Example sentences of "[noun] would [vb infin] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was settled that Branson would give her the signed contract at the Roof Gardens , where all the directors of Virgin were meeting for a Christmas dinner . |
| 2 | No Ann would have him the whole time . |
| 3 | But a draw against Midlands on Saturday would hand them the Divisional Championship for the first time . |
| 4 | The self-styled Scottish convention was self-appointed and is unrepresentative , and the introduction of tax-raising powers for Scotland would make it the highest-taxed part of the United Kingdom and would destroy and inward investment that has done so much for its standard of life . |
| 5 | She was shrewd enough to understand that the way he had been treated as a child would give him the added drive and determination to better himself . |
| 6 | Sport , erm , I remember when I learned badminton , that the teacher would show us the high smash shot down , until we saw it being done properly , if he told us the theory of it without showing us what it looked like when it was done properly , we would n't have known what we were aiming at . |
| 7 | It was going to be a major battle and there were plenty of press predictions that the radical changes would cost us the next general election . |
| 8 | In those days Madame would never stop him from drinking , would never put her hand out over his glass like a good or responsible woman is supposed to in such scenes ; Madame would give him the whole bottle , and say , quietly and sincerely , I hope you know what you 're doing . |
| 9 | Notice also that Peter and John did not pray that God would give them the Holy Spirit they prayed that they might receive the Holy Spirit . |
| 10 | What looks like a fairly minor scrape would cost me the best part of a planned skiing trip at Christmas to repair if this was n't a company car . |
| 11 | I fondly hoped the isolation of Gullholm would give me the requisite peace and quiet to meet it . ’ |
| 12 | With the American Research and Development budget exceeding the whole of the British Defence vote , we had to become progressively more selective , concentrating on those projects in which success would give us the greatest measure of national independence . |
| 13 | A night spent gummed to the plane 's polyester would give me the full story either way . |
| 14 | For Marx this historical work was also political , because he believed that understanding the workers ' condition through the study of history would enable them the better to fight it . |
| 15 | And I think most women would prefer it the romantic way , rather than just in the kitchen , over the sink or whatever , like in Fatal Attraction , says a married 27-year-old estate agent . |
| 16 | ‘ That time would make him the best dog at the track , ’ said joint racing manager Jimmy Nunn . |
| 17 | Every day at rehearsals , James would tell us the distinguished content of the previous night 's audience . |