Example sentences of "they would [vb infin] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are 27 women deacons in the Chester Diocese at the moment and diocesan spokesman , Rev Tim Barker , said he anticipated that many of them would want to be ordained . |
| 2 | ‘ I can not see how they are going to pay all of us from membership dues , ’ an embittered party bureaucrat said at headquarters , adding that most of them would have to be given six months ' notice . |
| 3 | Even if an idealised model of the two kinds of society could be constructed , it is apparent that the nature of communication in each of them would have to be less strongly differentiated than Goody is claiming . |
| 4 | Admittedly over ninety per cent of people who took part in a survey said that they would want to be told ; but it is important to stress that the respondents were all healthy people , and in illness attitudes may change . |
| 5 | One-third of five- and six-year-olds in one study said they would prefer to be without their sibling altogether — hardly a vote of confidence in sibship . |
| 6 | They also ask : are native enterprises being presented with a powerful ‘ demonstration effect ’ where , given the opportunity , they would prefer to be rid of an old industrial relations system in preference for the one used by their newly-arrived neighbours ? |
| 7 | To judge by the official Labour literature , they would appear to be a moderate bunch . |
| 8 | Quite apart from the fact that they would appear to be unorthodox and a distortion at its best of Christian theology , I believe it must be said of all these suggestions that , if what is intended is that they should give an equal place to women or to the ‘ feminine ’ within the Christian religion , they fail . |
| 9 | In so doing , they would appear to be influenced by what they consider will be necessary to prove the matter in court as well as by their own , sometimes unenlightened , opinion of what ‘ true ’ rape really is . |
| 10 | Of the predators , fruit pigeons were abundant on figs whose seeds are inviable thereafter , but they avoided , as in the Trinidad example , the large fruits , such as those of Dysoxylum ( Meliaceae ) , which they would appear to be able to deal with ( these fruits are dispersed by hornbills ) . |
| 11 | Most people say that in an ideal world they would assume to be spending roughly double on entertainment of all kinds , compared with when they were working . |
| 12 | The letter did not say that they would continue to be charged for the service , unless they wrote and asked for it to be stopped . |
| 13 | Gaidar ( as Deputy Premier in charge of economic reform — see below for his transfer to the Finance Ministry ) pledged government help for the farmers , promising that they would continue to be eligible for preferential loans , and that a draft bill to release farmers ' sons from military service was in preparation . |
| 14 | They would continue to be a significant force in Gaul until the Byzantine threat led them to relinquish their holdings in Provence in 537 . |
| 15 | Claiming responsibility for the attacks , the UFF labelled Castle Street as ‘ a Republican taxi rank ’ , and warned the black taxis there they would continue to be legitimate targets . |
| 16 | I 'd be glad to hear from anyone who feels they would like to be a volunteer and I can promise many rewards from doing such a worthwhile job . |
| 17 | Some chairmen of select committees were critical of some aspects of their coverage , mainly because they would like to be covered even more , but most chairmen expressed their satisfaction with the way in which the work of select committees had been portrayed on television during the experiment . |
| 18 | Feminist Book Fortnight 1991 would like to inform readers that the FBF list of authors who have indicated that they would like to be involved can be obtained asap from the telephone number below . |
| 19 | Workers indicated that they would like to be able to take their holidays without being obliged to find a replacement and so have to do double duty before or after their holiday . |
| 20 | A classic example of this is the need some elderly people have to talk about death — often their own death in particular , even to the point of wanting to discuss very freely the kind of arrangements they would like to be made for their funeral : how it should be conducted , what hymns should be chosen , and who should be invited to it and to the family gathering afterwards . |
| 21 | They may reject you and isolate you because you are different from them and they would like to be like you . |
| 22 | Parents are encouraged by seeing a perceived expert being as firm as they would like to be and not being put off by the resulting tantrum . |
| 23 | Six out of 10 told us they would like to be ‘ in love ’ when they make love — especially the girls . |
| 24 | They would like to be feeling more cheerful , enthusiastic and powerful , but do n't know how . |
| 25 | They would like to be able to be caring within limits , and without the fear that they might get overwhelmed or taken for a ride . |
| 26 | A few said that they would like to be a ‘ Towny ’ or at least be able to command similar respect . |
| 27 | As a compensation , and as a substitute for the lost narcissism of childhood , ‘ normal ’ people develop an ego ideal , a conception , more emotional than intellectual , of how they would like to be . |
| 28 | Leading journalists covering the particular sport were invited to attend the lunch and to give their views on how the sponsorship could best benefit the sport and on how they would like to be kept in the picture . |
| 29 | For example , when asked if they would like to be a policeman 47 per cent . |
| 30 | The Directory will only list and be sent to those who have indicated — either on this year 's or last year 's questionnaire — that they would like to be included . |