Example sentences of "would [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they 'd need to hold a gun to Piggott 's head to keep him in hospital a day — no an hour — longer than strictly necessary . |
| 2 | I 'd like to give a copy to the school library . ’ |
| 3 | And I 'd like to give a challenge to either er Michael Allison or any of the other MPs to come and live in my little bungalow for And exist on that rate for a week . |
| 4 | I 'd like to pay a tribute to the courage of our people there , both the indigenous er workers for the fund and the ex-pats who 've gone out there to lead that work . |
| 5 | If you 'd like to make a contribution to the fund , you can send a donation to DGC , PO Box 7 , Cupar , Fife KY15 4PF ( 0333 312350 ) . |
| 6 | I 'd like to propose a toast to the most wonderful man in the world , my new husband , Steven . |
| 7 | She kept trying to trample them , slam the door , but he kept kicking it back open and sooner or later she 'd have to put a name to her feelings , and she was afraid , so afraid , that the name was love … but it must n't be , she thought savagely ; it ca n't be . |
| 8 | ‘ I left because no one could take what he 's had to take ; surely he 'd have put a gun to his mouth by now ? |
| 9 | Somebody would 've put a match to it and set it on fire , we would have got money for going to deal with it . |
| 10 | The idea has proved popular among villagers , many of whom would like to see a return to the days when they could safely leave their doors unlocked . |
| 11 | So , Annabelle and Steven , we would like to drink a toast to your happy future together . |
| 12 | Any groups or individuals who would like to make a contribution to the consultation are asked to follow , as far as possible , the order and formal of the questions in the Lineamenta . |
| 13 | So far we have been self supporting with most of the folks who come along donating to our needs , however we would like to make a donation to the Seventh Day Adventist Church who give us the use of their premises , gas and electricity free of charge . |
| 14 | If you would like to make a donation to mountain rescue send cheques or postal orders made payable to Mountain Rescue Committee to : , . |
| 15 | I would like to make a suggestion to Mrs Higginbottom of Leeds ( April'92 ) for her problem with static electricity . |
| 16 | I would like to follow a man to another country . ’ |
| 17 | In this context I would like to pay a tribute to the British officers who served Burma during the years it was part of the Commonwealth . |
| 18 | I would like to propose a toast to Annabelle and Steven , wishing them much joy and happiness for their future together . |
| 19 | I belong to the Working Group for Children ( A.I. ) , and my husband and I would like to send a donation to Bruce Harris for the Asociacon Casa Alianza . |
| 20 | In its original form , it would have involved a cost to the British taxpayer , to the Government and to employers of up to £500 million . |
| 21 | The public had a right to be properly informed , which could only be denied them if it appeared absolutely certain that the article would have presented a threat to judicial authority . |
| 22 | Melanie wondered if she would have to take a tray to the basement but it seemed they had their own gas ring down there and brewed up continually for themselves . |
| 23 | Indeed , if the Canterbury claims were as well founded as Anselm believed , anything less than a general authority over the whole British Isles would have done a violence to the early history of the see as it was understood at Canterbury , and to the large geographical and historical conceptions which lay behind these claims . |
| 24 | The existence , somewhere within the Empire or on its periphery , of a lineal descent from Jesus or his family would have represented a threat to the coalescing Church hierarchy — the propagators of specifically Pauline Christianity . |
| 25 | Not , in truth , that she expected any , important or otherwise , but it would have made a difference to the day . |
| 26 | For one thing , there would be problems in establishing causation : showing that steps that a more energetic management might have taken would have made a difference to the company 's position would involve an assessment of complex and often imponderable factors . |
| 27 | But surely they too would have preferred a decision to an indefinite postponement . |
| 28 | But there are always one or two who would have preferred a colleague to a stranger even if they hated his guts . |
| 29 | The Home Secretary had previously informed the Cabinet that he would have included a provision to this effect in the Bill if he had not thought it preferable to leave it to the Lords to take the initiative . |
| 30 | If the bill became law , manufacturers using chemicals obtained from local species would have to pay a royalty to the state . |