Example sentences of "[pron] would [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Peter Walters , a former chairman of BP who now heads Midland Bank and Blue Circle , kept a row of management books behind his desk in Britannic House , but says he read them ‘ primarily for entertainment , rather as I would a novel ’ . |
| 2 | It is impossible to express the Hopes , the Fears , the various Conjectures , and Reveries , that your humble Servant must undergo this important Season , I am like the unhappy Gentleman mentioned in the Guardian ; and can scarce endure the bare Pronunciation of the Letter S : The hissing of the Tea-kettle distracts me ; and if I meet a Goose , I shun him as I would a Lion , or a Crocodile . |
| 3 | I would no doubt see him walking on the cliffs with an ancient spaniel at his heels . |
| 4 | Indeed , if I had thought that , I would no doubt have been disabused of it by last night 's debate , to which my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State , the hon. Member for Maidstone ( Miss Widdecombe ) so ably replied . |
| 5 | Breathless , she said , ‘ I meant I would no doubt hear about you through the grapevine , Mr Flint , not that I would personally — ’ |
| 6 | I can recognize the choice as right ( as I would the choice to prepare for coming danger ) however strongly I am inclined to shut off the brief glimpse in order not to be distracted from present and selfish goals . |
| 7 | ‘ After Stephen was captured I swore to serve the Queen until his release , to obey her commands as I would the King 's . |
| 8 | Little more than two months after Lord Hanson 's departure , Sir Denys announced , with his demerger plan , just such an unbundling as the archpredator himself would no doubt have undertaken . |
| 9 | Little more than two months after Lord Hanson 's departure , Sir Denys announced just such an unbundling as the archpredator himself would no doubt have undertaken |
| 10 | He was walking her home , and she planned to throw her arms round him the moment they reached the gate of her house and to kiss him which would no doubt make him stand stock still , completely flabbergasted . |
| 11 | This is not a full list , but only those more important features that I remember — items which would no doubt delight Labour and the unions , but spell the death of profitability for many British firms . |
| 12 | Towards the river we should have a grand place ; on one side a handsome lofty range of public offices , and on the other side the beautiful river with stone quays , and Lambeth , which would no doubt gradually partake of the improvement . |
| 13 | All the shares will be offered by the company as part of a comprehensive refinancing plan to reduce debt , strengthen the capital structure , increase financial flexibility and improve profitability by reducing interest costs and increase the market liquidity of the common stock — most of the shares are currently still held by former parent Perkin-Elmer Corp , which would no doubt like to see a better price before it sells . |
| 14 | The conversation turned to the Biafran War and a controversy arose about the Biafrans ' prospects of success , which would no doubt have been more favourably presented by Aitken than was believed by the General . |
| 15 | If I 'd suggested to Manuela that we murder someone , she would no doubt have gone along with it as she went along with everything else I suggested . |
| 16 | In the West , she would no doubt have gone on to pass ‘ A ’ levels or the baccalaureate with enough marks to ensure a place at university and then perhaps a career in law or medicine , banking or politics . |
| 17 | If that was what he wanted , she would no doubt tell him again , if he wished to forbid the outing , then perhaps it was time for Madame herself to break her long silence . |
| 18 | When the time came , she would no doubt lose him for ever . |
| 19 | The murder must have been a severe shock to her and she would no doubt be deeply concerned over its effect on her husband ; she should have gone to see her yesterday , or at least telephoned . |
| 20 | She would sit and answer back , stripping away his pomposity as she would the layers of an onion , before going into a sulk which could last for days . |
| 21 | Bowie aside , who would No Man ideally like to play with ? |
| 22 | Bowie aside , who would No Man ideally like to play with ? |
| 23 | But they sent it first and most often to Faramir , who would no doubt have been a better choice . |
| 24 | ‘ And who would the other be ? |
| 25 | First nominate your target and turn the gun to face it as you would a cannon . |
| 26 | The need for this editing by copying , which requires the use of a second video machine , of course , is brought about because it is not possible to edit video tapes by physically cutting and rejoining them as you would a cine film or sound tape . |
| 27 | You come to see me as you would a man upon his death-bed . |
| 28 | I would suggest if anybody has this problem , they drill the heads off as you would a rivet , punch the nail in a little and fill in then with the appropriate filler . |
| 29 | You would a Bosnia immediately , it would break up , send the U N in , look what it 's done in Bosnia . |
| 30 | You just load it as you would a program , stick it on your power drive and that 's it — full video capability . ’ |