Example sentences of "[Wh pn] would [vb infin] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the war the number of readers who would laugh at pictures of seasick passengers , or bosuns getting the better of the second mate , diminished rapidly . |
| 2 | Anyway , he would certainly not discuss the subject with the raffish set who would stoop to street-women . |
| 3 | Every time we ventured outdoors , we had to brave the ranks of these dozens of seemingly unoccupied Americans who would sit in lines on the low walls surrounding the house , wolf whistling and just waiting to pick up a girl . |
| 4 | I knew of young people who would rush into marriages , even parenthood , in order to further their passport and visa applications , such was their desperation to get out . |
| 5 | She was a fine preacher , riot in a declamatory style , but " the kind who would shine at retreats , and extremely well read " . |
| 6 | . He was a cabinet maker and er then the boss and we just all sort of worked You know sometimes we had a quite a lot of work going and other times we would n't have anything and other times you were standing waiting doing nothing , waiting in the job g coming for the cabinet makers who would send through legs , something to get started just as long as we got started to work , maybe it was in a hurry . |
| 7 | In addition , Minton 's intermittently hysterical behaviour and desire to shock brought out in Ricky the exhibitionist who would undress at parties and was game for any prank . |
| 8 | On that night the spirits of mischief were supposedly abroad , characterised by small boys who would knock on doors and run away . |
| 9 | For a start , he could think of precious few men who would consort with prostitutes . |
| 10 | I see And , and who would , who would pay for theses courses ? |
| 11 | Assessment , however , would be carried out by an external assessor who would look at testimonies from the line manager and company director , and a portfolio of documentary evidence and reports . |
| 12 | The DES seem to have been aware of this problem by 1984 when Educational Support Grants ( ESG ) were established ( DES , 1984 ) offering funds to LEAs to appoint consultant teachers who would work with pupils alongside classroom teachers developing practices in curriculum areas which the DES perceived as important . |
| 13 | In the evenings they would mix with a lively group of well placed young men who would act as escorts for trips to the cinema , theatre and to trendy restaurants . |
| 14 | But he was not a person who would ferret for secrets . |
| 15 | Boys who would turn into men and follow him round the world , stand beside him at bars , exchange vulgarities , share the favours of the golf groupies , the young girls and some not so young , who hung around any group of sportsmen . |
| 16 | Part of her journey , from Leeds to York , had been undertaken by train and afterwards she regaled anyone who would listen with stories of the noise , smoke and speed of the train , until they were heartily sick of the whole subject . |
| 17 | And as a child his own household included not only his father 's father but his mother 's grandmother , who spent most of her days hidden away ‘ in her own cabin ’ , but who would emerge on Sundays , always knitting a long stocking . |