Example sentences of "he would [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would prefer to turn a blind eye to the problem of asylum seekers around the world . |
| 2 | He had indicated that if the PSD failed to secure a majority at least as big as that obtained in 1987 , he would refuse to form a new government or a coalition . |
| 3 | When that bastard was dead , maybe he would start living a proper life , a life that he hoped would include Kate Burrows . |
| 4 | Under gentle pressure he conceded that Riddle had mentioned the possibility of marriage and said that in this circumstance he would want to make a fresh will . ’ |
| 5 | Mr Arbuckle 's appeal for speed on the issue was backed by the cereals committee convener , David Jack , who said he would like to see a representative sample of information from ten farms in the area 's 17 branches gathered together . |
| 6 | Mr Cooney said there were areas of the fire service in Cleveland where there was still work to be done and added he would like to see a new fire station in central Middlesbrough . |
| 7 | However , the er holder came to me and said that they , he would like to invest a considerable sum in new equipment , refrigerators blah blah blah . |
| 8 | Music and horse racing are Quinn 's great passions outside football and when his playing days are over he would like to make a new career on the turf . |
| 9 | Well I think er what I 'll do because Stuart who 's the C E O rather happens to be with us er I think I 'll ask Stuart if he would like to make a few remarks . |
| 10 | Walesa said after the failure of the talks that he would consider forming a non-party government with greater presidential powers along the lines of the French system . |
| 11 | Harry had realized at an early stage , however , that he would need to keep a clear head if he was to remember all he was told . |
| 12 | If he died on 14 December 705 he would have reigned a full twenty years and probably several months as well . |
| 13 | Once he had decided to write the Guide Book he realised he would have to do a considerable amount of writing and although he never felt he was a good writer , his unwavering intent carried him through . |
| 14 | He would have given a great deal to have sounded less incredulous . |
| 15 | No doubt he would have made a nasty remark , and she did n't need to hear any more of them . |
| 16 | He would have made a great dramatic actor . |
| 17 | Even so , it may be doubted that he would have made a greater impact upon the course of history . |
| 18 | It may be that he had missed his metier , and that he would have made a greater mark had he gone into politics . |
| 19 | He was always so quick witted and courageous was John that I always thought he would have made a good secret agent — a James Bond kind of figure . |
| 20 | He would have made a good bad Roman Emperor . |
| 21 | He himself could always eat ; he would have made a good soldier . |
| 22 | He would have made he would have made a good Sun journalist . |
| 23 | He would have made a marvellous Wozzeck . |
| 24 | That much is clear from the standard of his labels ; he would have made a poor museum curator ! |
| 25 | First he would have pushed a strong diversionary force at Charleroi , then , when the allies moved to defend Brussels from the south , he would have launched the real attack to the west . |
| 26 | But the second perspective is that the rent review clause is the landlord 's price for the grant of a long term , in the absence of which he would have granted a shorter term . |
| 27 | He would have liked a good cigar . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Maybe he would have played a few minutes more , ’ said Zoff . |
| 29 | If the hon. Gentleman had participated in our debates in Committee , he would have heard a wide range of differing views and opinions expressed by the various parties in Northern Ireland — and , to some extent , by people within the same party . |
| 30 | He would have lived a long and full life had it not been for Flodden . ’ |