Example sentences of "would [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not seem to appreciate the contradiction between his virulent denunciations of parliamentary democracy and the increasingly close economic ties being woven between Spain and the western democracies ; nor between his belief that economic nationalism was best and the fact that unless Spain liberalized its economic policies , it would remain isolated from the growth then beginning to be enjoyed by the rest of Europe . |
| 2 | In such a way the democratic ideal would be preserved ; at no time would the government be rudderless , and the Queen would remain isolated from party politics . |
| 3 | In late October 1990 Namaliu adjourned parliament early in order to avoid a planned no confidence motion ( over the Bougainville situation — see above ) , and in November he announced that the legislature would remain adjourned until July 1 , 1991 . |
| 4 | Mrs Yvonne Partridge , of Women Against the Ordination of Women , said she hoped that the Chester Diocese would remain united whatever next Wednesday 's decision . |
| 5 | That moment when she had seen him standing on the jetty , a tall dark figure against the bright sun , would remain locked in her memory foever . |
| 6 | The chairman of the Ivory Manufacturers ' Association in Zimbabwe , however , advised against withdrawal from CITES ; this could affect tourism and aid , he said , while ivory trade markets would remain blocked . |
| 7 | The electric typewriter was covered by its hood and would remain covered while he was still there . |
| 8 | This was little help : giving a working man equality of opportunity was tantamount to rejecting his claims outright , for the scales of wealth and influence would remain weighted against him . |
| 9 | If I strained I could see the world as others did , stereoscopically , but if I relaxed binocular vision would ensue , and while one ‘ eye ’ would remain focused , the other would slide away into the clouded periphery where The Fat Controller and his machinations held sway . |
| 10 | ‘ Were the Conservatives to remain in office , that money would remain buried in the bank vaults , unable to benefit the people of our town . ’ |
| 11 | It would remain pegged to the deutschmark at a new rate of DM1.00=13 dinars . |
| 12 | Partnership in operation can release physical and financial resources that otherwise would remain obscured . |
| 13 | As European financial controller Ton Canta says : ‘ We felt confident that this was a company that would remain committed to its products well into the future ’ . |
| 14 | I ca n't even claim to know what he would want done , because I know almost nothing about him . |
| 15 | The group company may then receive the benefit of any allowable loss in respect of the liability , which the warrantors would want taken into account in calculating their liability . |
| 16 | In March 1922 Steel-Maitland proposed a strong motion of confidence in Younger that was a clear rebuke to his critics ; Younger lowered the temperature by asking Steel-Maitland to withdraw the motion , but the Executive accepted this only " on the understanding that Sir Laming Worthington-Evans would make known to his colleagues in the Government that the Committee would bring the matter up again unless the attacks by Ministers on Sir George Younger ceased " . |
| 17 | See I , I personally in , in the past I would 've jumped on it and gone for it . |
| 18 | No somebody would 've noticed that . |
| 19 | But at the same time so presumably he would 've supported it . |
| 20 | would 've struggled in that job . |
| 21 | ‘ I got him a bit of coley , and it cost me what salmon would 've cost a few years back . |
| 22 | round it and like Dave said it would 've cost him , sort of , seven or eight pound a day in petrol |
| 23 | For example then all of you do the inimitable NMTs and would 've lost a mark , the real thing is when you 've got a time clause stop , think and really focus on this meaning of the verb in the time clause , right ? |
| 24 | I 'm not saying that people would have never changed their ideas but if it would have been done in the manner that it would have been done in in the first place and if people would have been told about their future lives and if people had been , would 've accepted what was going on in light of all the decisions that have been taken previously regarding the merger issue . |
| 25 | I do n't want to raise your hopes too much , Rebecca , but I think what , er the idea behind this , I er , thing is , families with two tellies , paying twenty pounds extra for the second set , and perhaps for the third set , another twenty pounds , it 's to try and lessen the burden on viewers who genuinely ca n't afford the existing licence fee as it is now , and Rebecca , I would have thought that you would 've fallen into that category . |
| 26 | I tell you , if I 'd have know what the content of the training was gon na be , I would 've arranged for our twelve crime prevention officers to go across there and listen to it , because there was a locksmith there that gave a lot of sound advice in relation to security of homes as well cars that really was good basic grounding for a crime prevention officer . |
| 27 | So it would 've led to other things as well . |
| 28 | But that would 've tied in again with , with the beginning because what is affordable erm would he get the benefits that he was wanting at the end of it . |
| 29 | would 've lived in it . |
| 30 | ‘ Reagan , Hatch , Quayle , they would 've clapped you in jail in the old days . ’ |