Example sentences of "one would [verb] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 For another thing , areas that one would expect to be homologous on the basis of their connections appear totally different in other ways .
2 One of the many unusual facets of Hannah Hauxwell is her reaction to certain situations which would daunt much more apparently sophisticated people and which one would expect to be overwhelming for a simple soul from the back of beyond , such as meeting , on level terms some of the famous and mighty , or appearing in front of milling crowds and even standing up to address them .
3 It is in fact a moot point whether one would expect to be able to classify all flows as either turbulent or non-turbulent — or , equivalently , whether during transition to turbulence one should be able to designate the point at which turbulent motion begins .
4 The most noteworthy cases are those which one would expect to be pleonastic , but are not .
5 Ideally , one would like to be able to specify the particular solution corresponding to an arbitrary set of initial conditions .
6 Ideally one would like to be able to give a general characterisation of suitable sentence types ; unfortunately this is not at present possible .
7 In the event of the insolvency of either party , one would wish to be able to prove beyond doubt to a trustee in bankruptcy the interests of the parties in the property .
8 In order to be persuaded by this justification one would need to be satisfied that the price is worth paying , that is , that alternative arrangements in which power was more widely diffused would not be preferable , even though this might mean that the system produced less wealth overall .
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