Example sentences of "would [verb] [noun sg] of a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He and Dinah together could make books that would be widely read in scholarly circles ; he would achieve recognition of a sort he had never had before ; in America they would know of no disgrace about him , and in any case he was now married . |
| 2 | The dam would deprive science of a number of unique biological and archaeological opportunities . |
| 3 | One polar craft would provide coverage of a spot on the Earth only every 12 hours , twice the period obtained with a two-satellite system . |
| 4 | Occasionally O would take hold of a handful of Boy 's black hair , which was still long all over then . |
| 5 | Just like Dass would get hold of a pair of curtains . |
| 6 | ‘ So I would get hold of a lot of avid church users and have them saying things like , ‘ It 's great to be involved ’ , ‘ The whole family enjoy it ’ and ‘ An hour well-spent once a week ’ . |
| 7 | Also , to use a light-pen system would require production of a database of the total library stock and of individual users . |
| 8 | What judge would award custody of a five-year-old girl to a single working woman down in London when there was a proper home , with both a father and a mother , waiting for her right here in the country of her birth ? |
| 9 | The NPFL had earlier agreed that its representative would form part of a triumvirate of vice-presidents under an independent interim president , but this arrangement appeared to be stillborn . |