Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Lewis and Pound hoped that the Nobel would free him of that cautiousness which had smoothed his ascent . |
| 2 | Papa says that most horses would envy me in that line ! ’ |
| 3 | Just so you know how much time you 've got left , Lorna , I would like you off that table please ! |
| 4 | ‘ I wish someone would ruin me with that sort of money . ’ |
| 5 | and , you do n't see that wee bit through there which would take you into that bedroom there |
| 6 | Erm the er most important item I think Chairman is the work programme for the future year which commences at erm about twelve and forms the second half of the report and I would be very happy to deal with any questions and it is very clearly in the light of things that we 've already said , the first part of er that latter half of the report er which er emphasises the erm principal activities er to the department er that of strategic policy in paragraphs thirteen one , thirteen two and thirteen three are therefore perhaps the areas to which I would er draw you attention er most , but the report as whole is er I hope a reasonably succinct summary of what has gone on or what is proposed to be done and er in order to avoid simply what is already in the report , I , I would leave it at that point and say I 'm happy to deal with any questions . |
| 7 | He also decided that his usual debt-collection procedures would persuade me of that seriousness . |
| 8 | Erm th there 's just a comment I 'd like to make that they have said that they would place it on that figure report on our . |
| 9 | But , particularly since Tiananmen , it has been echoing the argument that people would be less concerned to leave Hong Kong before 1997 if they could be absolutely confident that other countries would accept them after that date . |