Example sentences of "thing [conj] would [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I let your white flesh and your skinny body and your blond hair blot out things that would have made me shudder at home . |
| 2 | The three chief contenders for the leadership of the Socialist Party , when the ailing Andreas Papandreou hands it over , all tell you sensible things that would have got them drummed out of the party ten years ago . |
| 3 | They refused to examine particular complaints or cases , did not examine branch files and did not interview rank-and-file officers ; in other words , they did none of the things that would have had to be done to get at the truth . |
| 4 | Of course , there may be those who would argue that the entrenchment of the middle ground in power would be a good thing that would lead to moderate government and stable policies , but let them not argue that it would also be fair or would give the majority of people what they wanted of government . |
| 5 | The only thing that would have made it better was if it was in 3-D . ’ |
| 6 | The one thing that would have persuaded him to accept an invitation for the Stuttgart Ballet to go to South Africa would have been if he could show a really good black dancer working alongside the whites . |
| 7 | The sort of thing that would have delighted him a few months ago — he would have chuckled over its witty irreverence , and imagined with pleasure Clare 's shock and embarrassment had she come across it . |