Example sentences of "[subord] they would [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In the 18th century , examples were always set where they would have the greatest effect on the most travellers .
2 Companies had to be exposed to the full rigour of the market — so they would feel the full impact of success and failure .
3 Kuiken says that : " These animals are at the top of the food chain , so they would have the highest concentration of pollutants in their bodies .
4 Working under the name of Professor Dent ( a minor henchman in Dr No ) we contacted newspapers and magazines to see if they would take the following advertisements :
5 But on May 28th the Liberal Democrats put forward proposals that the opposition might swallow , because they would preserve the current balance of power .
6 Most of the men there had families or commitments in England , and while they would support the Irish cause in word and sometimes in deed , no-one ever seriously considered leaving everything to go and fight for the cause .
7 As a succession of paycops , stewardesses , diplomatics , immigration officials , armourcabbies , narcotics relay expeditors , hotel functionaries , arms dealers and hookers told him to ‘ have a snazz day ’ and shoved his credit card through their machines , he wondered whether they would like the real 21st century when Nguyen Seth rained it down on them .
8 He saw that the humans were numerous and becoming more so , and that it was only a matter of time before they would eclipse the elder races .
9 However , they do know that winning Group F might give them an easier game in the second round ( against the runners-up in Belgium 's group ) than they would earn by finishing second , when they would face the second-placed side in Argentina 's group .
10 However , they do know that winning Group F might give them an easier game in the second round ( against the runners-up in Belgium 's group ) than they would earn by finishing second , when they would face the second-placed side in Argentina 's group .
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