Example sentences of "would [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the tip of one of them were damaged now , it would drip blood . |
| 2 | He expressed particular concern that the President would remain Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces , albeit nominally . |
| 3 | However the judges did order that margin notes made by the so-called nymphomaniac on their genital size , sexual skills and bedroom fantasies would remain secret . |
| 4 | On Oct. 26 the national conference elected Amadou Cheffou as Prime Minister for a 15-month transitional period ( Nov. 1 , 1991-Jan. 31 , 1993 ) ; on Oct. 11 the conference had confirmed that President Ali Saibou would remain head of state during the transition . |
| 5 | Pilger himself would remain editor in chief as agreed . |
| 6 | Sir Denys Henderson would remain chairman of the two groups . |
| 7 | The thought that Ace could go bad rankled him for some reason , and he mouthed a silent prayer that her judgment would remain sound . |
| 8 | Thus , if the law were changed in the manner outlined , the overwhelming majority of rape victims would remain female . |
| 9 | Even however , if the hereditary element were thus removed , there would remain controversy about the basis of selection for the rest . |
| 10 | Mr Gillespie would remain vice-chairman until his 65th birthday and be a director to the age of 75 . |
| 11 | The sensitive nature of the case was further inflamed by the woman 's near-complete recovery — after an initial medical prognosis had suggested that she would remain brain-damaged for life — a development which led some members of the black community , including Rev. Sharpton , to suggest that aspects of the attack had been fabricated . |
| 12 | It was not clear whether Mmusi would remain secretary-general of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party . |
| 13 | The world would remain unshaken over this but maybe the constable would have a gentle word with the unthinking reverser . |
| 14 | At a federal congress on May 28-31 in Bremen 97.4 per cent of delegates voted in favour of the election of Björn Engholm , 51 , as chair of the SPD in place of Hans-Jochen Vogel , 65 , who was retiring after four years ( but would remain chair of the SPD faction in the Bundestag . |
| 15 | According to Soviet sources , however , the US side had softened its previous position that Najibullah would have to be removed from power before elections could be held , and was now considering a compromise under which he would remain President but would give up control of the military , the security police and the media to non-partisan bodies . |
| 16 | Labour would throw money at industry . |
| 17 | ‘ Are you suggesting that Barney made up his mind to kill Angy and cold-bloodedly chose a method that would throw suspicion on someone else ? |
| 18 | He would throw paint imitating a comet ; and she would paint a part of the milky way . |
| 19 | Suzy 's parents were very concerned at her behaviour during mealtimes when , despite her nine years of age , she would refuse to eat unless fed , would throw food and utensils on the floor and often refuse food entirely . |
| 20 | ‘ I really just wanted to see somebody who had done some heinous crimes and find out if there was anything different about him that would throw light on demon possession , that type of thing , ’ he says . |
| 21 | Darwin was one of a small group of naturalists who took the opposite route , following Lyell in the search for natural processes at work in the present and the recent past that would throw light on the distribution of life around the globe today . |
| 22 | He realized that the structure of each species — and especially the development of the embryo — would throw light on the relationship of one form to another . |
| 23 | I would dip blanket after blanket in boiling water , wring them out almost without realising that I was scalding myself , take off the old strips of saturated cloth , wrap the new ones round each leg and tuck them into the corners of affected muscles , but half the time not really knowing what I was doing . |
| 24 | It was assumed that the following variables would influence issuance ( bearing in mind that the level of issuance observed results both from demand and supply influences ) . |
| 25 | It seems less likely that the other major structural differences between GGFHBS5 and GGFHFB1 would influence secretion . |
| 26 | But to be at his table , one would think South America were really there , to see a servant come in every day with ten or a dozen pine apples , as much as he can carry . |
| 27 | I accept that it is called the National Water Sports Centre but from the attitude of some you would think angling was not included . |
| 28 | Black Rozario 's just limping now he 's virtually a passenger and er I would think Forest have got a difficult decision to make a moment or two . |
| 29 | most were set by several … [ and ] although one compositor might set a whole book , he would not normally be working on that book alone but would intersperse work on other jobs when it was called for … |
| 30 | The schools would deliver core skills modules in the morning , and the college would deliver the other modules . |