Example sentences of "[noun] that would [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the success of the Inuit is based far more on dressing , housing and feeding themselves as well as possible , and avoiding risks that would expose them unduly to cold . |
| 2 | Between Levels 1 and 2 there is at least a logical association that would support their inclusion in some form in the same hierarchy . |
| 3 | There must be enough of the right food , the temperature and habitat must be right , there must not be too many other animals that would parasitize it , or kill it for food . |
| 4 | Hewlett-Packard Co is crossing itself to ward off any demons that would give it the same misery Sun Microsystems Inc is going through moving from Solaris 1.0 to Solaris 2.0 . |
| 5 | The libraries with the most extensive training programmes were most likely to be the ones who had clearly identified their training needs , and who were looking for ways of either increasing or maintaining the effectiveness of their training by developing methods that would enable them to get round the restriction of decreasing staff ‘ mobility ’ . |
| 6 | Nell would never rest until she could get closer to confirm her worst suspicions , and paradoxically it was the woman in her that provided the intensity of emotion that would let nothing stand in her way . |
| 7 | Bernes , who has since resigned , denies the allegations and made a counter-claim that Valenciennes trainer Boro Primorac had approached Marseille to secure a result that would help them avoid relegation . |
| 8 | This thick tash must be accompanied by a large cigar and the refusal to go to any club that would have you as a member • Nabisco takes over disco as this year 's club theme . |
| 9 | Groucho said , ‘ Any club that would accept me as a member , I would n't want to join . ’ |
| 10 | According to a representative of the Public Citizen group , the Administrat-XXXX ion 's present proposals " fail to offer substantial , enforceable guidelines that would protect US citizens from contaminated meat , pesticide-covered fruit and vegetables and toxic air and water " . |
| 11 | Aye , that , it 'd be the Voltarol that would give her the , the black stuff coming through . |
| 12 | The big broker even asked me , as I left his office , if I could recommend someone to design a programme that would let him keep track of his client 's accounts as he traded . |
| 13 | They also sensed that it would help them to make sure that managed competition was made to work ; they feared that , if it failed , politicians might opt for a government-run programme that would cut them out entirely . |
| 14 | And he pledged to lead an Opposition that would fill it . |
| 15 | As she walked up Tullis Street , Templeton 's came into view , and she headed for the entrance that would take her to the offices where she d been told to report . |
| 16 | Hurriedly , with her head down , she made her way to the nearest entrance that would take her back into the factory . |
| 17 | For any expense that would help them to get through it with a minimum of inconvenience and effort , they should be able to claim , subject to appropriate limits and verification , reimbursement from public funds . |
| 18 | She remained there for four years , confined to a cell that would allow her neither to sit nor lie down : it was closed by a large stone that could be moved only by Roger . |
| 19 | In each of the corners of the civilised world , men and women pondered the flawed and tragic conditions of human life and attempted to find solutions that would enable them to survive the suffering that flesh is heir to . |
| 20 | You might go and collect , oh er what Coliupe Collium , Collium Maculatum , spotted come up , you 'd go and cut it , you know , bring it in , get the Succus Conium that would keep you going , you know , sometimes he would he 'd say Oh blast you , we used two garlands of it . |
| 21 | Donald Hardie , the Scottish director of the IoD , feels the problem stems from the education system , with girls being discouraged from studying the subjects that would get them on to the business ladder . |
| 22 | It was the Richard Branson that would throw anybody in a swimming-pool — literally and metaphorically — often forgetful of the cost , be it of a junior employee 's ruined wristwatch or an editor 's dignity ( the watch could be paid for afterwards : dignity was harder to repair ) ; the Richard Branson that , when playing wicket-keeper in a company cricket match , would tie cotton round the bails and then ‘ when the batsman has been in long enough ’ yank them off with a roar of laughter , all the more resounding for the look of fury on the fallguy 's face . |
| 23 | Down below the bridge , he knew , about eight or nine shambling street people would be setting up the plastic pallets and bakers ' trays that would keep them off the floor for the night . |
| 24 | So you got ta get away and underneath and I have n't got the rer rer the socket spanners that would do it , so well I have n't got a spanner let alone a socket ones that would do it ! |
| 25 | Minsky 's ‘ supreme organizer ’ view must be a hierarchical one , for that organizer alone has the model of its relation to other modules , and it must therefore always be in control , because no other module has the model of relationships that would allow it sometimes to be in control ( in the way a heterarchical view requires ) . |
| 26 | There was a certain ritual quality in this exchange , as though Melanie had stumbled on the secret sequence of words that would lead her safe over the sword-edge bridge into the Castle of Corbenic . |
| 27 | Those previous kisses had had meaning after all , and now he had only to utter those three little words that would send her up into the clouds . |
| 28 | The clamour of her heartbeat filled the silence between them , as she struggled to find the words that would send him away forever . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | As he 'd hobbled back through the sleet a tiny part of him had hoped her gratitude would include an embrace , or at least a few words that would let him know she felt something for him . |