Example sentences of "[pron] would [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But it is not in the forces involved that I would locate the main divide in Britten 's operas . |
2 | When I was released , I was so relieved that I swore I would lead a normal life — no more endless walks . |
3 | ‘ If I had my way , I would burn the entire place to the ground and hang Fitzosbert on a scaffold as high as the sky . |
4 | I would capture a fresh wasp that afternoon to use the following morning . |
5 | And I decided that next day I would draw an honest sketch of myself , and then one of Blanche Ingram , painting the most lovely face I could imagine , according to Mrs Fairfax 's description . |
6 | I surveyed the scene around me and vowed that when I grew up I would marry a rich man who would carry me away from all this noise and squalor . |
7 | The hours , well sometimes I would do a double shift which was sixteen hours . |
8 | I would do no hard training for a month afterwards and not race for about six weeks ’ |
9 | It would be the amount of I would anticipate the managed fund . |
10 | My father , , who retired from two years ago , asked if I would visit a fellow pensioner — . |
11 | To connect these two points , I would stress the obvious point which may be forgotten when one simply looks at the fortunes of particular party organizations . |
12 | Instead I warmed up retracing the predawn walk to Cross where I would collect the big rucksack and the last bus to Stornoway . |
13 | Mike and I had quickly established a routine : our day would start at 4.30am , when I would cook a massive breakfast to last Mike the whole day . |
14 | That level of contact must certainly be maintained in future under the Commission , and I would expect the national coaches to be co-opted on to the Commission itself as non-voting members . ’ |
15 | I would expect the American people would also react very favourably to it . ’ |
16 | I 'd have thought an organisation like Amnesty would be in the forefront of anti-sexism , but I 've come across sexism before where I would expect an enlightened attitude ( eg Greenpeace ) |
17 | I would stop the frantic activity and just follow the leads that came my way . |
18 | But I would want a constant dialogue , through various means of communication , to learn about what is going on throughout the whole constituency . |
19 | For instance , what it is for there to be a red rose in this darkened room is for it to be the case that if I were to turn the light on , I would make a certain observation , and if I were then to move to another place , I would make an observation rather different , and if you were to come in , you would observe such and such , and so on . |
20 | My brother said that I would make a good banker . |
21 | And at school they said I would make a good teacher . |
22 | I think I would make a lovely doggie model . |
23 | A I would make an educated guess and say that the ‘ fungus ’ growing on the bogwood is the result of decaying food . |
24 | As I said to the hon. Member for Sheffield , Central , when he was here , I would welcome a five-hour debate on the distribution of grant , which is one of the hardest tasks facing any Government . |
25 | No decision has yet been taken on how United Kingdom delegates will be apportioned and I would welcome the hon. Gentleman 's ideas . |
26 | I would welcome an early opportunity to discuss the subject . |
27 | To change my metaphor yet again , I would compare the stratigraphical record with music . |
28 | ‘ I would think the British Government must be very worried at this moment , because they have an awful lot to hide . |
29 | I would place a great deal of emphasis on my own impressions , the comments of people in authority and I would focus on the key personalities in the ‘ drama ’ . |
30 | The majority — I would conjecture the vast majority — of teachers , particularly in secondary schools , are feeling overloaded , pushed around , confused , fed up and unappreciated . |