not the breezy cover-up that Belinda had expected . |
| 6 | That baby Maria Luisa was that something precious that would bring Maria Luisa back to you . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I could n't find a mirror I liked or that was even the right size , so I decided to have one handmade that would incorporate the colours and the theme of the living room , ’ said Geoff . |