Example sentences of "[pron] would [verb] [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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1 | I think the advice I would give any mother of an anorexic is to tell them how awful they look ! |
2 | He asked me why and I said I was reading a book called My Early Life by Winston Churchill and that I would want any son of mine to live that life . |
3 | I would wear extra layers of clothing and pull the sleeves of my sweater down to hide my white , numbed fingers . |
4 | I would prefer two divisions of the Championship and , in time , perhaps of the Sunday League , with promotion and relegation . |
5 | But I would suggest that part of sustaining the conditions for women working today and ensuring both a livelihood and acknowledgement through publication , or preservation in museums and galleries , is a radical rewriting of the existing stories of art . |
6 | I would suggest some sort of exposed hook set up and here are three of my favourites . |
7 | Because we were standing outside the Japanese restaurant , I told Chase to go in and order some take-aways for about two o'clock while Martin and I would scout either end of the Place for Bunny 's truck . |
8 | In short , there may be some special reason for buying this set ( memories of Zampieri 's Minnie at Covent Garden in 1985 and later , perhaps , or an interest in hearing Domingo live ) , but otherwise I would find any other of the available versions preferable . |
9 | PAMELA : I would beg one favour of your ladyship , that if you would have me keep my distance you will not forget your own degree . |
10 | If the quality of what 's available leaves a little to be desired , perhaps we could get a professional photographer to supply what is required , but I would need early warning of this . |
11 | During this time I would stifle all feelings of guilt . |
12 | I would appreciate advance details of services likely to be affected by the boreholes . |
13 | I would appreciate some clarification of the process : |
14 | As an ex-member of 64 Squadron I would appreciate this recognition of a memorable period of RAF history . |
15 | I work in a newspaper that used to be male dominated and now I would say three quarters of the wo , three quarters of the people on the news desk are now women . |
16 | My brother and I would imagine all manner of things to be lurking at the top , from demons ' castles to wizards and fairies . |
17 | I would take better care of him afterwards , ’ he says . |
18 | Again , I would bypass this type of gear because it 's too much of a compromise for me . |
19 | I would have four pairs of dwarfs , or three pairs of dwarfs and one of the larger species . |
20 | If the distance between bait and bullet was , say , 12 inches , then I would have 12 inches of line that would be out of my control . |
21 | Much as I was itching to play with the Bob Marley , I knew I would have more chance of parking Armstrong illegally when I collected Werewolf . |
22 | ‘ If I thought I would have any chance of success , I probably would , ’ she said sarcastically . |
23 | A solicitor will generally be free to decide for himself whether or not to accept instructions from a client , though he must always bear in mind the statutory obligation not to discriminate against potential clients on the grounds of race , colour , sex etc ( see Chapter 3 ) and he must refuse to act or to continue to act in any of the following circumstances : ( 1 ) where his client seeks to insist on the solicitor conducting his case in a way which would involve some breach of law or professional regulation ; ( 2 ) where the client 's affairs are outside his professional competence ; ( 3 ) if he suspects that the instructions purporting to come from his client do not in fact represent the client 's wishes ; ( 4 ) where the solicitor is unable to obtain confirmation from the client of instructions received from a third person ; ( 5 ) where there is or is likely to be some conflict of interest involving the solicitor himself , his client , other clients ( present , past or prospective ) , or the firm ; ( 6 ) where the solicitor may be a material and not merely formal witness in any proceedings ; ( 7 ) where another solicitor has already received instructions which have not been formally withdrawn . |
24 | This was a well arranged study to generate information which would enable predictive models of analysis of exposure levels of ( U.S. ) embalmers to formaldehyde and other substances encountered in embalming procedures . |
25 | This was an attempt to provide a readable , reasonably objective report of the event which would reflect both sides of the argument ( and with gossip and humour thrown in to lighten the load ) . |
26 | As part of a programme to reduce dependence on fossil fuels , central government and the seven provinces signed an agreement on Feb. 6 , 1991 , providing for the construction of 2,000-3,000 windmills , which would generate 1,000 megawatts of electricity by the end of the century . |
27 | The government announced on Nov. 14 , 1989 , that males aged 18 to 30 would have to begin registering that month for national service which would comprise six months of military training and six months of non-military instruction , followed by a third unspecified period . |
28 | It recommended that ‘ as rape is a crime which is still without statutory definition , the lack of which has caused certain difficulties , we think that this legislation should contain a comprehensive definition of the offence which would emphasise that lack of consent ( and not violence ) is the crux of the matter . ’ |
29 | Their debates encompassed the whole range of problems which would preoccupy successive generations of the intelligentsia . |
30 | Are there technical difficulties which would bother any members of the group — things like scrambling sections or exposed ridges ? |