Example sentences of "would [adv] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would rather Germany played the proper Scottish team but I want to keep a sense of proportion . |
| 2 | ‘ I am sure that Michelle would rather John had n't been married to Alison , but that does n't mean to say she is going to go out and murder her , let alone involve her much-loved sister in the crime ’ . |
| 3 | Would little Mikey Hatch become , like his father , a butcher ? |
| 4 | We welcome the security that the present orders offer to 1994-95 , but would not Harland and Wolff 's future , as well as that of other British shipyards , be better secured if we were to adopt the policy of new build for Britain 's merchant fleet and thus ensure that shipyards throughout the United Kingdom employ our people and that our seamen have jobs to go to ? |
| 5 | If they were , would not Blanche have said so ? |
| 6 | ‘ Disguised as Anne Duchess of York , would not Joan de Warenne have free passage 'twixt Tower and outside world — and thus be a carrier of messages and information ? ’ |
| 7 | I am very fond of my ex-editor , but on the whole I would sooner Bill got his pleasure from watching Fred Couples play golf than from reading open-razor letters to the Guardian . |
| 8 | Would both Mr and Mr like to comment on that . |
| 9 | It should be noted also that many sociologists would argue-particularly Goode , for example ( Goode , 1970 ) — that these changes are not simply confined to Britain and the United States but are taking place throughout the world , although at different paces and starting from different points . |
| 10 | Is not it the case that the European Commission , through the THERMIE programme , would back Bilsthorpe only if it was certain to go ahead , and that the only way to ensure that was through Government support ? |
| 11 | ‘ And if I had to put money on it at the moment then I would back Arsenal to win the title . ’ |
| 12 | No it would n't Iris . |
| 13 | I went mad , he said well accidents happen , I said not with my fucking dad they do n't not to my dad I said I 'll tell you what Mr if I 'd have known then what I know now I would n't even let you operate , I would n't Joy I would have said leave him alone , I wished he 'd have died when the |
| 14 | ‘ Would n't Mrs Thrigg have told the police about it ? ’ |
| 15 | After all , if things had really been the way she said , would n't Matthew have rung up and tried to explain ? |
| 16 | Would n't Veronica think it suspicious that she had gone to the lengths of calling two days running ? |
| 17 | Would n't Sue do them ? |
| 18 | I opened the can and poured the Coke , and Mrs Young , who happened to be sitting alone at the next table , turned round and said to Xanthe sweetly that she , Mrs Young , would pay for the Coke , and would n't Xanthe come and join her ? |
| 19 | Why would n't Bella learn ? |
| 20 | Assuming he phoned Donald as soon as she began to vomit and have headaches , would n't Donald ask what they had eaten for dinner ? |
| 21 | But would n't Tacitus have praised the skill |
| 22 | Also , Pierre asked , would n't Angelica 's murderer have been covered with blood ? |
| 23 | If you if you would please Trevor . |
| 24 | I mean the constructivist would never Univers |