Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] he would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | William realised he would have to handle the unloading alone if the van did not arrive in the next few minutes . |
| 2 | Mickie then and there decided that if the opportunity arose he would team up with Raoul on future helicopter design . |
| 3 | He said if the second stage of his fight to prosecute Dr Howe failed he would take it to the European Court of Human Rights . |
| 4 | Whitlock doubted he would have another gun but he still approached the warehouse with professional caution . |
| 5 | ‘ There are these witnesses in the Rosy Crown pub say they heard Tim Cheever say he 'd like to clear the Pitts away , and a man who says he heard Flo Coster say , Do it with poison . |
| 6 | ‘ And Ivor promised he 'd come tonight . ’ |
| 7 | At the church , me poor sister was near to swoonin' , our mum 'ad to give 'er smellin'-salts , with 'is reverend the vicar sayin' 'e 'd 'ave to cancel the ceremony . |
| 8 | Had Ras Makonnen lived he would have assumed control of the country when Menelik was incapacitated , and as his cousin would undoubtedly have succeeded him . |
| 9 | While he is not a charismatic figure , his supporters say he would prove a worthy defender of the rights of backbenchers against increasing government power . |
| 10 | NICK FALDO knows that but for his Saturday stumble he would have waltzed away with the US PGA title yesterday here at Bellerive . |
| 11 | When spring came he 'd find plenty to do in the garden . |
| 12 | Chris Waddle confirmed he would leave Marseille at the end of the season . |
| 13 | GWR was approached by DLT 's agent 2 weeks ago , and market research showed he 'd prove a hit with the listeners . |
| 14 | Corbett sensed he would make little princess if de Craon continued in this vein ; he walked over to where a small , wooden crucifix was nailed to the mast and put his hand on it . |
| 15 | Although Creggan preferred in such weather to keep inland he had a natural preference for the coast and on calmer days when the wind abated he would spend a few hours along the shore . |
| 16 | An American president can decide to focus on domestic policy only up to a point ; events in the wider world , leaders of other countries , have a habit of eating into time that the president thought he would spend on other things . |
| 17 | But Molly knew he would say when they got home , ‘ For what I shelled out for the water we might as well have filled the loos up with Chianti . ’ |
| 18 | That the killer knew he 'd find a razor to hand ? ’ |
| 19 | David said he would do just that . |
| 20 | David said he would contact a solicitor to find out what his position was with regard to access to his children . |
| 21 | Byrne said later : ‘ The local Celtic scout said he would have signed me on the spot . |
| 22 | The defender said he would sell at a price of £70,000 . |
| 23 | Asked recently what he would do when the war ended in Croatia , Arkan said he would sell his six captured tanks , hang up his combat fatigues and return to his ice cream parlour business in Belgrade . |
| 24 | If this is what the new Clause meant , then Mr Roberts said he would support it ; if it meant something else , he would not . |
| 25 | Richard said he 'd invite me over next time she came down for the weekend . ’ |
| 26 | But his ex-wife believes he would prevent her from visiting the grave . |
| 27 | But the team coach announced he would buy the drinks if Bahrain won — and they romped home 11–9 . |
| 28 | With a wife and child to support he would become a new man . |
| 29 | He did not feel that he needed to apologize , and said that if similar circumstances arose he would act in the same way . |
| 30 | Any lumberjack who was feeling sufficiently ill-disposed towards his fellow drinking companions could place on his shoulder a small chip of wood to indicate he would take on any man who cared to flick it off . |