Example sentences of "[pers pn] would [vb infin] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would offer a contract that allowed him exclusivity if he gets a minimum of 100 candidates in November 1993 and 200 during 1993/94 . |
| 2 | I would ignore the claims of Nottingham Forest 's Nigel Clough and Southampton 's Matthew Le Tissier , but I 'll explain why later . |
| 3 | Had I to do this all over again , I would ignore the coins as quite irrelevant , like the samian in the Margidunum well , and place the date in the second half of the fourth century . |
| 4 | I could manage to lose five or six pounds and then I would break the diet , go back to normal food and put all the weight back on again . |
| 5 | It was so hard and stiff that I was frightened I would break the wrist . |
| 6 | I would throw the ball hard against the wall , when it bounced back , take a ‘ controlled ’ kick , all the while imagining myself as one of my St. Martin 's heroes . |
| 7 | Then — this was the really weird part — he asked if I would stay the night round there . |
| 8 | When this was over , I would switch the tape recorder off and offer some drinks . |
| 9 | For that reason I would discharge the judge 's order . |
| 10 | But I would give a king 's ransom for a good painter and craftsman . ’ |
| 11 | He wondered whether I would give a dinner , which I said I would , at my home . |
| 12 | If I knew how to make copies of myself , I 'm not sure that I would give the project high priority in competition with all the other things I want to do : why should I ? |
| 13 | Yes , I think it 's totally clear that what we need is a short message , and it 's a white paper , and therefore it 's inviting a message , so what we really need is a short message to go with the A B C and the government act on the two S P's and I would give an undertaking at this point that it will go under the chief environmental health officers ' name . |
| 14 | ‘ At night I would wrap the children in blankets , put them in the car , and drive down to New Covent Garden to collect the fruit and vegetables . ’ |
| 15 | I said that once the process of privatisation had been completed we would publish the figure for the total proceeds , and also that I would reconsider the possibility of publishing individual sale proceeds . |
| 16 | ‘ If I knew , I would tell the manager . ’ |
| 17 | I saw them from the window and called to them that I would tell the police who they were . |
| 18 | Until that moment of confrontation I had determined that I would tell the truth . |
| 19 | I would write a story on my new Smith-Corona ; I would draw a host of painted women with my new ‘ complete ’ collection of Pentel pens . |
| 20 | Hambledon District Council believes that insufficient regard has been payed erm to these issues erm in the structure plan alteration , in paragraph thirty three the P P G sets down a list of criteria erm to which local authorities er should refer erm , I 'll erm refer specifically to er to three of them and I and and comeback to them as I go through erm erm what I want to say , erm the first one I draw that I would draw the panel 's attention to is erm that the alternative of the expansion of existing towns or villages should represent a less satisfactory method at providing the land for housing that is needed , and it 's a rhetorical question really here , erm and w we would ask that erm if there has n't been a comparative appraisal erm of the two options , and how could there be , there 's no erm district or areas been identified , how can we be certain that one option is better than another under the terms of that er criterion , erm the oth second point we would draw the panel 's attention is that the proposal is a clear expression of local preference supported by the local planning authorities , and again I would emphasize there that Hambledon District Council objects , and the third one is the option of a new settlement in preference to the alternative would result in positive environmental improvements , and I 'll return to that erm briefly in relation to er to Hambledon , P P G twelve erm paragraph six one four that 's been referred to it , includes a check list of issues against which areas in for new development in general er need to be er considered , with particular reference for reducing the need for travel , erm amongst these issues that the P P G asked the Councils to take into account erm are that development should make full and effective use of land within existing urban areas , that developments er should consider development patterns that are closely related to public transport net networks , and in relation to housing , and that housing is located in such a way as to minimize car use for journeys to work , school , and other local facilities , P P G thirteen , and I would expect erm I would agree with what Mr Donson has said here , is that it it 's draft and obviously one has to put the appropriate weight on it , but erm this reinforces and expands upon erm established government policy , reducing the need for travel , erm I do n't think it 's necessary for me to go into er the quotes in detail , I think that those have been er been touched on , erm , however , I would say erm that Hambledon District Council believes that the advice in draft P P G thirteen is much less supportive of new settlements , it suggests that greater weight must be given to the environmental implications of the additional traffic generated by new settlements erm this is , erm we believe , particularly important in view of the fact that a new settlement for York is unlikely to be self contained , and by its nature many of the residents will still look to York for essential services , social links , and employment , turning to the residual requirement , erm we have a concern over this , erm clearly a new settlement is intended to mop up any residual requirement which the er policy sets at fourteen hundred dwellings , we 've heard evidence from York today that er the city can accommodate erm more erm houses than was originally envisaged , which brings the residual requirement to erm about the minimum size specified by the County Council as being erm about the right level erm to make a s a new settlement self supporting , however , we would point out that there is still the possibility of erm further peripheral development around York , the greenbelt local plan and Southern Ryedale local plan er have not yet been statutory adopted , the inspector has n't reported on those , we do n't know what he 's going to say about sites er which were at issue , or on the need for flexibility between the inner erm boundary of the greenbelt and the city , irrespective of course of what the inspector says , erm being not yet statutory adopted the County and Ryedale will still have the opportunity to consider , reconsider there policies there , but putting that aside for the present , erm even if it is established that er the requirement for nine thousand seven hundred houses erm ca n't a occupied by er can be accommodated by er peripheral development , erm this does n't it does n't necessarily follow that the answer has to be a new settlement , we heard yesterday in erm great detail that erm environmental considerations have justified a reduction in the rate of development in other districts , erm in the county , I would point out that a relatively modest reduction erm in the inward migration to Ryedale , Selby , and York , could mop up the residual requirement , if one looks at erm the reasons for the greenbelt it is perhaps surprising that given the importance attached to maintaining its historic form and character that this is not an issue erm that 's been considered . |
| 21 | I would formulate the theory as ‘ cutting the hair equals social control ’ … |
| 22 | I would rank the checkerboard solution not intermediate between the other two but third , below both , and so would many other people . |
| 23 | ‘ I do not like your arrogance and your questions , and if I had my way I would arrange an accident or have you thrown into some deep dungeon until everyone had forgotten about you ! ’ |
| 24 | So I would arrange the tank decor so that a divider can be inserted if necessary , and have a suitable sized piece of glass or clear plastic ready just in case . |
| 25 | Further to my telephone call today , I would confirm the booking of accommodation with bed and breakfast on the night of for our employees , |
| 26 | The Secretary of State asked whether , after the introduction of a mobility allowance , I would undertake the chairmanship of a private trust to raise money to supplement the allowance for those disabled unable to afford to purchase or run a motor car . |
| 27 | Newman Hall , whose Christ Church , Westminster Bridge Road , was to many the epitome of Gothic extravagance , is said to have told F. B. Meyer 's biographer , ‘ Had I my time over again with my present knowledge , I would build a Workmen 's Hall at Westminster and use the surplus money to build three or four churches in the suburbs of London ’ . |
| 28 | then I would build a trap of poisoned |
| 29 | And I would build a package to suit their company . |
| 30 | Then I would build a stage . |