Example sentences of "[noun prp] would [verb] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may seem a curious exception , but it is as well to remember that Gregory would have known of the versification of Sulpicius Severus 's Life of St Martin by Paulinus of Périgueux , and that he counted among his friends the poet Venantius Fortunatus , himself the author of a poetic work on the miracles of St Martin . |
| 2 | Noodle or Blueboobs would have flown at the kid to avenge Crackpot . |
| 3 | In an era which had great batsmen like Bradman , Hammond , Ponsford , Duleep and McCabe , Stewie would have ranked with the best . ’ |
| 4 | The optimists feel that in the absence of war Russia would have continued on the road to progressive modernisation . |
| 5 | ‘ And as it takes half an hour to drive to Royal Wrigglesworth we must assume that Sir Vivien 's Lagonda would have driven through the village at about eight . ’ |
| 6 | Pete gave another look over the Princess , and wondered what Ted would have thought of the berthing arrangements had he been here to see them . |
| 7 | It was unlikely that anyone knowing Jennie would have agreed with the description of her occupation on the death certificate — widow of John Tiller . |
| 8 | As I said , I was sure Elsie would have started at the top . |
| 9 | I like to think Johnson would have gloried in the most likeable derivation of the word ‘ kangaroo ’ , even if lacking evidence for its provenance . |
| 10 | Claudia would have shrivelled at the note in Roman 's voice , but Dana only laughed and put her hand on his arm . |
| 11 | Hay would have died without the booksellers coming in . |
| 12 | Strach would have got in the ‘ Super Leeds ’ team IMO . |
| 13 | Captain Picard would have approved of the game , though , which was all very innocent . |
| 14 | Alfred Snr would have looked at the Quakers ' current predicament without much surprise . |
| 15 | Our spies tell us Hewlett-Packard and DEC would have come to the Unix International meeting if they were n't so afraid to being found out . |
| 16 | Our spies tell us HP and DEC would have come to the UI meeting if they were n't so afraid to being found out . |
| 17 | The ‘ Tenbrae ’ service at the time of Victoria would have begun in the evening gloom , lit by the symbolic number of candles ( representative of the Apostles , the three Marys , and Christ himself ) . |
| 18 | In the Board 's view it is not open to the plaintiff on these pleadings to allege that Mr. Brant would have agreed to the plaintiff being told of the offer for Vertigo . |
| 19 | ‘ I often think how poor Mr. Green would have trembled for the issue , as the passing of this beautiful Property with many hands may exceedingly disfigure a neighbourhood , which he poor man often busied his hand in beautifying . ’ |
| 20 | Whereas a majority , 54 per cent , of households in Birmingham would have gained under the poll tax if it had been levied in 1988–9 , only 39 per cent of adults are shown to be gainers . |
| 21 | A martinet of a staff officer in charge at Kabrit would have led to the collapse of Stirling 's force and the end of any form of free independent spirit . |
| 22 | The stubby spires here which surmount the western towers are not ancient , but they replace the originals in the earlier style and are the type which Durham would have had in the eleventh and twelfth centuries . |
| 23 | Similarly , it is inconceivably that Mrs Thatcher would have succeeded in the American context . |
| 24 | He said the combination of bars in the Beaumont Street area of Darlington would put paid to the profits of similar areas in the town . |
| 25 | It is my belief that even without this tragic news , Lord Darlington would have set upon the course he took ; his desire to see an end to injustice and suffering was too deeply ingrained in his nature for him to have done otherwise . |
| 26 | Carrie and Nick would have escaped from the house if they could but it was bitterly cold and had begun to snow heavily . |
| 27 | On the other hand , Clara would have fitted into the Jaguar-driving clique . |
| 28 | Howard would have approved of the improvement in pay and conditions of service and greater emphasis on training but he might have been quite surprised at the eventual outcome of well-meaning initiatives . |
| 29 | As we can be sure that Howard would have approved of the constructive use of prisoners ' time and energy and training in work habits , so we can probably also assume that he would have been disappointed in and disapproving of the latest trend . |
| 30 | Normally , Henry would have joined in the laughter . |