Example sentences of "would [verb] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would prefer to turn a blind eye to the problem of asylum seekers around the world . |
| 2 | Although it is true that the general law would in most cases not permit assignment by a buyer to a less creditworthy assignee ( since creditworthiness would be an important factor relating to the identity of the contracting party ) many sellers would prefer to insert a non-assignment clause and avoid the argument . |
| 3 | He adds : ‘ What people mean when they say we 're not efficient is that they would prefer to have a higher quality of service . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ What people mean when they say we 're not efficient is that they would prefer to have a higher quality of service . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Rather than seeing total disagreement , I would prefer to have a good compromise , ’ he said . |
| 6 | I would prefer to have a concrete base , sides and back to these tanks , but wonder how to seal the front viewing glass . , . |
| 7 | Thus we are appealing for things to sell at the car boot sales , or maybe you would prefer to make a small donation to our funds . |
| 8 | Several prime ministers made it clear that they would want to see a radical extension of the Community powers and resources to help poorer regions and social groups as they moved to monetary union . |
| 9 | Who would want to shoot a dead man ? |
| 10 | Who would want to buy a stuffed crocodile ? |
| 11 | Under gentle pressure he conceded that Riddle had mentioned the possibility of marriage and said that in this circumstance he would want to make a fresh will . ’ |
| 12 | Anyone with a spark of humanity would want to help a poor girl left defenceless and hard up , especially when she had to cope with the rearing of a young child , single handed . |
| 13 | Well certainly I mean , one would want to have a substantial majority in favour of a call to issue it . |
| 14 | But the deal has stalled after Caldaire management claimed a Government clause would make moving a financial impossibility . |
| 15 | But the deal has stalled because Caldaire management claim a Government clause would make moving a financial disaster . |
| 16 | But the deal has stalled because Caldaire management claim a Government clause would make moving a financial disaster . |
| 17 | ‘ Alex Bannen would 've had a screaming fit if we 'd left you to mess up his precious Bridge ; God alone knows what Tiw would 've done . ’ |
| 18 | Walesa said after the failure of the talks that he would consider forming a non-party government with greater presidential powers along the lines of the French system . |
| 19 | it is also extremely expensive , and only the most profligate would consider using a pure silk rug as a functional floor covering . |
| 20 | The ANC also received encouragement from the Congress of South African Trade Unions ( COSATU ) which announced on April 29 that it would consider staging a general strike if the government failed to take effective steps to halt the violence . |
| 21 | There was no interim dividend , but Mr Aitken said the directors would consider paying a final dividend at the year-end in the light of trading conditions then . |
| 22 | If , to be effective , learning had to become personalised ( made part of oneself — the learner — through direct and vicarious experiences ) then each child would need to follow an individualised learning programme . |
| 23 | Harry had realized at an early stage , however , that he would need to keep a clear head if he was to remember all he was told . |
| 24 | In a more localized example , a county planning department would need to consider a wide range of environmental , economic , political , social and spatial factors when deciding on a site for a public service utility such as a thermal electricity generating station . |
| 25 | She says she has much more chance at this school of getting the qualifications she would need to become a social worker or a journalist ( she feels there a lot of good black journalists around but not enough women ) . |
| 26 | The teacher would need to play a full role in the revision activity , monitoring and providing remedial help wherever necessary . |
| 27 | By that time the householder would need to buy a new collector . |
| 28 | I would need to make a two-into-one jack socket for the speaker — would this cause problems ? |
| 29 | I think the point , I think the point we 're making is that none of the districts yesterday told us that to meet their figure in H one they would need to have a new settlement , for example , I well remember Selby saying to us if we go above our H one figure we would need a new settlement , but they did not say to meet our H one figure we would need a new settlement . |
| 30 | You would need to have a sound grasp of English history before you began ; and you would need , at every point , to relate your study of the literature of any given period to the state and development of the language . |