Example sentences of "would [adv] [vb infin] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Some invitations would discreetly hint at the minimum subscription but the best Guest Teas never did . |
2 | I would rather stay at a good bed & breakfast than in several five-star hotels I could name . |
3 | KPMG would not comment at the recent agm . |
4 | For just as the latter are then not receiving as much employment as they would normally like at the prevailing real wage rate , so the former are not providing as much as they would normally like . |
5 | Riding to help out usually gives you rides on a better horse than you would probably find at an average riding school and without the expense ! |
6 | The middle-horns were the most esteemed of draught cattle because of their activity and hardiness ; they would also fatten at an early age if not working but the milk yield of the cows was poor in comparison with the short-horned cattle of Durham , Yorkshire and Lincolnshire . |
7 | ‘ I used to find with Nina and Sonia they would often menstruate at the same time ; and various telepathic events and coincidences would occur . ’ |
8 | Was it her fault if her brain would n't function at a normal level ? |
9 | I do n't think it will , but I 'm sure it would n't do at the other two places |
10 | She was in a lift and the lift would n't stop at the right floor but kept going first up and then down , past the numbers she wanted . |
11 | A true visionary would n't crumple at the first sign of opposition , would take all this in her stride . |
12 | I would n't bounce at the same time |
13 | The other party would then win at a subsequent election , enter office and largely undo the work of its predecessor , implementing instead its own program . |