Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [adv prt] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd ease up on the hard stuff if I were you . |
| 2 | I 'd come out on the simple camera-fetching errand without the complete zipped pouch of gadgets but I did have with me the belt holding my knife and the multi-purpose survival tool , and on the back of that tool there was a mirror . |
| 3 | Fearing that Greece and Turkey would end up on the other side of that iron curtain the American President Truman declared that their security was vital to the Western powers and began a substantial programme of aid . |
| 4 | Two more previews to go , and then , at seven o'clock on the Thursday ( early so that the critics could get their copy in ) , the curtain would go up on the first night proper of The Hooded Owl . |
| 5 | trying to turn the tables again so that he would stop feeling uncomfortable and Starke would go back on the defensive . |
| 6 | Norwood-born , Nick was our tenacious , skilful and hard-running midfield man , ( though occasionally he would play out on the right wing for us ) who had first caught the eye of Malcolm Allison . |
| 7 | Other potential candidates , who were remaining loyal to Ted but who it was known would come in on the second ballot if Ted were defeated , were quietly being accused of cowardice by the Neave camp . |
| 8 | Although no note awaited her on the doorstep , no letter came and there were no phone calls , Anna knew the cat woman would come back on the following evening . |
| 9 | Britain also rejected the proposal , presumably on the grounds that having to bring its standards up to those of the rest of Europe , it would lose out on the lucrative waste disposal trade it presently invites . |