Example sentences of "would [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given this tranquil climate , few contemporary observers could have predicted that by the late 1520s the English crown and the papacy would be locked in a bitter jurisdictional conflict which would eventually end in schism . |
| 2 | Collectivism would eventually lead to totalitarianism — fascism and communism are collectivist ideologies — but it would also surface in the bureaucratic thinking of Western governments and multinational corporations . |
| 3 | Margot was slow at her schoolwork , and , with little chance of improving , it was hoped that she would eventually emigrate to Palestine with her sister . |
| 4 | He knew I would eventually return to London and my career . ’ |
| 5 | Satellites should detect small irregularities in the gas , where it would eventually form into galaxies . |
| 6 | He went on to say that he realized that Hall 's larger scheme might not materialize , but he thought that Government Offices in a similar style to his building would eventually extend to Great George Street where they would be seen in relation to the Abbey and the Houses of Parliament . |
| 7 | Veteran campaigner Jack Johnston said : ‘ The survey was a terrible indictment in terms of local heritage and proof that the townlands would eventually fall into disuse . |
| 8 | The mounting grievances glimpsed during 1979 and 1980 would eventually erupt in Spring 1989 . |
| 9 | Here we see the origins of the professional body of zoologists and botanists that would eventually flourish throughout Europe , America and the colonies . |
| 10 | None of them doubted that they would eventually get to Greece . |
| 11 | The treaty created conditions which , for three reasons , would arguably result in conflict : it was soon apparent that Louis IX possessed very little in the three dioceses worth ceding to Henry III : they were what Le Patourel called ‘ a complex and varying bundle of rights and jurisdictions , often barely effective , a fruitful source of disputes and appeals ’ . |
| 12 | But their complete conformity to traditional styles gave the village a coherence one would rarely find in Britain and never where much new building was involved . |
| 13 | They hold their feelings in , their grief , anger , frustration and would rarely weep in front of others . |
| 14 | I would gladly die in defence of that statement . ’ |
| 15 | we 'll have a vote who would rather go on top of the bonfire you or me . |
| 16 | As for having my animals fixed — I would rather go to Russia ’ . |
| 17 | And a Manchester mother vowed she would rather go to prison for life than pay a £4,000 bill run up by her son . |
| 18 | My mother argued for a while that the dry heat was known to be bracing , but Lili went on to speak of rumours of a cholera epidemic in the rural districts and disaffection among the fellahin and I said I would rather go to Bournemouth , which was a black lie but efficacious since we had gone there for our holidays and my mother seemed gratified that I should wish to return . |
| 19 | Also , I bet Gazza would rather go to Newcastle than anywhere else so I would n't rule them out . |
| 20 | Is it possible that Major would rather go into opposition — with the dangers that would mean for his continued leadership of the Conservative party — than offer PR and Scottish devolution to the Liberal Democrats ? |
| 21 | There is one scene in which the straight-guy Suwelo refuses to push a cart to the shops , he would rather go by car ; pushing a cart makes him feel un-manned . |
| 22 | Jan Aage says having scored for Norway he now hopes he can score for swindon in the league and that this is a turnning point he would rather score for swindon than norway … |
| 23 | He says he would rather stay with mum . |
| 24 | For those who would rather stay at home |
| 25 | Many of the world 's travellers would rather stay at home . |
| 26 | ‘ But , because I am relatively young , I still have the option of aiming for line management , though I would have to decide whether I would rather stay in contact with the patients . ’ |
| 27 | I would rather stay in Leith I 'm afraid but |
| 28 | I would rather draw on ideas which seem to be meaningful in the present context and which offer opportunities for further exploration — not the babies already born and growing up , but ones in the making ! |
| 29 | ‘ We would rather pay for designer labels than go to high street shops . ’ |
| 30 | We would rather talk about art or literature . |