Example sentences of "it [conj] would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You mean , it 's a fire exit so that 's the problem so you 're not gon na be able to leave anything in it that would obstruct . |
| 2 | It therefore seemed logical to press a little of every suitable plant in her garden and later to create a design from it that would remind her for many years to come of her treasured garden . |
| 3 | So how would we find an outside correspondence for jealousy , a way of writing about it that would make it real for the reader , so real that it puts him/her in touch with his/her own jealousy ? |
| 4 | What kinda religion is it that would encourage the parent to shelter the child from any outside influences and punish it by putting it out in a world you never had any way of learning about ? ’ |
| 5 | But the intention of practical English must be to ensure an understanding of what is read , not necessarily an appreciation of those aspects of it that would appeal especially to literary critics or literary historians . |
| 6 | School led ( be it school based or off-site ) INSET has much to commend it and would appear to be a very productive and effective means of meeting the development needs of both the school and the staff . |
| 7 | The caller had sounded a little bewildered , but had said that he was glad to hear it and would telephone again sometime . |
| 8 | Nevertheless we crave it and would do anything for it . |
| 9 | ‘ If that could be carried forward , the Government would be very glad to see it and would give as much help as possible . ’ |
| 10 | Hank had no doubt that , sooner or later , old tabby-cats like the MacDonald woman would get wind of it and would give his mother hell about it . |
| 11 | There was always too much to do and although she hated it when she came as a young bride , she had grown to love it and would defend it with her life . |
| 12 | Nor does the contrary proposition , that the law does not contain the clear meaning if the legislators did not intend it and would have rejected it if it had been brought to their attention . |
| 13 | It was a bitter pill to swallow , but he took it and would try to act as a man should . |
| 14 | The Head of Department then said that he considered that the criticism had been constructive , that he accepted most of it and would try out various changes . |
| 15 | It would mean our new South Ayrshire hospital leaving the NHS as we know it and would pave the way for a two-tier health service in Ayrshire . ’ |
| 16 | They used to cut it up and pretend to eat it and would cut out all different kinds of shapes . |
| 17 | Anyone want to pick up the ball and run with it and would question whether it is considered necessary and does it give you sufficient guidance at strategic level ? |
| 18 | He had a good time , said he really enjoyed it and would like to go again , and I had all the washing done for me — he did n't bring anything home dirty except the previous day 's clothes . |
| 19 | He replied that he knew damn all about it but would swear it was . |
| 20 | If he heard anything he would not dream of doing anything about it but would go on gazing indifferently over the heads of his sheep . |
| 21 | Among these was the USA , but their delegation saw the obvious sense in the proposal and while they were not authorised to approve it they would not oppose it but would abstain instead . |
| 22 | I plan to repaint it but would like to keep it in its present colours . |
| 23 | But Miss Dallam would not only feel at ease with it but would look well in it too . |
| 24 | At dinner a military band played ; the governor 's wife was ‘ a very agreeable woman , with an uncommonly mild and sweet tone of voice ’ , and the governor told Johnson and Boswell that ‘ the Arabs could live for five days without victuals , and subsist for three weeks on nothing else but the blood of their camels , who could lose so much of it as would suffice for that time , without being exhausted . ’ |