Example sentences of "would [adv] [verb] [art] [noun sg] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not in the king 's interest to associate himself with a movement which at most would merely ensure the removal from power of one magnate clique and its replacement by another . |
| 2 | Their wiping out would merely free the individual from anxiety , heal his ulcer , lighten his step , brighten his eye . |
| 3 | We would just delete the name from the index . |
| 4 | By their reasons the justices stated that the girl would continue to be liable to sexual abuse if allowed to return to her family as the mother refused to recognise the responsibility of the father for that abuse and that the mother would not protect the girl from the father on whom the mother was emotionally dependent ; that they had considered that the girl might be cared for by her half-sister but had concluded that it would be difficult to prevent contact between the girl and her father ; that they had formed the view that contact between the girl and her father would be harmful at the present time and therefore the local authority should refuse such contact until the review by the local authority in six months time ; and that there should be supervised reasonable contact between the girl and her mother and between the girl and her half-sister . |
| 5 | Although this might discourage rabbits and deer — even the occasional burrowing lizard or jumping kangaroo — it would not prevent a bird from alighting on the road . |
| 6 | Incorporation would not prevent the firm from being wiped out , only its owners . |
| 7 | A youth hostel owner who had experience of gold mining in South Africa warned that planning conditions would not prevent the mining from devastating the area . |
| 8 | But they were clearly under considerable stress when making their decision , which involved refusing consent for a vital operation for a baby with no other problems than those associated with Down 's Syndrome ; problems which once the operation had been conducted , would not prevent the child from an average life . |
| 9 | People would not welcome a move from their home and if closure went ahead over a long period of time staff would inevitably leave . |
| 10 | Was it that he was such a sincere Catholic that he would not refuse an order from the Pope ? |
| 11 | The bar of the Skein of Geese was the kind of drinking establishment Harry detested : fiddly little bowls of cashew nuts and olives littering every surface ; an effeminate barman who looked as if he would not know a handpump from a cocktail umbrella ; lighting so subdued a fellow could not see to count his change ; and a tape of Glenn Miller standards that made him positively nostalgic for the reception area 's bastardized Vivaldi . |
| 12 | Lexington refers to me in ‘ Young King Clinton ’ ( April 10th ) , as a friend of the president who is ‘ so steeped in foreign policy that [ I ] would not know an HMO from a hole in the ground . ’ |
| 13 | If they left an old rusty car on the road or a new car without road tax , they would soon have a visit from the police and the offending vehicle would have to be removed . |
| 14 | Neither thought they would ever make a living from ice hockey . |
| 15 | If they did anything it would probably bring a response from the West |
| 16 | A closed window would also prevent the sound from carrying since most buildings tend to be well insulated . |
| 17 | He informed the Prime Minister four months ago that he would now like a break from Government office . |
| 18 | Also remember that although signing one card for everyone might be cheaper for you , there are still some folk within the fellowship who may not have a big circle of family or friends and who would really appreciate a card from you . |
| 19 | You would n't think a fall from a car would kill him . |
| 20 | But I managed , with little difficulty , to convince myself that she would n't miss a handful from a whole bowl . |
| 21 | ‘ Of course he would n't take a bribe from you , or anyone , come to that , and especially someone trying to bribe him out of the country because of a woman — one he happens to love very much . ’ |
| 22 | I would n't take no shit from nobody . |
| 23 | I would n't take an egg from the village folk . |
| 24 | I think the thing is going to come unstuck in the , I think the biggest thing is , I was thinking , is the fact that you 've got to get I would n't get a commitment from Social Services until they see a property actually ready for occupation . |
| 25 | ‘ She would n't hear a word from me about it . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ My uncle would n't allow a bottle from any other merchant near his cellar , ’ Naylor explained goodhumouredly , and on that light note the meal came to an end . |
| 27 | ‘ If I had n't replied to a client for five months I would almost expect a visit from them in response to a complaint ! ’ |
| 28 | All season she had been getting more and more angry with herself when she played badly and there were times , when she was at her most frustrated , that she would savagely scratch the skin from her forehead . |
| 29 | THE red flashing lights on top of the Old John Hancock Building warn of snow — but that would never stop a Bostonian from turning out to enjoy the Christmas festivities . |