Example sentences of "[pron] would [verb] [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Labour 's plans would make British companies wide open to easy takeovers because they have proposals for company law , to renationalise companies , which would leave many other companies vulnerable . |
| 32 | Replies to enquiries should be reinforced by a specific warranty that all written replies to enquiries in respect of the property ( whether on behalf of the vendor and/or themselves ) by the vendor 's solicitors are true and accurate in all respects and there is no fact not disclosed which would render any such information insecure or misleading . |
| 33 | Goldfish are extremely hardy and will survive in conditions which would kill any other species of fish . |
| 34 | He says the same thing about a range of measures , including the measures advocated by the Labour party , which would put many part-time women employees out of work . |
| 35 | The Cluniac reformers promoted the ideal of the pilgrimage , for example , as an external discipline which would help these new Europeans to cultivate an inner attitude . |
| 36 | If you do not like the idea of an infinite number you must still recognize that there must be some number of moments of slug pleasure which would outweigh any finite amount of joy on the earth . |
| 37 | In the majority of cases the plays did not formally raise specific political concerns which would warrant such close regulation . |
| 38 | What Blake did was to set up a very clever cover story which would pre-empt any subsequent accusations that he was in touch with the Russians . |
| 39 | Here is a selection of the book 's recipes which would grace any festive table : Frances Bissell 's oysters and turkey , Claudia Roden 's turkey stuffing , butter and a cake with a hint of the exotic and an American whiskey fruitcake , courtesy of Paul himself . |
| 40 | There 's Rodney 's Amstrad computer for starters , which would solve all those book-keeping problems you 've been 'aving . |
| 41 | Self-regulation in the City was meant to be a panacea which would solve most existing problems . |
| 42 | Under the ‘ Keep Sunday Special ’ option , which would keep most big shops shut , this would fall to just 5% . |
| 43 | Nevertheless , a project is under consideration in the US for some 300,000 windmills spread across the plains which would supply some 200,000 MW of electricity , more than half the present US installed capacity . |
| 44 | If Rees had been successful there , it would have meant that legislation would have had to be introduced into Parliament which would remove those legal disabilities affecting transsexuals which the court may find contravene the Convention . |
| 45 | ‘ I do wish she would meet some nice fellow and run off with him . |
| 46 | While she was going round she would collar some dearer item off the shelves , slipping it into one of her capacious pockets . |
| 47 | She would damage that priestly flesh , oh yes , scorch it , she would tear his head very slowly from his neck and laugh as the blood gushed . |
| 48 | Sylvia would be acknowledged to be Burkett 's daughter , she would perform some small chores , but chiefly be explained away as evidence of Hope 's goodness of heart in giving his ‘ man 's ’ daughter the chance of a change of air . |
| 49 | When she married Glyn she would inherit this odd man too in a way . |
| 50 | ‘ Might n't I have known that she would have such perfect timing ? ’ turning to his mother , he explained , ‘ That 's what I was coming to tell you — that Phena was on her way . |
| 51 | But wisely Mrs Christie saw that she would have much more difficulty seeing the world through juvenile spectacles than she would through Belgian ones . |
| 52 | But at the weekend , although Mrs Aquino said she would respect any Supreme Court decision , she said she had received ‘ highly sensitive ’ information that strengthened her resolve . |
| 53 | Those two years had also made her wiser and a darn sight more wary so , vulnerable or not , there was no way she would risk another close encounter of the erotic kind . |
| 54 | Well , then , she would buy some new gowns — just one or two , perhaps — that she might , as Rose said , fit better with the work she had done on the house . |
| 55 | She would live these seven days of re-creation as a monument not only to her vow but to the belief , shared with Daniel , that there are transcendental values in all creation . |
| 56 | If she were to marry him as he wanted , and , indeed , as her mother wanted , she would enjoy all these assets . |
| 57 | She was plain , with long , straight hair , but her features were good and one day , soon , she would undergo that magical transformation into a beautiful woman . |
| 58 | At this point I could no longer contain my curiosity and rushed through to see what he looked like as he said it , thinking of all the teachers I know who would cherish these rare kind words . |
| 59 | As it turned out , fate had decreed that I was to be the one who would change this unhappy state of affairs . |
| 60 | And who would question that titanic roar , |