Example sentences of "[conj] would [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew that the animal would either kill Sir Henry or would hurt him so badly that it would be easy to complete the murder . ’ |
| 2 | If Merton 's ‘ partner ’ adopted a character , he would refuse to accept it , or would decide he 's rather they were something completely different . |
| 3 | ‘ If only they had n't scrapped the old grammar school , ’ muttered Dr Frome , and Pumfrey saw that he was beginning to erect in his mind a structure of excuses and evasions that would justify him to himself . |
| 4 | He kept listening for sounds that would tell him Blackbeard and his henchman were in the vicinity . |
| 5 | Yes , to give him the chance to find the right one , the one that would stir him in such a way that he felt he could n't do without her . |
| 6 | Sometimes , before he drank the fourth or fifth glass of Côtes-du-Rhone that would incapacitate him , he thought with guilt of the Flanders fields , with impotence of the forests where wolves ranged , — with the sense of temptation , secret delight , and energy welling up from unknown sources of Gauguin 's cold bluster , of Vincent 's two voices . |
| 7 | He dared not move , for fear of starting a slide of loose stones that would carry him down and irresistibly over the edge of the quarry . |
| 8 | Thousands of Montenegrins , many in national costume , waited at the quayside in Bar for the Italian warship that would bring him home . |
| 9 | Luke 's features seemed to reshape themselves momentarily , his expression become one of savage anger , and he had taken the first step of the few that would bring him round the desk to her before she saw him drag control back to himself . |
| 10 | But of all Koresh 's dubious activities it was gun dealing that would bring him in to conflict with authority . |
| 11 | She felt that her heart would burst with the ache of love , and searched in her mind for words that would bind him to her and bring him back . |
| 12 | No detractor however imaginative or ingenious could find anything that would pain him or put him out of countenance . |
| 13 | The clamour of her heartbeat filled the silence between them , as she struggled to find the words that would send him away forever . |
| 14 | Isabel had scarcely felt the fiery rush of blood to her cheeks , the quick involuntary swelling of her flesh , before fitzAlan wrenched his hand away , transferring the reins from the other as if that was the only thing that would prevent him from touching her again . |
| 15 | He longed to do some real work that would give him some satisfaction at the end of a day , yet there seemed to be nothing for him to do . |
| 16 | ‘ How can I understand it , how can I understand it ? ’ he went on and on accusingly , as though scientists are to blame for not inventing a magic serum that would give him instant knowledge . |
| 17 | Then he turned , and with a little gesture of farewell crossed the highway and headed back towards Lima , a small , shambling figure glancing back every now and then in search of a truck that would give him a lift . |
| 18 | Anything that would give him his bearings again . |
| 19 | his right hand mimes the cigarette that would give him |
| 20 | He took advantage of the noisy arrival of Auguste 's staff to beat a judicious retreat , as Auguste hurled imprecations after him , based largely on the fate that would await him should the goose come to any harm as a result of his incursions into the chef 's sovereign territory . |
| 21 | Tom Watson from the US was bidding for the joint record-sixth British Open victory that would make him immortal alongside Harry Vardon . |
| 22 | At the same time , the worker has at his command tools and machinery that would make him feel enormous strength but he feels impotent because he is involved in only one part of the pattern of mass production ; never experiencing involvement with a total process from the raw material stage through to a finished product . |
| 23 | That is the good side of the Texan , the stuff that would make him an asset in countries , such as Britain or France , where the old political order needs a solid whack . |
| 24 | For his own good she frequently reminded him of the horrors and deprivations that would befall him there . |
| 25 | Colin inspected the room looking for the clues , looking for the vital piece of information that would lead him to the same conclusion as Smith . |
| 26 | Much good that would do him . |
| 27 | What I was getting was just what the salesman adviser had in his bag that would earn him commission . ’ |
| 28 | Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night . |
| 29 | And I could willingly kiss him , if I was n't sure that would shock him to death ! ’ |
| 30 | Tom Scotland flew 62 ops from Italy with a Pathfinder squadron ( 614 ) ; his autobiography is a story of his search for truth , for something that would enable him to make sense out of all the destruction and chaos that was a part of wartime life . |