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 | The French , who would n't set foot on a plage without weighing themselves down with their entire jewellery collection , are good at finding tiny little shorts with nifty frou-frou tops . |
| 12 | And he had six people to work with who would n't waste time on stupid questions about the baby 's emotional welfare , who saw as clearly as he did the greater fascination in the sheaves of data they had already collected on the child since his birth . |
| 13 | The engineer with the irreverent sense of humour who would n't give houseroom to a defunct machine but who would carefully dismantle and put by any parts that might be of use later on would — this time next year — be helping to nourish the rose beds . |
| 14 | Rose 's mother showed the girls the house and the fowl and farm animals , including a pet goat who would n't let Rose milk her unless she sprayed herself with a perfume that the mother used . |
| 15 | We now have friends all over the country and I often think about the elderly disabled chap who would n't accept help to lift his canoe at portages or the young white faced girl who would n't give up though exhausted . |
| 16 | There surely are some people in A&R who would n't recognise talent if it hit them squarely between the eyes and others inebriated on their own power . |
| 17 | Those soldiers on Ukraine 's territory who would not swear allegiance to it were shipped off home . |
| 18 | And in fact , though perhaps it is shocking to admit it , we took some advantage of this dreadful argument during the campaign : we said we did not want to bring personalities into the election , but of course it was important that members of the Council should be responsible people who would not take advantage of their ‘ special position ’ . |
| 19 | For this we have to thank Professor Hinsley , a highly respected and trustworthy historian , who would not allow deceptions to appear under his name . |
| 20 | And the reason he remains friends with his ex-wives and lovers is that he 's a man 's man , essentially , he 's not the sort of man who would not have women friends around him unless they had , in some way , been involved with him . |
| 21 | And , when a guard protests to Riddler that , ‘ without the temple , we are practically without our wits , ’ who would not recall Dorothy Parker 's question , on learning that Calvin Coolidge was dead : ‘ How could they tell ? ’ |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 ? |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 ’ . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |