Example sentences of "[noun prp] would [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At 9am the small shop would open , Ann would serve at the counter , and Thomas would deliver loaves to their immediate neighbours on foot .
2 Peter Brooke , the UK Northern Ireland Secretary , announced on March 26 that all-party talks on the future of Northern Ireland would start at the end of April .
3 Seemingly always perky , the young Jane would swing at the speed of light and win everything on offer .
4 But I knew Elsie would start at the top and not go very far down .
5 ‘ That would be a decision Mr Kinnock would take at the time , ’ Mr Mandelson declared loftily .
6 I assumed McIllvanney had sent a message to Massachusetts asking Sammy to telephone as soon as he reached port , and I was certain that Sammy would jump at the chance of three months ' extra salary , and if he did then Ellen and Thessy would similarly earn their small fortunes .
7 Four ‘ destiny marches ’ from Iona , Arbroath , Whithorn and Berwick would arrive at the vigil on that date .
8 Hotel staff said the Russian deputy premier Boris Fyodorov would arrive at the talks today .
9 The actual wedding was to be held the next day , and then Changez and Jamila would stay at the Ritz for a couple of nights .
10 She wondered whether Matthew Prescott would weep at the beauty of Verdi 's music and remembered , with a little jolt of her heart , that he hated opera .
11 Lancashire also announced that former Test players Paul Allott and Graeme Fowler would leave at the end of the season
12 For the first few days , Dawn would pull at the jesses with her beak every ten minutes or so .
13 When he was expected home , Alice would stand at the top of the area steps watching for him .
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