Example sentences of "[noun pl] would [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Savage , like Mr Yates , is an original , but only his most devoted fans would think him a lovable one . |
| 2 | But though none might be prepared to go so far as that , all British parties would quickly realize that apparent discrimination against women in their lists would do them a lot of harm . |
| 3 | The opportunity to go away from the school and work in a different atmosphere and with people who might have a different perspective on the management of organizations would give me the chance to look back into the school more objectively and question some of the assumptions I had grown to accept . |
| 4 | In the nineteenth century , however , those who conducted the research did not really believe that their subjects would tell them the truth reliably if they asked them for information directly , and so they drew inferences about people 's ideas , religious beliefs , political commitments and so on from the type of literature they had on their shelf or the pictures they had on their walls . |
| 5 | ‘ Tell me something … did you think praising my Caribbean designs would win you an ally in all these underhand schemes of yours ? |
| 6 | Moreover , they were told that if anything went wrong the United Nations would guarantee them a market for their onions . |
| 7 | For failing to attend the Kirk , John Browne would be reported to the authorities by the Session and the Dragoons would pay him a visit — if they could find him . |
| 8 | Three months would give her a chance to pack up both her belongings and her brother 's — and perhaps whoever she found to take on her flat would pay a month 's rent in advance too . |
| 9 | In Wyatt v Kreglinger and Fernau [ 1933 ] 1 KB 793 the restraint was contained in a letter dealing with the plaintiff 's retirement rather than in his contract of employment and it effectively said that the defendants would pay him a pension if he refrained from working in the wool trade . |
| 10 | England were due to meet Wales in the final match of the round robin series today knowing that a share of the honours would give them the crown . |
| 11 | As a peasant from the Kursk guberniia put it in 1922 : ‘ We are not for priests nor for the church , but if only the Comrades would give us a little of what they promise : they promise a school and Socialism , but our hands are still as empty as ever . ’ |
| 12 | It was going to be a major battle and there were plenty of press predictions that the radical changes would cost us the next general election . |
| 13 | Such things would give him the freedom of action he craves . |
| 14 | We were confident that the new Beer Orders would give us the opportunity we needed . ’ |
| 15 | The dailies would clock him every now and then , leaving his flat and cowering under a flash of camera light . |
| 16 | ‘ Our proposals would offer them an alternative market for capital . ’ |
| 17 | These link roads would give us the much publicised fourteen lane M twenty five and the building of Terminal five would increase the demand for it . |
| 18 | I do nt think that it would be a good idea for someone to set up their own as many admins would consider it a waste of resources . |
| 19 | But later he said : ‘ If the public thinks I deserve to fight for the title again and one of the champions would give me a title shot , I 'll come back . |
| 20 | He followed it up , however , with a more positive view : ‘ Four wins out of our last five matches would guarantee us the runners-up spot and a place in the UEFA Cup — and that 's not a bad second prize . ’ |
| 21 | Unbeaten in the league and through to the semi-finals of the Spicers Eastern Counties Cup , Sudbury have enjoyed a dream season , and two wins from their last three league games would secure them the championship . |
| 22 | Otherwise lawyers would involve her every day more and more ; debts would increase more debts . |
| 23 | The Americans would give him the key to the US armoury . |
| 24 | When a man wished to know what a king should be like , his clerical advisers would give him an expurgated account of the careers of King David , King Solomon and King Hezekiah ; if a man aspired to be emperor , he might hear a little about Constantine and Theodosius and other imperial figures of the distant past ; but he would hear above all about Charlemagne . |
| 25 | Food and drink would be brought to me every day from all the villages , six hundred people would be my servants , three hundred men would make me a new suit , and six teachers would teach me their language . |
| 26 | Still I imagine many men would say what a way to go . |
| 27 | One o ’ the clerks 'd give you a paper bag . ’ |
| 28 | I mean , no two philosophers would give you a sort of similar approach , would they ? |
| 29 | John must have been so angry , I know that now , he 's still angry , John did n't shout at Dad or anything , or throw a tantrum , he just stood there and looked at Dad and realized the other boys would call him a liar and what could he do ? ’ |
| 30 | Wearing the suit , she weighed three hundred kilos and felt as graceful as a rhinoceros ; as soon as she was outside she 'd feel almost weightless , and the suit 's systems would give her the strength of a robot while hardly affecting the speed and ease of her movements . |