Example sentences of "[noun prp] would [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Laertes would surely have killed him . |
| 2 | One critic thought it ironic that this building ‘ of which the aim was so obviously beauty , should have achieved so startling an ugliness ’ , but after more than a century Swanage would hardly seem the same place without it . |
| 3 | The SSA would particularly like to thank Crispin On of Dulwich for his fine efforts in organising the squash competition . |
| 4 | Nellie would n't go near the room . |
| 5 | Had Lord Mountbatten lived , there is a good chance that Diana Spencer would not have become Princess of Wales . |
| 6 | The two brothers had not always got along very well but in spite of their differences , Spencer would never do anything to harm the firm or his brother . |
| 7 | Spencer would hardly keep important documents in the mahogany chest of drawers or the huge wardrobe . |
| 8 | The new Ewan would n't look at it . |
| 9 | It was no secret the man had groomed Ewan Famber to perfection all those years ago , and it was too typical the new , perhaps-not-improved Ewan would eventually end up back under Roirbak 's wing . |
| 10 | ‘ Jeff would n't sell your boat . |
| 11 | ‘ But Jeff would never have recommended me if I were n't a proper teacher ! |
| 12 | But Sir Hector would only say that discussions on the board 's future were continuing . |
| 13 | On Oct. 10 the bank 's governor , José Tavares Moreira , announced that Portugal would not enter the ERM until it was clear that inflation was in decline ; it was understood that a level of around 7-8 per cent would be acceptable . |
| 14 | Angela Brickell would not have been to his taste . |
| 15 | A. Discus would normally begin to display courtship at the age of nine months , so it is possible that all your Discus are of the same sex . |
| 16 | The justice minister , Michel Vauzelle , confirming earlier statements from the presidency , said Mr Mitterrand would not leave ‘ because in a democracy , there must exist balancing factors without which liberty is not possible . ’ |
| 17 | It was clear that Mrs Fairfax would not tell me any more . |
| 18 | David Fairfax would not let the subject go and went on questioning her as she showed him round . |
| 19 | ‘ If he was n't a successful boxer , Mo would probably have been doing ten years for something or other now , ’ reckoned Tony Burns , Hope 's former coach from the Repton club . |
| 20 | BMC General Secretary Derek Walker would not speculate on the outcome of these meetings , adding : ‘ It would be wrong for me to pre-empt any decision of the Management Committee . |
| 21 | To link Walker with skipper Tony Adams would also continue a partnership which has looked sound and secure in the last two England internationals . |
| 22 | Many parties were expected to take up the offer , although Fernando Belaúnde Terry , a former President and leader of the Popular Action ( AP ) party , stated that unless the holding municipal elections was restored to the current year [ see below ] , the AP would not participate in any talks . |
| 23 | The boy was still obliged to give his earnings every week to his family , otherwise he would have been dragged unceremoniously home and that was something Hari would not allow . |
| 24 | Hezb-i-Islami had previously had the backing of Pakistan and had bases inside that country , but on Aug. 13 , in an unprecedented statement , Pakistan 's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had obliquely attacked Hekmatyar , stating that " Pakistan would not allow its territory to be used by unscrupulous elements engaged in undermining the territorial integrity of Afghanistan " . |
| 25 | To pay for it Pakistan would certainly require Arab support . |
| 26 | According to the usual precepts of cricket 's scriptwriting , Pakistan would now recover their poise , the match would be won without further wickets falling , and everybody would be left wondering what all the hubbub and expectancy had been about . |
| 27 | Babcock felt MacArthur would probably approve a treaty clause calling for a re-examination of Japan 's security situation five or ten years after signature of the treaty . |
| 28 | And Meredith would perhaps reply , ‘ How right you are . |
| 29 | I know that the farmers of Esher would particularly welcome school visits . |
| 30 | So I left again and lived with this other woman for the next four years , but the relationship was ruined because Marie would n't leave us alone . |