Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [adv prt] the whole [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Look just packet of crisps you 'd give out the whole packet . |
| 2 | To the latter , the company replied that as Tamworth Road was to be used by both the Mitcham and Sutton routes , single track there would slow up the whole service . |
| 3 | It would swallow up the whole star . ’ |
| 4 | This was taken to mean that the Government would tear up the whole treaty rather than accept the social chapter . |
| 5 | After consultations with other Western governments the United States adminstration on April 24 drew back from any punitive measures against the Soviet Union over its blockade of Lithuania ( officials having previously hinted at possible limited economic sanctions ) , when President Bush gave a clear indication at a press conference that the administration considered Gorbachev 's political survival and good Soviet-US relations to be more important than Lithuanian independence , explaining : " I am concerned that we do not inadvertently compel the Soviet Union to do something that would set back the whole process of freedom around the world . " |
| 6 | As one senior chartered accountant pointed out , the faculty would open up the whole system , raise the technical standard of auditing , and provide a centre of excellence to help people improve their skills . |
| 7 | And although I was fairly certain she had nothing to do with the shooting , if the police started asking questions her husband would find out the whole story anyway . |