Example sentences of "and would [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Those visitors of hers always make such a lot of noise ! ’ could mean that the old gentleman wants to take his nap ; but it could also mean he feels left out and would welcome something to do . |
| 2 | It may be local and would welcome you . |
| 3 | Labour says that it will reverse every step that the Government have taken to protect businesses , and would leave them to the mercy of Labour 's own local councils . |
| 4 | He still liked to come down for meals but often could n't last out and would leave his food and return . |
| 5 | My constituents saw him as a responsible Government officer who came to the House to say that the Government washed their hands of the matter and would leave it alone . |
| 6 | She knew her sons and would bet her last pound that Geoffrey had been awake waiting for something like this . |
| 7 | Next day Balcha sent a force to escort my father to the town : my mother , who was pregnant and tired , remained in camp — and would regret it all her life . |
| 8 | Shortly afterwards at another meeting , Mr. Fairbank said , in response to a letter from the Ministry of Health suggesting that the vaccination officer should be paid a fixed salary , that ‘ the time had come when Whitehall had to be told that the local authorities were going to stop being ciphers , and would exercise their own judgement . |
| 9 | He said he would and would advise them strongly to support me . |
| 10 | I refer to your interview today for the above appointment and would advise you that , after careful consideration , the Sub-Committee has decided to recommend to the Regional Council that be appointed to the post . |
| 11 | The system was ‘ crazy ’ and would do nothing to help struggling publicans , he said . |
| 12 | by the late Seventies it was generally acknowledged that a funding system partially dependent on the departments would be unlikely to assure speedy progress towards a comprehensive service in the sector and would do nothing to reduce the substantial regional inequalities in the distribution of extra hospital facilities . |
| 13 | As I wrote to you at the time ( since you refused even then to see me or any of your old friends and supporters ) I accepted the MS as a sacred trust and would do what I could to see that it eventually saw the light of day in the most appropriate form . |
| 14 | Since paraprofessional social welfare personnel are an important resource for meeting people 's needs , one would assume that policy makers , social service administrators and professional social workers would view them in this light and would do what they could to support and develop this valuable resource . |
| 15 | Just the same , she had made a promise and would do what she could to keep it . |
| 16 | The mare trusted Nails and would do anything he asked . |
| 17 | Nevertheless we crave it and would do anything for it . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've had her two and a half years and would do anything to defend her . ’ |
| 19 | Family grief : ‘ We talk about Danny a lot and would do anything to prevent another child dying in the same way ’ |
| 20 | Well we played Monday , and would do anything to have 's greens . |
| 21 | Miss Macdonald , who had known the Stavanger family for most of her life , said that Andrew was devoted to his daughter and would do anything for her . |
| 22 | Perhaps Grimm devoutly wished that joking was possible in the circumstances ; and would do his best to make it so . |
| 23 | Mr Churchill caused Gallipoli , and would do it all again . |
| 24 | And then I had tried harder and harder to obtain opiates and would do my damnedest to get hold of morphine , opium , diamorph and anything , y'know … . |
| 25 | As for the UK situation , the Shipping Federation had plenty of free labour , while the union had no funds and would think itself fortunate if it could keep the men out for a week or two . |
| 26 | They all fancied him and would think his wife must be a monster . |
| 27 | They say that aside from getting a few noses out of joint at Microsoft Corp , enough people felt BillyGram was a silly name and would prevent it from being taken seriously . |
| 28 | ‘ He went back and they said , Yes , he could have it , and their horse and trolley was going round there at a certain date and would deliver it . |
| 29 | If any reader had found any items relating to the Bristol and Gloucestershire volunteers of any period , I should be most interested to hear from them , and would give what advice I could . |
| 30 | It allows the lining of the womb to return to normal , and would give her some idea of how long her menstrual cycle was . |