Example sentences of "[conj] would [vb infin] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think planning has any influence or would wish to have any influence on that . |
| 2 | These users were asked whether they had used the catalogue before , whether they found what they were looking for and whether they had any particular problems or would like to make any suggestions for improving the catalogue . |
| 3 | If you have any queries or would like to discuss this matter further please telephone me . |
| 4 | Depending on the particular system used , patients would only be permitted to seek treatment from ‘ approved ’ or ‘ contracted ’ suppliers or would have to get prior agreement from their home authority to seek treatment elsewhere . |
| 5 | The skies appeared to contain little that would have startled older astronomers , apart from a host of new observations by means of more powerful telescopes and measuring instruments ( both largely German developments ) and the use of the new technique of photography , as well as spectroscopic analysis , first applied to the light of the stars in 1861 , which was to turn out to be an enormously powerful tool of research . |
| 6 | WHY is it that whenever I decide to don salopettes and head off in search of that damned elusive substance — Scottish snow — howling hurricanes decide to renew my acquaintance and pea-soupers that would have done Victorian London proud descend on the mountain ? |
| 7 | And 69 Members ( including the tellers ) voted for an amendment that would have made permanent television conditional on the provision of such a channel . |
| 8 | Last week their friends and relatives staged a demonstration alleging that police covered up evidence that would have supported that claim . |
| 9 | Although parts of Sun , such as Sun Federal , have reportedly been flirting with IXI , Sun headquarters has clearly labelled the firm a competitor going so far as to put a last-minute kibosh on a real estate deal that would have moved IXI headquarters in Cambridge , England into Sun UK 's offices as a tenant . |
| 10 | The other key characteristic of the even-toed ungulates that would have helped this process along is the structure of the feet . |
| 11 | Melissa flushed vivid puce , threw him a look that would have had weaker men quailing , and stormed off . |
| 12 | To avoid the damage to company status that would have accompanied widespread redundancies , many regular production workers were transferred to marketing jobs , including door-to-door selling , while Sumitomo officials reorganised the company . |
| 13 | ‘ Are you going to join us ? ’ invited Eleanor , with a smile that would have charmed most men right into the palm of her hand . |
| 14 | Here was a socialist plot that would have launched General Ripper into a pre-emptive strike against Brussels . |
| 15 | The Dale Farm Olympic Youth Camp , held earlier this month in Antrim , dealt with topics that would have left old timers in sport shaking their head in disbelief . |
| 16 | The Lancaster was now the mainstay of Bomber Command , each aircraft delivering a bombload that would have needed four aircraft of 1940 vintage to have lifted it . |
| 17 | For the rest of a sunny but refreshingly cool Delhi day he buried himself in batting practice with a vigour that would have sapped any man without his phenomenal stamina . |
| 18 | Any partial parse that is rejected will be removed — thereby removing any parse that would have contained this component . |
| 19 | She likes to wear bright colours too and would love to see emerald green , cobalt blue and purple tights on the shelf in extra large sizes . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ My contract is up in May but I 'm happy at the club and would love to stay next season if I 'm wanted that is , ’ he said from his home in East Kilbride . |
| 21 | If this House were to apply such a principle it would involve going beyond what any of the authorities have decided , departing from such decisions as Slater v. Burnley Corporation ; William Whiteley Ltd. v. The King and Twyford v. Manchester Corporation which have stood for many years and would involve making new law . |
| 22 | Catholic elements still regarded the exiled James II as rightful James VII of Scotland , and would continue to extend this loyalty to his son and grandson . |
| 23 | At Halling Manor Works , a horse weighing nearly a ton fell into one of these shutes and would have fallen 40 feet into the river had not the shutter been down . |
| 24 | The thing is that I could n't cancel the draft — it cost £6.50 to get it , and would have cost another £12.00 to get it annulled . |
| 25 | ‘ At this moment , yes , but he 'd been promoted to registrar and would have assumed that title in a fortnight 's time . ’ |
| 26 | Nigel was proud of his reviews and would have liked another woman to show them to . |
| 27 | OO am and would have saved several people much time and hassle . |
| 28 | Thus a lady 's companion , though a domestic servant , was often of comparable birth to her mistress and would have received appropriate treatment . |
| 29 | But actually any three anchor points on the plane would have done the trick just as well , and would have given identical results . |
| 30 | She would have been eligible for and would have got local authority accommodation . |