Example sentences of "that would [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She could tell he was close to some revelation that would explain what was going on . |
| 32 | And if the religious world sought to understand the passing away of the old order and the emergence of the new one , the secular world too , faced with the greatest social change in history , reacted by the invention of sociology and the construction of grand social theories that would explain it all . |
| 33 | The Policyholder may claim a constructive total loss when the subject matter of insurance is reasonably abandoned to the Insurer on the account of its actual total loss appearing to be unavoidable or because it could not be preserved from such actual total loss without an expenditure that would exceed its value when recovered/repaired . |
| 34 | The reason for not accepting what people call the social chapter , which is in reality the imposition of labour laws that would damage our competitiveness , is that we intend to keep our competitiveness and we are not prepared to lose our competitiveness against Japan and the United States , even though that is the express policy of the Labour party . |
| 35 | I 'm a pretty perceptive person , I understand people quite well , but I never dreamt that my mother could do anything that would damage my daughter so greatly . |
| 36 | Thousands of Montenegrins , many in national costume , waited at the quayside in Bar for the Italian warship that would bring him home . |
| 37 | Luke 's features seemed to reshape themselves momentarily , his expression become one of savage anger , and he had taken the first step of the few that would bring him round the desk to her before she saw him drag control back to himself . |
| 38 | But of all Koresh 's dubious activities it was gun dealing that would bring him in to conflict with authority . |
| 39 | Working among books was , on the face of it , a ladylike occupation , Mrs Broome had thought , and one that would bring her daughter into contact with a refined , intellectual type of person . |
| 40 | In the morning , the shipping line said there would be a special connecting train that would bring them and the other 180 Irish passengers to the ship at Queenstown in time for the sailing . |
| 41 | Kings led them into battle for the land ( e.g. 2 Kings 8 ) and prophets pointed them to a righteousness that would bring them to a new highway , a land where mountains would be levelled , rough places smoothed ( Is. 40.4 ) , and the Prince of Peace would establish his kingdom . |
| 42 | She set off up the scarp , using juts and ledges as a diagonal staircase to take her on a course that would bring her close to Johannsen when they both reached the top of the incline . |
| 43 | For instance , the conditions in which it becomes possible for an animal to perform an act that would bring it food become rewarding themselves . |
| 44 | By virtue of Core Rule 36 , many transactions which would fall full square within Core Rule 28 are exempted because the Chinese Wall serves to negative the firm , or certain individuals within the firm , of the requisite knowledge that would bring it within the prohibition contained in Core Rule 28 . |
| 45 | ’ If that 's not a summary of failed inspiration , failed compassion , and the failed dream that would bring us together , then the Levellers are the next Sex Pistols . |
| 46 | It was going to be well into the next bio-day , I knew , before we made all the Netline interactions that would bring us to the rendezvous point . |
| 47 | I am sure your grandmother would have wanted you to spend it on something that would bring you happiness . |
| 48 | She felt that her heart would burst with the ache of love , and searched in her mind for words that would bind him to her and bring him back . |
| 49 | A look that claimed her for his own and spoke of a love that would bind them together for always . |
| 50 | Thus , while a Luxembourger , an Irishman , a Dutchman or a Belgian may see a European superstate as giving them a much larger stage on which to perform and one that would cost them nothing in sovereignty since what they have is already so diluted , to us it would mean the end of that independence which has allowed us to play a unique and continuing role in world affairs and to have this Gracious Speech setting out our parliamentary programme . |
| 51 | Some people will actually say , if I could add something to the plan that would cost you just a little bit more , which means that if you 're off work through illness , the company , Abbey will pay the premiums for you , would you be prepared to pay a bit more . |
| 52 | ‘ None of us could find anything that would shift it however much elbow grease we used . |
| 53 | Students spent a lot of time travelling ( walking and even running ) from one lecture to another in various parts of London , and it was increasingly demanded that they should find within the walls of the College all that they required , or that they should at least pay a fee that would entitle them as of right , rather than for charity 's sake , to enter medical lectures . |
| 54 | The barrister behaved impeccably , and indicated repeatedly that he was not prepared to concede that he had ‘ offended against [ section 19A of the Act of 1985 ] in a way that would entitle your Honour to make an order . ’ |
| 55 | No detractor however imaginative or ingenious could find anything that would pain him or put him out of countenance . |
| 56 | What norms did people learn that would blind them to the obvious ? |
| 57 | The right-wing intellectuals sought to influence postwar political culture in a way that would destigmatise their fascist ideas . |
| 58 | There are a lot of institutions that would love our collections . |
| 59 | The clamour of her heartbeat filled the silence between them , as she struggled to find the words that would send him away forever . |
| 60 | Those previous kisses had had meaning after all , and now he had only to utter those three little words that would send her up into the clouds . |