Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many ways I would prefer to live in one place , but taking old and derelict houses and making them relive again is a source of enjoyment to me . |
| 2 | Because of inflation , now about 20% a month , they are usually unwilling to lend for longer than three to six months , and would prefer to stick to simple trade finance . |
| 3 | Write down a list of five things that you would want to achieve in that time . |
| 4 | Who would want to build on that bog ? |
| 5 | I imagine most people would want to get into this area in the smallest way and so with the smallest product , the postcard . |
| 6 | If fluke genes were passed on in snail eggs and sperms , the two bodies would evolve to become as one flesh . |
| 7 | Nothing near as tasty and tender as our … ’ and , her mouth overflowing with steak , beans and croquette potato , Mitzi named an Austrian breed Elisabeth had never heard of ( and did not imagine she would need to remember for future use ) . |
| 8 | If you keep soft water fish you would need to test for general hardness . |
| 9 | The letter said the Board of Inland Revenue would need to meet before any action could be taken , and BAe and Rover were guaranteed a hearing before action was taken . |
| 10 | ‘ We hope Mr Stein will be working for us long into the future and obviously in that case we would need to apply for another permit for him . |
| 11 | ‘ If , while talks are in abeyance , there is abuse by those who would seek to interfere with humanitarian aid — attacking protected areas , resuming the sustained shelling of Sarajevo , for example — then first I would remind you that the NATO military option is very much alive , ’ Clinton said . |
| 12 | In the normal course of events , she decided , there was no way she would choose to eat with this man . |
| 13 | But when it became known that someone ostensibly in the top echelon of the regime was no longer seen at the Ceauşescus ' palace at the nightly film shows or for chess , then whatever the victim 's ostensible rank , his own hangers-on would begin to look for another patron . |
| 14 | It is not surprising that an enterprising company such as JCI , would plan to diversify into other mining activities , and in the 1920's , the company acquired control of a number of collieries . |
| 15 | He was all ready to be wheeled into theatre at Oxford 's John Radcliffe Hospital for an artery replacement in his heart when he was told this afternoon that the operation was off.The intensive care unit bed he would use to recover from after surgery had been taken by another , more urgent case . |
| 16 | Mr Chairman could I ask a question because one of the things that I 've found missing this evening is specific things that people would like to see in this playhouse or perhaps specific things that we used to do and that find are missing and the last I have n't heard the word gallery mentioned from there much at all what do we think about the gallery ? |
| 17 | We all intend to continue the same sort of programme for the next couple of years and I have said I would like to call in next term and on a periodic basis until our responsibility ceases . |
| 18 | Does he also agree that the imposition of the social chapter , which both parties opposite would like to force on this country , would not only destroy our competitive advantage but more importantly would destroy jobs ? |
| 19 | A different notion concerns wish-fulfilment : in our dreams we can do with impunity things we would like to do in real life but can not — make love with a Hollywood sex symbol or murder our boss . |
| 20 | ‘ There are no trains Eastbound on the Central Line until further notice , this is due to inaudible inaudible London Underground would like to apologise for any inconvenience . |
| 21 | Unfortunately we did not make this clear and we would like to apologise for any embarrassment caused . |
| 22 | I would like to enlarge on this theme , but I dare not because our experience falls far short of what we dimly perceive in the pages of Scripture . |
| 23 | Erm , I 'm in favour because I had a walkabout with therefore I would like to say on five point three the and on five point six I would like to say B can we just have some traffic calming on the boundary , such as Lane , Road ? |
| 24 | And I would like to say at this point I was very disappointed that we did n't have any other conservatives with us in the afternoon . |
| 25 | There may be many things you would like to say in this report but there will only be room for important ones . |
| 26 | And apart from these two activities she would like to indulge in more horse-riding . |
| 27 | Right so we 've got Paul and the three new C P Os who would like to go on some training right |
| 28 | He decided that school was not somewhere he would like to go at this point because he looked pretty bad . |
| 29 | I mean , I would like to go to that auction tomorrow but we ca n't , I ca n't go to the hairdressers as well , so |
| 30 | I would like to go to Bitter Root Valley . |