Example sentences of "[pron] would [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would rather make pragmatic progress than theoretical progress . ’ |
| 2 | Yeah a lot of people do that , they , I mean , go on the train shopping do n't they , I know a lot of people who are and I would rather sit ten minutes or twenty minutes . |
| 3 | I have said consistently we do n't want to be the first in the industry , I would rather await either N A C O T , N A C O M or the U D M seeing what they , the outcome is there as we have traditionally done and then take it from there where you must agree that we have usually improved on their offer when it 's been made . |
| 4 | Both do a good job , he says , but ‘ I would rather see more judgments out there in the market . ’ |
| 5 | One comment passed was ‘ I would rather have 100,000 members paying £1 than 1,000 members paying £100 . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I am sure Miss Bishop and I would both like some champagne . ’ |
| 7 | I would particularly mention two books by Antonio Tabucchi : a collection of ‘ fragments ’ centred on the Azores entitled Donna di Porto Pim ( Woman of Porto Pim 1983 ) and a quest-novella whose protagonist moves the length and breadth of India , Notturno indiano ( Indian nocturne 1984 ) . |
| 8 | I would particularly recommend this book to the non-professional reader , including industrial managers , journalists , teachers and politicians . |
| 9 | No I would n't drink such rubbish . |
| 10 | ‘ So I would n't last five minutes in a ‘ proper ’ kitchen ! ’ |
| 11 | I would n't , I would n't last five minutes . |
| 12 | ‘ I would n't waste any sleep , ’ said Constance . |
| 13 | ‘ I would n't want any child of mine to have to cope with being thrown in at the deep end like that . |
| 14 | And that at least is true , he thought , because if I were a crippled old man living on an early pension filtered through the Secret Vote — and thus controllable — I would n't want any whisper of indiscretion getting back to the Service . |
| 15 | If I bought a thing I would n't want another man |
| 16 | It is however the final formal appearance of the team who have been representing North Yorkshire County Council , and I would n't want this opportunity to slip without thanking them all , Mr , Mrs , and all of the others in their team who have spoken on behalf of the Council . |
| 17 | I would n't want this version of the Etudes as the only one on my shelves , but it earns a place alongside other ( note , too , that these discs are available separately ) . |
| 18 | She could look at me and I would n't feel that horror , people recoiling from me — your Chesarynth would n't do that . |
| 19 | I would n't change one thing about it . ’ |
| 20 | And I would n't change that vote and I respect people who are prepared to do it . |
| 21 | ‘ I would n't wear muddy hunting boots if I was going to climb in through a bedroom window and murder a lady , ’ said Ethel . |
| 22 | I would n't make good friends with Kelly . |
| 23 | Out on the pavement , Erlich said , ‘ Thanks , Dan , but I would n't classify that guy as a picture of enthusiasm . ’ |
| 24 | Mm , mm , yeah , I must admit I would n't , I agree with what you say , where I would n't classify those people as being of no fixed abode , they 're not necessarily of no fixed abode , there are a lot of people who would , living in flats and Council houses and things like that , they 've got that attitude |
| 25 | Cos I mean for someone like me , I was saying that like , before I used to say to you I would n't eat all day , right ? |
| 26 | Normally , I would n't care two hoots , but having come home unexpectedly , and with the thought of our marriage dazzling me , I 'm so happy that I keep expecting some obstacle to turn up . |
| 27 | The ex-world champion moaned : ‘ I would n't advise any boys to take up the game . |
| 28 | I would n't give any odds on him keeping that right arm , either . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Well , ordinarily I would n't pay that sort of price — ’ |
| 30 | ‘ No need to tell you how sorry I am — goes without saying — but I would n't call that murder , would you ? |