Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] would [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In Middlesbrough it would be easier to say which building I would leave standing ! |
| 2 | Having now met each other , it seemed that everywhere I went on camp I would come face to face with him , usually with his entourage of armourers fanning out behind him . |
| 3 | ‘ I told Gary I would keep tabs on him . |
| 4 | Of course I would like tenants to have realistic rent demands and then have successful businesses on the back of them , and I hope that the rent demands will turn out to be realistic in relation to the actual security of tenure offered under the new style of lease and in relation to the business opportunities offered under that style of lease as well . |
| 5 | Every Thursday afternoon I would join Gyggle in his office and together we would cross the campus to the squat blockhouse that housed the experimental psychology faculty . |
| 6 | With any luck I 'd have time to dry my hair and dive back into the satin whatsits before he arrived . |
| 7 | But Dennis Oliver , the man leading the MCC rebels in their bid to get the vote of no confidence at next month 's meeting of all 17,500 MCC members was equally defiant , saying : ‘ We are going ahead full steam with our campaign , and if we win the vote I would expect Dexter and the selectors to resign . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I said that if I was turfed out by the trade union vote I would see Neil Kinnock and we would then both issue a statement afterwards , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Whatever the ultimate effects of the present move to academic excellence and competition in our schools I would point people in the diocese to notice the serious cuts which are being made within other areas of education in both Cumbria and Lancashire — and especially , in this time of discussion about juvenile crime , in the County Youth Services . |
| 10 | For me , Richter and Kondrashin ( on Philips , and recently issued on their new Insignia label at mid-price ) are far closer to the real thing , while for the best among more modern recordings I would suggest Zimerman and Ozawa on DG . |
| 11 | This deal was made acceptable to those provinces which would lose seats in the new Senate by increasing their representation in a House of Commons expanded from 295 to 337 members . |
| 12 | Shas was said to have offered to participate in a coalition which would include Meretz , provided that an accommodation could be reached between Labour and the other two religious parties . |
| 13 | In other parts of the world there have been cases where it was desired to combine a system of local independent governments with a unifying central administration which would provide strength especially for foreign affairs and defence . |
| 14 | In very broad outline , the first stage ( 1908 ) was to pay , subject to means , a pension well below subsistence which would supplement income from other sources . |
| 15 | The delegates , who discussed ways of strengthening the enforcement of the UN 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea , urged closer co-operation to establish regional organizations which would regulate fishing on the high seas and settle disputes . |
| 16 | The new policies envisage that although the state remains the ‘ fundamental instrument ’ in applying educational policy , responsibility for provision should be devolved to non-governmental bodies — including firms , co-operatives , citizens ' associations and social or humanitarian organizations which would subsidize community schools on a non-profit basis . |
| 17 | The first was an accelerated attempt to broaden the focus of the family planning programme to include the broader concept of family welfare planning — an ingenious verbal massage of an increasingly tarnished image , but one which did acknowledge the need for a better delivery system for family health including better preventative medicine , pre- and post-puerperal care and advice on household hygiene which would lower infant mortality rates and improve the health of the family . |
| 18 | He is one of the most exciting one-day players in the world , with footwork which would do credit to Victor Sylvester . |
| 19 | Although in many bona fide commercial transactions it may be there will be no element of bounty which would exclude Part XV . |
| 20 | There was a danger that the blood would become poisoned by pus or by some other morbid agent which would render death by pyaemia inevitable . |
| 21 | Darlington Ramblers spokesman Alan Hutchinson , who accused the committee of favouring landowners in rights of way issues , said the suggested change at Cleatlam which would skirt fields rather than cross them would offer inferior views and be longer . |
| 22 | But it set up a pattern of eating which would take Odette years to break . |
| 23 | Mr Major believes any rebellion can be quelled by extending the debate on Scotland and continuing to drive home the message that devolution leading to independence would harm Scottish interests , reduce Scotland 's influence within the EC , and cause political uncertainty which would draw investment away south of the border and abroad . |
| 24 | Chevron also introduced new measures — popularly known as shark repellants — to prevent an unwanted takeover , introduced a new rule which would prevent Pennzoil from calling a shareholders ' meeting and asked the courts to approve its actions . |
| 25 | Mention has been made as to the nonexistence of an allocation for housing and as to the suitability of this forum for consideration of the effect which would take place of development with or without the existing allocation . |
| 26 | The prospect of a further fall in prices led the 25-country Inter-African Coffee Organization ( IACO ) meeting in Kampala in November , to call for the creation of a coffee cartel which would curb output , drain supplies and push up prices . |
| 27 | Bush had recently proposed an alternative which would provide tax credits to all but the largest businesses if they voluntarily adopted a similar leave policy . |
| 28 | The vice-chairman , Fred Boyd , called on the Republic 's government to take action which would prevent Ulster firms from ‘ under-pricing ’ supply contracts in the Republic . |
| 29 | The association 's leaders , who in two days of talks failed to secure any significant improvement in the the 9 per cent , 18-month offer thrown out last month , said that the ballot form would ask if members supported sanctions , possibly including action which would disrupt services to patients . |
| 30 | At present several attempts are being made to devise performance indicators which would enable schools to be graded , and serve both as a management tool and as a guide to parents in choosing a school . |