Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 That is possible actually , that he would want to keep it from his neighbourhood .
2 Obviously he would promise to make it worth your while .
3 Any proper examination of those models would need to set them in their philosophical and social contexts .
4 ‘ Canon Wheeler would like to see you in his office at once , ’ she said distantly .
5 ‘ And I think that someone would like to dance it with me , ’ she said , as Herman , lured by the smile , came across and with a ludicrous bow , asked Erika if she would do him the honour of the dance , Erika graciously accepting , to her delight leaving Fritz looking disconsolate and unhappy .
6 However I would like to leave you with something to think about during the day .
7 Ms Alexander said : ‘ We would welcome with open arms anyone who would like to join us in our important fund raising work . ’
8 When I asked them about it later , they said , oh no , we have no intention of doing Anthems of the Nations , perhaps you would like to do it for us .
9 This is something we must come back to — the whole question of how young conductors are best trained and developed — but I would like to ask you about your years in Aachen .
10 I would like to hold you to your bargain , Miranda . ’
11 I would like to examine them with you this evening , because they appear to me to contain much more than the permissible percentage of nonsense .
12 With his dark good looks , Luke Calder was a devastatingly attractive man , but right at that moment Fran was more concerned by the fact that he was watching her as though he would like to take her by her slender neck and shake her !
13 I would like to thank him through your columns , but would also dearly like to hear form him if he feels so inclined .
14 I would like to thank him for his considerable contribution to the company 's success over the last three years .
15 I would like to thank them for their continuing forbearance and understanding , and for their hard work throughout the year .
16 ‘ In the excitement of getting Penny back I ca n't did n't get their names but would like to thank them for their kindness . ’
17 This particular issue of Women 's Art is the last to be produced under the editorship of Genevieve Fox and we would like to thank her for her contribution to the magazine over the last year .
18 We would like to thank you for your support and interest in the medical work of the Society as demonstrated in your gift of £401.88 .
19 ‘ To those people who elected them , I would like to remind them of what their paramilitary godfathers have done to this town .
20 Erm I would like to remind you of my objectives quoted at the time in th in the quality manual .
21 I would like to remind you of my invitation to you to concelebrate at Mark Morris 's Ordination to the Priesthood in St. Paul 's , Shettleston on Sunday at 3.00pm .
22 Dearest Derek Ridgers , I would like to congratulate you on your brilliant interview with The Farm …
23 I would like to congratulate you on your excellent article on the Kwikmas pudding .
24 Choice of location for the joint venture company is still up for grabs , the source said , although Hitrail , which is based outside Amsterdam , is lobbying for the Netherlands , while Nynex would like to have it in its own continental back yard in Brussels .
25 Pretty silly , because you have n't done that piece of work , so perhaps what you would like to do if you would like to follow it with us , then I will give you back , I think I might have your survey here , and you can at least see what we 've been talking about and then on that we can write absent for this piece of work , does that make sense , good .
26 ‘ I must confess , ’ Mrs Carson smiled , ‘ that I would like to keep you with us .
27 I plan to repaint it but would like to keep it in its present colours .
28 I then told him that I was collecting her works and would like to buy them from him .
29 Among the counsellors whom he has , none enjoys such importance that he would dare to contradict him in anything or be of another opinion . ’
30 Now he stared from the partly eaten jam sandwich to the homely face of his grandmother and wondered if she would dare to murder him in his own home with Buddie sitting right there at the same table .
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