Example sentences of "[verb] it would [vb infin] any [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Anabelle felt like curling up in a ball and plugging her ears until they all went away — and she would have , too , if she had thought it would do any good . |
2 | Why had n't she stood her ground ; simply called Luke 's bluff — even pleaded with him if she 'd thought it would do any good ? |
3 | ‘ I do n't believe it would have any effect at all , ’ said Buffy . |
4 | She hardly dared to believe it would do any good . |
5 | ‘ I would go myself if I thought it would serve any purpose to be killed before a blow had been struck . |
6 | ‘ Do n't think it would make any difference . ’ |
7 | I do n't think it would make any difference . |
8 | But I do n't think it would do any good . ’ |
9 | I do n't think it would do any good to go on talking . ’ |
10 | I do n't think it would serve any purpose . ’ |
11 | Nor did he think it would serve any purpose to refer to the lipstick-smeared card , originally written by Dotty and still wired to the stem of the mutilated plant , which , in the heat of the moment and the fitful light of the streetlamps was mistakenly thought to have been dipped in blood . |