Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] would [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | BELL Resources , 58 per cent owned by Alan Bond 's Bond Corporation , is running out of time to obtain money or assets from Bond that would save it from collapse , its chairman , Geoff Hill , said yesterday . |
| 3 | But our concern was to find a church in Scotland that would give us the love and teaching that our family needed . |
| 4 | You could n't call Tom Russell 's sister pretty , Belinda decided , but at the same time she knew that most men would be instantly attracted to Mrs Hamilton and would call her beautiful . |
| 5 | He loves singing ‘ All things bright and beautiful ’ to Beth and would call her ‘ Bethlehem ’ simply because , he said , she was so beautiful . ’ |
| 6 | She did n't want to feel this attraction for Luke Calder and would fight it every inch of the way . |
| 7 | Well aware of English fears , Napoleon III decided that a joint Anglo-French approach to the problems of the Near East would be popular in Britain and would provide him with the lever he sought to hoist France into place in the European system . |
| 8 | And I tried to fix it to the door and it would n't , I tried to do it up with Blu-Tack and would have none of it , I tried to do it with Sellotape and would n't do it the Sellotape kept on coming away something in the varnish I think that resisted that so then I thought , right I 'll I 'll tie the thing up in someway , I forget how , and blew away went down the drive ! |
| 9 | After two years , however , Gordon too got the wanderlust urge and planned a horse-back ride from South America to New York that would take him two years . |
| 10 | Corbett felt refreshed though still wary , pleased that the previous day 's rainclouds had now disappeared and hoping that the Lord Bruce was still in Leith and would grant him an audience . |
| 11 | She drank Guinness , smoked Gauloises and would eat anything as long as it was loaded with garlic … |
| 12 | He knew that the animal would either kill Sir Henry or would hurt him so badly that it would be easy to complete the murder . ’ |
| 13 | Due to the problems with implementing the peace process , it was reported on May 22 that the complement of 290 military personnel who formed part of the UN Observer Mission in El Salvador ( ONUSAL ) mission would not be reduced in June but would continue their duties until September . |