Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [prep] [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know if chemically he 'd change from day to day or if his stars were n't right , or maybe that was the game that he played . |
| 2 | Each chapter would show the place of a particular form of policy response , or independent activity , in the scheme of things ; it would comment on experience to date and record new initiatives . |
| 3 | Playing squash was the only time Penny wore a bra — without it , as she said , her boozums would bounce from wall to wall faster than the ball . |
| 4 | For him , Bridgnorth would always be associated with the antics of a ghost that obviously liked railway engines and would appear from time to time to warn of impending accidents . |
| 5 | They would appear from time to time and taunt the old couple , reminding them of their past lives and the failures or mistakes which had brought them to the castle ( though never detailing them — neither Quiss nor Ajayi knew what the other had done to justify sending them here . |
| 6 | The court observed that , in the ordinary case of a periodic tenancy , for example , a yearly tenancy , it was plain that , in one sense at least , it was uncertain at the outset what would be the maximum length of the tenancy ; the term would grow from year to year as a single term springing from the original grant . |
| 7 | Mr Mullen explained that the tickets allocated to the 40 GAA clubs in Derry would sell like hotcakes to club players and members , as well as family and friends , leaving few left for other eager punters . |
| 8 | He always went for a type — dark-haired , dark-eyed endomorphs — and when chatting up his quarry , his voice would change from baritone to bass baritone without realising . |
| 9 | It took several weeks before the new trader was able to work out roughly the quantities he needed each morning to satisfy his customers ' needs , and still longer to realise that those needs would vary from day to day |
| 10 | If so , the amount on which the taxpayer would be assessed to tax would vary from year to year depending upon the success of the school in attracting applicants . |
| 11 | Those were ambitious days when it was thought the Swindon Robins would go from strength to strength . |
| 12 | Although initial predictions were that 80 per cent of foot passengers and 70 per cent of car traffic would switch from ferries to Tunnel , recent estimates have been less enthusiastic . |
| 13 | A woman would come from time to time and take my money and bring me clothes and food . |
| 14 | Also the answer would differ from subject to subject . |