Example sentences of "would [adv] [vb infin] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | then the eyes would be something you 'd also confront at the beginning but they 're equally important for the fox actually walking are n't they ? |
| 2 | Cregar might lounge in silk pajamas and stuff himself with Parisian chocolates , but he was still a supporting heavy , a cringing underling who 'd never last at the top of the criminal tree . |
| 3 | If you wanted to kill someone , and you 'd struck at one kidney , you 'd certainly strike at the other . |
| 4 | but he he would never stay except , you know , it always had to be in respectable kind of a barn or something he would live in , least And in fact instead of that he would ra if it was good days he would rather lie at the dyke side . |
| 5 | He leads his country out for a world-record 36th time and would only continue at the top if the Springboks win . |
| 6 | First they happen in June that 's that 's a good starter for one , and they 're really not that big a problem and I guess people in London would just laugh at the prospect of the noise which which May Balls cause and not worry about it in one way and would not have telephone calls to the local council and lots of stories in my newspaper every year . |
| 7 | He would not arrive at the door . |
| 8 | I am interested to see that the hon. Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) would not balk at the prospect of having to sort out those knotty problems . |
| 9 | Dr Johnson would not look at the bones . |
| 10 | As is usual in such cases the myth seems to be somewhat remote from the historical facts but , for what it is worth , Wilberforce is supposed to have remarked that : " Whatever certain people might believe he would not look at the monkeys in the Zoological Gardens as connected with his ancestors ' , to which Huxley replied : " I would rather be descended from an ape than a bishop " , which has merits as repartee but is hardly a contribution to science . |
| 11 | Although the other judges would not look at the assessors ' lists , Burn met them at the hall and compared his list of preferences to theirs . |
| 12 | I predicted that a dramatic event would soon strike at the heart of the Royal Family . |
| 13 | In restaurants — his tastes were no more sophisticated now than before , but occasionally he would do better than the Corner House — he would still order at the top of his voice , still hoping to be recognized . |
| 14 | Most would probably cower at the thought , but some may be prepared to co-operate . |
| 15 | It was completed in nineteen hundred and twelve , turned down by three publishing houses , including the Nouvelle Revue Française , and finally accepted by Grasset on the understanding that , while it would appear under Grasset 's imprint , it would also appear at the author 's expense . |
| 16 | The main feature of this joint is the recessed shoulder to avoid the feather edge that would inevitably occur at the top of the arm . |
| 17 | The three of them , she recalled , would often sit at the balcony of the little pavilion and watch the confident arrival of the night . |
| 18 | Who would n't jump at the chance of spending a free six months in the Southern Hemisphere , flights paid , car provided and all for a few afternoons coaching ? |
| 19 | She said it was premature but she had n't made any , provision for it , and would n't look at the baby . |
| 20 | When using those dramatic frames which require children to prepare and then share small group work ( e.g. the investigation , the pageant , the making of a documentary ) take the opportunity to question or comment on their use of space : " I wonder why the council official would n't look at the interviewer ? " |
| 21 | He would have Christmas Day off and he would surely call at the vicarage on some pretext or other . |
| 22 | The Government has promised to lift its protective golden share in the business , which would otherwise expire at the end of 1990 , if 75 per cent of Jaguar shareholders vote in favour of this change . |
| 23 | The grown-up version , now chancellor himself , would doubtless cringe at the Macmillan rhetoric of 34 years ago — ‘ we must all be expansionists … |
| 24 | I would never cry at the sight of a battered Rover , nor shiver in the sad vacancy of a council estate . |
| 25 | I would certainly jump at the chance of a career in football . |
| 26 | Although he had n't sold a book in weeks he would happily sit at the counter engrossed in his beloved William Blake until it was time to turn the sign on the front door from ‘ Open ’ to ‘ Closed ’ . |