Example sentences of "[adj] one [prep] [pron] would [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was afraid one of them would stay , ’ he said . |
| 2 | I am sure one of them would afford you the protection that you seek . |
| 3 | Wycliffe reviewed possible candidates : among them the women , Cathy Carne , Marcella Tate , and Anna Brooks-any one of them would have been physically capable of committing the crime and sprinting away afterwards . |
| 4 | Any one of them would love to take away the £1,000 winner 's cheque , won last year by Bristol Amalgamation , but first they 'll have to beat the other hopefuls on what could be a bumper match . |
| 5 | Any one of them would bring in a good profit . |
| 6 | These events hastened moves towards a formal military alliance of the Western powers , and in April 1949 , 12 ( later 15 ) powers signed the North Atlantic Treaty , which set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) under which the signatories agreed that an attack on any one of them would lead to whatever action was deemed necessary , including the " use of armed force " ( CORE , pp. 85–6 ) . |
| 7 | Any one of them would shove an ice-pick in her back , sunny side up , if there was the slightest chance of her saying a word . |
| 8 | Any one of them would have promoted him instantly into mainstream Hollywood and even some of his friends thought he was mad . |
| 9 | The Churchill Bill in 1986 included a list of proscribed depictions any one of which would attract a conviction for obscenity irrespective of context or effect on the viewer . |
| 10 | The delight of the Gloucester supporters was in no way diminished by the fact that Barnes had missed three easy kicks at goal , any one of which would have wrapped up the game for Bath . |
| 11 | Let's be honest and admit that any one of us would have found our patience being stretched a bit thin ! ! |