Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [noun prp] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 No true supporter of any country would want Wales to remain in the doldrums , but would rather see them return to a competitive level because it is good for the game .
2 A no vote by the Danes in their referendum , due in May or April , would condemn Britain to remain in the slow lane of a two-speed Europe .
3 For instance , they would like HMI to comment on the increase in class sizes in primary education , the scandal that one in four of our children are now taught in classes of 30 and over , and the fact that 10,000 of our children in primary education are taught in classes of 40 and more .
4 The talks had been undertaken by the English-speaking provinces with a view to agreeing a package of reforms which would induce Quebec to remain within the Canadian confederation .
5 Von Ribbentrop said that if Poland would allow Danzig to return to the Reich , Germany would be happy to guarantee Poland access to the road , rail and port facilities .
6 He reiterated that a planned new law on secession [ see below ] would allow Lithuania to secede on the basis of a referendum and " the realization of interests both of Lithuania and the USSR " , but commented : " My idea is to preserve the union on the basis of a different approach to each republic [ and ] a new union treaty . "
7 She said it would help Sarah to get over the loss , and it did . ’
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