Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] would [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 2 | I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up . |
| 3 | There was no way that she would give him the satisfaction of seeing her emerge later in the evening with puffy red eyes . |
| 4 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 5 | Well I I I would say that if it comes to the attention of Social Services , that we would treat it the same . |
| 6 | If only he could pick up the rock and hurl it , defiantly , to reciprocate the violence with such a true aim , that it would smash whatever the chosen target . |
| 7 | King Edward bent to pick it up amid suggestive laughter , declaring ‘ shame on him who thinks evil of it ’ , and prophesying that he would make it the most sought-after badge of honour in Britain . |
| 8 | When those arrested threatened the lord mayor that they would inform the King how they were dealt with , he defiantly replied that he would save them the trouble and do it himself . |
| 9 | It would be just reward for their recent form , and no-one would begrudge them the honour . |
| 10 | My contract said very clearly that I had to have complete control of the making of the film , so I asked Darryl Zanuck if he would please replace me and I would give him the necessary time to find someone else . |
| 11 | And I would buy you the most |
| 12 | Yes , he replied , if I would send him the postage . |
| 13 | In view of the circumstances of his team 's downfall , perhaps the most ironic touch about the final was that Chapman had said in the Sunday Express a week before the game : ‘ I know nothing of the art of clairvoyance , but I should feel happier if someone would foretell me the vital incident which is almost sure to decide the match . |
| 14 | ‘ And you would confirm what the good physician has said ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ And I think that someone would like to dance it with me , ’ she said , as Herman , lured by the smile , came across and with a ludicrous bow , asked Erika if she would do him the honour of the dance , Erika graciously accepting , to her delight leaving Fritz looking disconsolate and unhappy . |
| 16 | ‘ I doubt if they would know what the bloody hell you were talking about . |
| 17 | Her eyes followed him as he unpacked the bike , and she wondered if he was just going to take it for granted that she would sleep with him of if he would offer her the choice . |
| 18 | But instead of setting about matters in a straightforward way and asking Marko if he would sell him the ram , or let him have it as a gift-which Marko might well have done , for he was a good-natured young man-the king asked the advice of his prime minister Milosu , who was Marko 's uncle . |
| 19 | But he would deny her the simple comfort of being a presence in the apartment , she reflected savagely . |
| 20 | It really was a very good plan , because it would save her the potential embarrassment of André getting amorous over the starters . |
| 21 | Caledor does not draw the Sword of Khaine even though it would give him the power to defeat the Witch King . |
| 22 | Albert equally dreaded the law , for though it would find him the injured one , no court would approve of leaving a five-year-old to the care of its father in an airport hotel . |