Example sentences of "[pron] would [vb infin] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here was this girl who seemed to think I was capable of clearing up her troubles , but did n't think I 'd have enough brains to find out her identity . |
| 2 | If I was the chief rozzer on this case , I 'd have some questions to put to Theo , I can tell you ! ’ |
| 3 | In fact I 'd wait four days , I 'd wait four years to watch it on T V it 's so crap . |
| 4 | Chairman , I , I could go on but I , I think I 'd like other people to have a say . |
| 5 | I 'll retire , of course , but I 'd like more time to lay my plans . |
| 6 | ‘ He got annoyed when I said that though and said it was n't true , so I 'd like this time to say that although he appears to be very clever on stage and TV , in real life he is extremely stupid . ’ |
| 7 | Erm , what I 'd like both groups to do is , first of all think of words and phrases you 'd use to describe that person 's performance in a formal scenario , I E in the appraisal , in an interview situation . |
| 8 | ‘ I told him this was a murder investigation , that I 'd adopt other methods to trace his employer . |
| 9 | Williams , who saw his initial Derby prospect , Pond Tornado , eliminated , said : ‘ I would expect New Level to win his heat but Pond Pavarotti is on a wing and a prayer . |
| 10 | If interest is earned in a separate account from the cheque account I would expect automatic transfers to keep the cheque account at an agreed limit . |
| 11 | Instead I would advise that person to wait until the economy picks up , and maybe then there will be an increase in demand . |
| 12 | ‘ I would advise any 14-year-olds to forget about the glamour of Man-chester United and Arsenal and join their local clubs . |
| 13 | ‘ But I would like enough money to have a nice home of my own — and to be able to set my mother and my brothers up somewhere else . |
| 14 | This would be my shopping list : I would like voluntary organisations to accept a continued role as innovators — they perform this role better than anyone . |
| 15 | I would like this book to reflect ( the ) gradual de-emphasis of sculptural concerns ’ . |
| 16 | Mr Thaw said : ‘ Obviously I would like more people to watch it , but I do n't give a damn what the press say about it . ’ |
| 17 | Mr Thaw said : ‘ Obviously I would like more people to watch it , but I do n't give a damn what the press say about it . ’ |
| 18 | And I would take good care to see that it was the end of your career . ’ |
| 19 | Financial management advice and services has continued to be provided by Napier University Ventures Limited and I would take this opportunity to thank Ed Angus and all his staff for the hard work and support they give to the Enterprise Centre . |
| 20 | William Bowles , ( 1705–1780 ) an Irishman who became superintendent of mines in Spain , was dismayed by the lack of unusual plants in the area and wrote to Peter Collinson from Bilbao in 1733 asking for packets of seeds and bulbous plants and continued : ‘ There is a Miller 's Dictionary in Town , so I would take some pains to give the Spaniards a taste … you know what best to send ’ . |
| 21 | They do n't and to be dramatic they 'd be very , very silly to do so because I would take any step to avoid that happening . |
| 22 | I would ask both communities to throw out the gunmen from their midst . |
| 23 | I would ask this committee to keep this in the programme and to monitor the situation as it goes along . |
| 24 | ‘ That I would have enough money to get started in anything I really wanted to do ; that he thought I had enough guts to be a success if I put my mind to it . |
| 25 | What on earth made me imagine for even one second that I would have enough strength to confront Luke ? |
| 26 | I knew that I would return to this island again when I would have more time to search . |
| 27 | In some cases , a Zuwayi who had unwittingly offended someone would constrain that person to forgive him by offering compensation and sacrificing animals to him . |
| 28 | The workhouse visitors , who functioned as a house committee , had noted that the supply of water to the workhouse had failed on several occasions , and they expressed the hope that an adequate supply would be forthcoming quickly , ‘ which would enable each person to have a fresh quantity for his or her bath ’ . |
| 29 | which would enable local authorities to formulate a comprehensive policy for the promotion of the welfare of elderly people in their area . |
| 30 | All Divisions were expected to do this , which would enable National Council to consider the level of Divisional grants . |