Example sentences of "[conj] would [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | The right-wing intellectuals sought to influence postwar political culture in a way that would destigmatise their fascist ideas . |
| 2 | Those around him anxious to please and do his bidding were in no doubt as to what he wanted and desperately sought a solution at any price that would satisfy their commander-in-chief . |
| 3 | The lathes were serviced with a light oil film , draped in it as if to give them an overcoat protection that would ensure their survival against age and wear . |
| 4 | It was only from the 1880s that the larger Canadian cities sprouted stations that would match their rapidly growing civic pride . |
| 5 | Under an agreement known as the Luxembourg compromise , EC states can veto decisions that would hurt their vital interests . |
| 6 | Factors that would influence their use would include : — |
| 7 | But they did not want change and the link to be forged if it were to lead on to wild and radical measures for democracy , equality , and a social revolution that would threaten their larger position of power within the developing economy . |
| 8 | They should be able to grasp a total situation from the fragments presented to them and respond linguistically in a way that would benefit their business . |
| 9 | Some people literally develop another life in which they display a side of themselves that would shock their pupils as much as their colleagues if they were to find out . |
| 10 | Between Levels 1 and 2 there is at least a logical association that would support their inclusion in some form in the same hierarchy . |
| 11 | The farmers feared heavy rain that would crush their ripening crops . |
| 12 | The promises to cut taxes had been brushed to one side , but it was unlikely that the government would wish to fight the next election against a background of undertakings that would entail their actually being increased . |
| 13 | And yet , look at all the old buggers that would sell their souls for a little bit of humanity like this one . |
| 14 | On Loch Maree the islands were dumpy , thick with Caledonian pines that would keep their blue black prickly leaves all winter . |
| 15 | Potters , faience artists , pot painters , clay figurine makers , stone carvers and the priesthood probably worked closely together , sharing ideas that would glorify their deities . |
| 16 | In the meantime , Zealot contingents commanded by a descendant of Judas of Galilee seized the fortress of Masada on the Dead Sea , exterminated the Roman garrison and prepared defensive installations that would withstand their enemies ' siege until A.D. 73 . |
| 17 | Students from all departments were invited to submit bids for up to £1000 to carry out a project of their own initiative that would develop their enterprise skills . |
| 18 | The hottest programme now is said to be on missiles that would destroy their targets within the atmosphere but without using a nuclear warhead . |
| 19 | So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too . |
| 20 | Male competition can explain many structural and behavioural differences between the sexes , but not those that are deleterious to one sex : male competition can favour characters that make males stronger but not merely ornamental characters that would reduce their fighting abilities . |
| 21 | They all looked blowsy , lipsticky and desperate , locked in a fight with a life set to trample them into the barroom floor , a series of no-account boyfriends too free with their fists and guns , and an incipient obesity that would limit their later careers to shrill mother roles . |
| 22 | One of them , Prof John Sargent , was among a band of eminent researchers in Britain , the United States , Canada , Italy and France who were bullied , cajoled and encouraged by the Odones to help in producing treatment that would save their son 's life . |
| 23 | Shortly afterwards at another meeting , Mr. Fairbank said , in response to a letter from the Ministry of Health suggesting that the vaccination officer should be paid a fixed salary , that ‘ the time had come when Whitehall had to be told that the local authorities were going to stop being ciphers , and would exercise their own judgement . |
| 24 | Two or three Zuwaya had reputations as excellent poets and would record their poems if pressed : indeed , one made a charge for doing so , a practice not approved by all . |
| 25 | In a communiqué broadcast on Jan. 17 the leaders of the Medellín and Cali drug cartels , under their assumed name of the " Extraditables " , announced that they accepted the " victory " of the government of President Barco in the five month " war " waged between them [ see p. 36844 ; 36889-90 ; 37119 ] and would end their hostilities , release their hostages , cease drug shipments and surrender weapons and explosives , in return for constitutional and legal guarantees which would respect their rights and allow them to return to their families and communities . |
| 26 | Such students , it was said , would listen with mingled pleasure and wonder to the professor 's lectures and would perform their task with the greatest cheerfulness . |
| 27 | They might be from almost any walk of life from whore to female preacher , and would follow their army ( or any army in some cases ) throughout the campaigns . |
| 28 | He named a couple of branches in particular that were ‘ snobbish ’ and would keep their distance even at communal events such as Balis , organized by the whole district . |
| 29 | The pardon stipulated that Aoun , Jamrah and Ma'luf should live abroad for at least five years and would lose their immunity if they engaged in political activity during that period . |
| 30 | The Phoenicians on the other hand have a good knowledge of the GPC rules and would use their orthographic knowledge when looking for incorrect spellings . |