Example sentences of "would [adv] [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of women have told me they voted for him because they felt sorry for him , because he was a trier , a bit of an underdog , because he was a hubby figure , the man they would most like to buy a pullover for , a man who knows where his slippers are . |
| 2 | In order to test it he or she would presumably have to examine a number of literate and non-literate societies from the point of view of their degree of ‘ scepticism ’ . |
| 3 | If a form E111 had been obtained from Department of Health and Social Security , prior to departure , then the claimant should not have to pay the bill or would only have to pay a proportion of the bill at the hospital/clinic , where the treatment was received . |
| 4 | A formal land drain consists of short clay pipes laid in , and covered with gravel , but for the simple removal of water from a low area of a path , you would only need to dig a trench , and put about 150mm of gravel into it to lead the water away . |
| 5 | ‘ The great and beautiful Dane Jacobsen would merely have to cock a finger and the object of his desires would surely come running . ’ |
| 6 | I would just love to get a job and then go on to do my advanced driving test . ’ |
| 7 | I would just like to make a couple of general points though regarding Selby District as a location . |
| 8 | Very briefly I would just like to make a statement that er clearly as you 'll see from our representations er er on the on the plan submission , the City Council does support the County Council 's er approach to employment land provision both for the City of York and for Greater York . |
| 9 | This is an undesirable situation because a user of a script recognition system would not expect to write a word , and have it recognised as something which is not a word . |
| 10 | A few pages would not suffice to describe an idea that he required a thousand pages of his Life Divine to illumine ; my purpose in giving these few passages is to point in one of the directions that the creative mind can travel to find other worlds of serene delight and magnificence . |
| 11 | It would not do to exalt a figure who had been executed by the Romans for crimes against the Empire . |
| 12 | It would not do to deify a rebel against Rome . |
| 13 | She did n't know how she was going to contain her impatience , but it would not do to make an enemy of Mrs Whittaker . |
| 14 | This does seem a reasonable argument , and I certainly would not want to lose a therapy which could be of real value to people . |
| 15 | But we would not want to miss an opportunity or to court a refusal , ’ he said . |
| 16 | As Gatfield says , ‘ I would not want to sign an artist who demands much moulding . |
| 17 | I certainly would not want to attempt a summary of the route we have taken all the way from the mind-body problem to children trying to win chocolates ; but I do need to make some concluding comments to justify the bold claim in the first paragraph that constructivism makes the mind-body problem less intractable . |
| 18 | Ten thousand pounds will build you the highest column in the world , and will produce an astonishing effect ; fifty thousand pounds would not serve to erect an arch , and when it was erected you would have doubted which , it or the Royal Exchange , was the more magnificent object ; therefore I exhort you to keep to the columnar form . |
| 19 | And you probably would not choose to spend a fortnight up the Amazon with either . |
| 20 | I would not like to do a Morrissey . |
| 21 | I would not like to see a repeat of the problems caused when Station Lane was closed at the railway bridge some time ago ! |
| 22 | I am unable to cope with the idea of being any heavier than I am now , and would not like to have a period , since I would feel I had ‘ let up ’ control over my body . |
| 23 | Whilst Alison states at the end of Chapter 11 that she would not like to have a period as it would signify that she had ‘ let up ’ control over her body , Freya feels quite differently , realising that getting her periods back would be a good sign of recovery . |
| 24 | ‘ Of course , ’ Lissa agreed , relieved that she would not have to endure a confrontation with Rourke while her emotions were still raw . |
| 25 | One of those was that the Deanses would not attempt to appoint a majority of their supporters to the board , but would work together with Mr Moffat and Mr Johnston ‘ and a further director of standing . ’ |
| 26 | I would not wish to have a debate on only the ERM because many other matters need to be raised . |
| 27 | As the whole loan is for no special purpose , you would not need to find a deposit . |
| 28 | The manufacturer would thus have to spend a lot on mass advertising to create brand loyalty for the product , or attempt to ‘ push ’ the product through the channel by providing trade incentives , with probably a lower end price than competitive products coupled with a larger profit margin for retailers . |
| 29 | Through the generosity of sponsors buses are available to LEAs and to schools ( which would normally combine to form a group of two or three ) and are delivered free of charge . |
| 30 | WISE vehicles are available to LEAs and to schools ( which would normally combine to form a group of two or more ) and are delivered free of charge . |