Example sentences of "he would [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of my own patients grew up in a loving family where it was assumed that he would eventually study law — just like his grandfather , his father and his uncle . |
| 2 | Nigel , for one , often used to exaggerate his nationalism , much to the annoyance of his older sister , Laura ; he would blimpishly express contempt for foreigners , in particular the French . |
| 3 | He would willingly do homage to whoever was selected . |
| 4 | Firstly , that if he could do so , he would rather bring joy than pain . |
| 5 | It means that the drug squad there can concentrate on harder drugs , and certainly I I pu , a recent interview with a a police inspector from Amsterdam said he would rather deal with , you know , he would rather have cannabis users than certainly alcohol , problems with alcohol . |
| 6 | He could live here at Thrushcross Grange , which is a finer house than Wuthering Heights , but he would rather receive rent than live comfortably . |
| 7 | Without such treatment , he would soon develop dementia and blindness and would die by age 7 . |
| 8 | If John Major , or anybody else , could prevent the local garage overcharging or under-performing , or encourage a lower-price , less uniform snacks policy in pubs , he would doubtless win brownie points from some voters . |
| 9 | The two causes were closely linked from the 1840s and it is not surprising that when Cassell visited New York in 1853 as a delegate to a World Temperance Convention he would also use Beecher at work in Ohio . |
| 10 | He would also fight tooth and nail to keep her from the likes of Tommy Allen . |
| 11 | So he would maybe get word from the head of the house or the nearest rel call on them . |
| 12 | ‘ Coming home from school he had to cross the park , ’ said Cis , ‘ and he would always play football without coming home to change his clothes . |
| 13 | He would personally assume responsibility for disconnecting food and water supplies and would not give Tony antibiotics if he developed any more infections . |
| 14 | But he also smoked and drank and boasted that he would sometimes have sex before a race because he enjoyed the physical release . |
| 15 | He wanted to but was afraid he would only cause trouble . |
| 16 | It was very common that the duty wag at the time would make a little paper boat , and probably get some fat or grease from some convenient part of the ship , He would then set light to this and let it sail down the waterway whilst there was a great row of people sitting attending to their needs of nature . |
| 17 | Hank was fun , even if it did look as if he would never make Grade 12 and never earn much . |
| 18 | He would never set foot in Liberty 's , let alone Harrods — those haunts of the rich and the would-be rich represented for him the scornful laughter of the haves towards the have-nots . |
| 19 | Stories abounded that he would not live , then that he would not walk and finally that he would never play golf again . |
| 20 | Saibol 's brother , Tepilit , was ready to die because he realized that he would never get justice . |
| 21 | Maybe I liked the Mystery Man because he represents no threat — he would never have time for someone as ordinary as me . ’ |
| 22 | Peter replied that he would never lose faith . |
| 23 | He was really loved , even for his eccentricity , which was that he would never allow alcohol in any form to come into our walls . |