Example sentences of "would [adv] [vb infin] an [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had even spoken — interminably — at the famous meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science , held at Oxford in 1860 , when Huxley allegedly scored his victory over Bishop Wilberforce with the retort that he would rather have an ape for an ancestor than a man who used his privileged position to pronounce on matters he knew nothing about . |
| 2 | Huxley 's retort that he would rather have an ape for an ancestor than a bishop — or words to that effect — has come to symbolize not merely the conflict between Darwinism and the Bible but the victory of science over religion . |
| 3 | I had few worries that she would suddenly take an interest in American history , but she might notice something out of place and the combination lock looked much more sophisticated than it actually was . |
| 4 | Any attempt to prove that they were misled by fraud or otherwise would necessarily involve an inquiry into the manner in which they had performed their functions in dealing with the Bill which became the British Railways Act 1968 . |
| 5 | Even so , it should not be assumed that the abolition of public examinations would necessarily put an end to transmission styles of teaching . |
| 6 | Other African countries were vocally hostile to allowing any legal trade , which , they said , would merely provoke an upsurge in poaching since it would effectively be impossible to check the origin of products offered for the market . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Clearly it is not every year that the government introduces massive changes to social security legislation and the IPG would not expect an exercise of this size again for many years . |
| 9 | For one thing , the Labour Party leaders would not contemplate an alliance with the Communist Party , which they rightly feared was merely aiming to use Labour to gain political support and which was involved in almost needless violence against the supremely unimportant British fascists . |
| 10 | Naturally a cat would not do an act like that . |
| 11 | Mr Maskey added that internment in any form would not bring an end to the republican campaign . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Chapman brought to his new job his already extensive experience of industrial management , and Langley , reading between the lines , realized that such a dynamic personality would not remain an assistant for long . |
| 14 | Was it that he was such a sincere Catholic that he would not refuse an order from the Pope ? |
| 15 | He would not become an officer of our Chapter . |
| 16 | James Stephen would not allow an exaggeration of Clarkson 's contribution but saw the historical memory of antislavery preserved in the names of Wilberforce and Clarkson ‘ not by any human caprice or fortuitous accident but by the selection and appointment of the Master they served ’ . |
| 17 | So annotations in Central and Southern Hambleton would not have an effect on Cleveland . |
| 18 | ‘ But I have heard in other parts of the country that people have been moved from the waiting lists because they would not get an appointment within the set time limit . |
| 19 | On Aug. 19 he made a dramatic call for resistance , standing on one of the tanks stationed outside the Supreme Soviet building ( 10 tanks went over to Yeltsin on the night of Aug. 19 — see below ; the commander of tanks stationed outside the Russian Supreme Soviet building was reported as saying that he would not order an attack on Yeltsin . ) |
| 20 | But while the company 's management would not deny an element of luck , they would also point to a good deal of contingency planning that enabled them to react faster than anyone else to ILG 's collapse . |
| 21 | 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 . ’ |
| 22 | Hopes that a cut in German rates would somehow create an opportunity for UK rates to fall were shortlived yesterday . |
| 23 | Though purists may object , the performances of all four concertos on the disc spring to life , fast movements as well as slow , and will equally delight those who would normally choose an account on modern instruments . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | That in turn would hopefully provide an impetus for closer political union . |
| 26 | She would probably lick an intruder to death . |
| 27 | Suppose now that the government levies an ad valorem sales tax on all sales ( to final and intermediate users ) of the good X. This would clearly provide an incentive for transactions in the X good to be internal to the industry ( vertical integration ) rather than market sales , but to the extent that this does not happen , the after-tax prices q x , q y are given by . |
| 28 | It need hardly be pointed out that the provision of additional health/leisure facilities would also justify an increase in room rates . |
| 29 | But an end to new designs would also bring an end to more reliable and safer weapons . |
| 30 | It would also give an advantage to non-EC purchasers of European heritage . |