Example sentences of "would [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , it should not be assumed that the abolition of public examinations would necessarily put an end to transmission styles of teaching . |
| 2 | The Swedish government welcomed the positive opinion , and reiterated its view that neutrality or defence considerations would not form an obstacle to Sweden 's accession to the EC . |
| 3 | That would not present a problem to England 's selectors , since the 16-strong party picked for India already includes one-day specialists Graeme Hick , John Emburey and Neil Fairbrother with eight limited-overs games due to be played on the sub-continent . |
| 4 | Mr Maskey added that internment in any form would not bring an end to the republican campaign . |
| 5 | We are quite clear , and we were clear when we conducted the talks this summer , that they were not peace talks because they would not bring an end to the violence , but were one of the pressures that can be mounted against the terrorists . |
| 6 | The loan would not become a burden to your dependents . |
| 7 | The loan would not become a burden to your dependents . |
| 8 | Where it seemed that this would cause injustice , equity stepped in with the doctrine of " part performance " : if the contract were partly performed , equity would not allow a statute to be used " as an engine of fraud " . |
| 9 | To hold that " reckless " bears a subjective meaning would be consistent with the definition in the tort of deceit : one would not wish a person to be convicted of a crime when he would not be tortiously liable . |
| 10 | What does seem to be a reasonable inference , however , is that this child would normally offer a response to an ambiguous or unclear statement on the confident expectation that his choice will be either confirmed or disconfirmed by the speaker . |
| 11 | There is no room here for a highly technical debate about language , but what is clear is that Christianity can not possibly associate any view of God with what we would normally conceive a person to be . |
| 12 | Mrs McBride , he thought , would soon put a stop to anything like that at St Matthew 's . |
| 13 | And if young master Tristan , with his fancy education and his airs and graces had any such notions about founding a dynasty then he — common or garden John-William Dallam — would soon put a stop to it . |
| 14 | Charles rather hoped that the glow of illicit cigarettes would soon put an end to this slightly unsportsmanlike test of his sentries ' attention to duty . |
| 15 | But this fact alone would hardly entitle a beneficiary to execution in rem against a third party : to allow that would be to indulge in a breach of fundamental principle and equity . |
| 16 | Lil and I would always give a home to John 's wife and child . ’ |
| 17 | She would probably lick an intruder to death . |
| 18 | And if she flung Rupert and Ianthe together they would probably take a dislike to each other . |
| 19 | He added he would willingly forego a trip to the United States and play in the Jersey Open with the hope of collecting more Ryder Cup points . |
| 20 | But an end to new designs would also bring an end to more reliable and safer weapons . |
| 21 | The modification is that the Government would also make a charge to the trading fund , representing an opportunity cost of capital charge . |
| 22 | It would also give an advantage to non-EC purchasers of European heritage . |
| 23 | We would also like a commitment to co-operation within and between Government departments on coastal planning . |
| 24 | Armed fundamentalists existed before the Afghan war , and would now pose a threat to Middle Eastern governments without the help of a single Afghan veteran . |
| 25 | Once he had Garry back with Berenice he would n't give a thought to the Adams twins and she would forget him and the time she had spent hunting Garry and her sister through the Northumberland countryside . |
| 26 | She would n't make a wife to any man , or if she did she 'd ruin him . ’ |
| 27 | One would n't expect a clergyman to be interested in young girls of eighteen . ’ |
| 28 | Philippe , Duke of Orleans , brother to the future Louis XIV was raised as a girl to ensure that he would n't pose a threat to his elder sibling 's claim to the throne of France . |
| 29 | ‘ Mind you , I would n't follow a director to the devil . |
| 30 | Head down on his chest again — I would n't get an answer to that one . |