Example sentences of "[conj] would [verb] [prep] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its aim was social , to equip the child with accomplishments that would secure for it gainful employment , and this , doubtless , was a major inducement for parents to spend money ; but every advertisement boasts that the school will instil those virtues — sobriety , obedience , industry , thrift , benevolence and compassion — that educationalists regard as the virtues of a successful social man . |
| 2 | Noel 's Christian socialism saw the kingdom of God as the coming state of mankind on earth , the crown of social evolution , intended by God from the very beginning of creation and the outcome of the teaching of his son , Jesus Chrismatos ; if only mankind would listen , and practise the things that would lead to it . |
| 3 | It will need every ounce of what remains of Community-mindedness to avert an EC-American showdown and the fresh blow to the sickly GATT that would go with it . |
| 4 | But if , say , a working semi-pro guitarist really wanted one of these machines he 'd justify the outlay ( about the same price as a PRS Custom ) with the many user benefits that would accrue from it . |
| 5 | Would not many of those workers prefer that option , with all the benefits that would come from it , rather than the scare stories that the Government are putting over in this pre-election period ? |
| 6 | When his illness was at the active stage , he was very particular about keeping his own utensils separate from everyone else 's , and would joke about it , saying as he sat down at the table , ‘ Make way for the leper . ’ |
| 7 | It was too late to begin to take action when the war fever had maddened the blood of the people , but if the warmongers in Germany and in this country knew beforehand that the working class of the two countries had come to an understanding , and would stand by it , the influence of that knowledge upon their counsels would be such as to compel them to submit to arbitration the points which would otherwise have been submitted to war . |
| 8 | The shadow Health Secretary , Mr Robin Cook , said Labour was fundamentally opposed to the principle of the bill and would vote against it because it would destroy the public sector ethos of the NHS and was designed to do so . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , there are clear signs of the continued exemption of Hitler from blame and the belief — as it happens not altogether misplaced in this particular case — that he had had nothing to do with the ‘ action ’ and would disapprove of it . |
| 10 | Coun Williams added local disabled groups were consulted during the planning stage of the scheme and would benefit from it along with the elderly and parents with pushchairs . |
| 11 | If anyone cut themselves , he could smell the scent of blood and would scamper towards it . |
| 12 | It was too close to Christmas to bother about embarking on any sort of adult education before it , so I pacified Toby by saying I 'd got plenty of time and would look into it after the New Year , and we settled down to wallow in being together and getting into the Christmas spirit . |
| 13 | In May 1412 a treaty ( that of Bourges ) was sealed between Henry IV and the dukes of Berry , Bourbon , and Orléans which gave the English king much of what his predecessors had spent years fighting for : a recognition that Aquitaine was rightfully English , and an undertaking to help the king defend it ; the cession of twenty important towns and castles ; and agreement that certain lands , notably Poitou , were to be held by them of the English crown , and would revert to it when the present holders died . |
| 14 | It was confirmed on Aug. 14 that the small right-wing National Smallholders ' Party led by Imre Boross had reached agreement with the Independent Smallholders ' Party — from which it had split in December 1989 [ see p. 37739 ] — and would reunite with it at an unspecified date in the future . |