Example sentences of "who would [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But why should she do such a thing — an unmarried girl who would desperately need help and support — especially from her child 's father ? |
| 2 | Now I 'd often pushed my nose against the window and thought what a classy joint it looked but as someone who would rather spend £50 on a coat than a meal , the prices had come between us . |
| 3 | The more so this month , which by tradition brings exceptional offers for buyers who would rather save money by relieving dealers of unsold ‘ H ’ models than covert the snob value of driving the same model with a ‘ J ’ plate . |
| 4 | Private and local jurisdiction was also shrunk by the reorganization of the royal courts to provide a more convenient service to litigants and prosecutors , who would rather get justice in the king 's court than risk appeal from lesser courts . |
| 5 | That means the average shopper who would normally spend £60 could save a fiver a week on their groceries . |
| 6 | In a speech to members of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce , Sir Leon said the country would face isolation from other Community nations , who would nevertheless wield power over the domestic economy and possibly over national security . |
| 7 | the same power may be exercised , despite the absence of a Civil Procedure Convention , with the consent of the Secretary of State ( who would presumably have regard to the known attitude of the foreign government and the terms of any relevant Convention as to consular relations ) . |
| 8 | On July 9 the Chamber of Deputies approved the removal of the parliamentary immunity from five of its members , who would thus face charges of corruption , abuse of office and illegal financing of political parties in Milan . |
| 9 | She was the first of a line of ‘ nymphets ’ who would also include Carroll Baker in Baby Doll and be raised to the permanence of art in Nabokov 's Lolita . |
| 10 | The White Shark , who would regularly sign autographs for all and sundry , had heard Gregor Townsend , tongue in cheek , suggesting that he ( Townsend ) and the gifted Fijian stand-off , Waisale Serevi , were best mates and knew each other well from Fiji 's successful trip to the 1991 Gala Sevens . |
| 11 | If it was Morrissey who would eventually encourage Stephen to write more songs ( for the set that would become the No.1 album , ‘ Viva Hate ’ , at the beginning of 1988 ) , it was Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr — now one half of Electronic with New Order 's Bernard Sumner — who provided him with the opportunity to learn his craft as the guitar player 's producer par excellence . |
| 12 | Who would today invent Britain 's House of Lords , a jumble of hereditary peers , bishops and judges , plus assorted notables ( or party hacks ) picked by successive prime ministers ? |
| 13 | Francis of Assisi maintains an astonishingly high position of regard in the hearts of many Christians who would comfortably condemn Rose of Lima , despite the fact that as well as chatting to wolves and birds , his own asceticism , and that laid on his followers , was ferocious and absolute . |
| 14 | Being unmarried , Louis-Napoleon had no one who would automatically become hostess and so he invited his cousin , Princess Mathilde Bonaparte , to act as his official ‘ wife ’ . |
| 15 | In part this was intended to embarrass President Bush into having to choose whether or not to veto the legislation before the 1992 election , since abortion is an issue on which he was seen as vulnerable among women who would otherwise vote Republican . |
| 16 | Steps are being taken to provide more secure places for the unruly and disturbed children who would otherwise disrupt community homes and reappear before the courts . |
| 17 | This gave everyone a chance to have their meal without the attention of the doves and fodies , who would otherwise steal food from your table — or even off the plate in front of you . |
| 18 | In Britain , the InterCity trains have syphoned off people who would otherwise use cars , and British Rail expects to double passenger mileage between 1988 and 2020 . |
| 19 | We want to examine possible ways of making litigation affordable , perhaps by diverting the cost from the parties ( at least initially ) so that those who would otherwise find payment difficult , impossible or off-putting might be enabled to bring or defend an action . |
| 20 | Families who would otherwise spend Christmas in bed-and-breakfast accommodation would then have a house to live in . |
| 21 | One chieftain , Wittikind , fled north to take refuge with the Danes , a race hardly known to the Franks at that time , but who would later make inroads into the empire . |
| 22 | Perhaps Ken 's one failing was that he belonged to a breed of footballer who would later include Charlie George , Rodney Marsh and Emlyn Hughes — big heads . |
| 23 | Manson 's hand-picked ‘ death squad ’ for this murderous mission was made up of Susan Atkins , Patricia Krenwinkiel , Linda Kasabian ( who would later turn witness for the prosecution at the controversial trial that followed ) and Tex Watson who , when asked by a terrified Frykowski who he was , calmly replied , ‘ I am the devil , and I am here on the devil 's business . ’ |
| 24 | He was able to make use of parrots not only in the Society 's collection , but in the vast private menageries of Lord Stanley , who was then president of both the Zoological and Linnean Societies , and who would later become Lear 's principal patron ; and in the collections of Sir Henry Halford , ‘ the eel-backed baronet ’ and physician to George IV and William IV ; of Lady Mountcharles ; and of Vigors himself , who was a neighbour of Lear 's at Chester Terrace . |
| 25 | " It sounds a good idea , " said Reggie in a judicial way ; one who would always welcome congresses , discussions , any manifestations of the democratic process . |
| 26 | Soon after midday Tom Poole and his brother Richard decided to take their interesting visitors on a short walk to the farmhouse called Marshmills in Over Stowey , home of a large tribe of Poole cousins who were almost a second family to Tom and Richard : among them were Penelope Poole , ‘ a beautiful , dark-eyed girl ’ who would never return Tom Poole 's love for her ( he died unmarried ) , and John Poole , an Oxford fellow and later the rector of Enmore , who was Tom Poole 's friend and companion from childhood . |
| 27 | Few as they were , they might be sufficient , for the men in them would be seasoned seamen and raiders who would brawl for the love of it , on shipboard anywhere ; who would defend their own northern lands to the death , on land or on sea ; but who would never march south in cold blood to throw away life defending a foreigner 's ground . |
| 28 | The main emphasis was on encouraging the use of evidence extracted from former Mafia members , who would now give evidence as far as possible in front of the judge alone [ for other provisions see p. 38979 ] . |
| 29 | Making the best of the situation , Arden-Clarke invited Nkrumah to meet him and submit his list of names for the majority of the Executive Council who would now become Ministers . |
| 30 | However much ignorant opposition there may have been at first to women taking part in public life , there are comparatively few cooperative men or women who would now oppose women being poor law guardians or members of educational communities . |