Example sentences of "[pron] would [verb] more [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I 'd get more money alright .
2 And every few hours I 'd get more shots .
3 ‘ Maybe if I played with another side I 'd get more recognition for what I can do .
4 ‘ I could see some uses for it in interval or hill training , but I 'd appreciate more suggestions for speed work in the booklet . ’
5 Yes ’ — she nodded now — ‘ yes , I think I 'd like more schooling . ’
6 ‘ Nuthin I 'd like more mate , ’ came the reply , ‘ but it 's high tide at twelve o'clock , and they 're opening the gates to let the Russian timber ship in .
7 I 'd like more drawing sessions because I like drawing and more football .
8 I 'll retire , of course , but I 'd like more time to lay my plans .
9 I would love more people to be aware of the sometimes painfully beautiful music that Gál wrote , but ( and I do no injustice to his shade ) I would n't try to convince anyone of his stature on the basis of the music for mandolin and piano recorded here : it seems to have been composed for the sheer enjoyment of the players — well-tuned , amiable , and slightly unmemorable stuff .
10 I would spend more time in Aunt Emily 's except that Dora does n't like it .
11 You 'd think with my connections at the National Gallery , Washington , and the Virginia Museum and Yale that I would know more people in the field , but I just do n't .
12 You do have to compromise a fair bit and I suppose that I would like more freedom than I 've got .
13 I would like more money for a few more things though
14 Mr Thaw said : ‘ Obviously I would like more people to watch it , but I do n't give a damn what the press say about it . ’
15 Mr Thaw said : ‘ Obviously I would like more people to watch it , but I do n't give a damn what the press say about it . ’
16 I would put more emphasis on the role of schools and teachers in dissuading girls from science , and less on girls ' internal states .
17 Much as I was itching to play with the Bob Marley , I knew I would have more chance of parking Armstrong illegally when I collected Werewolf .
18 I knew that I would return to this island again when I would have more time to search .
19 ‘ Aah thowt as 'ow 'e 'd 'ave more sense . ’
20 Nobody would want more hay that night .
21 John Veltri , a Canadian priest , struggling with the idea of a retreat which would reach more people , devised a form of prayer week which would allow people to enjoy the spiritual benefits of a retreat whilst still going about their normal daily lives .
22 At present , there are too few places that cater properly for tourists , yet we could easily create facilities which would attract more visitors , and encourage them to spend more , too .
23 In 1936 , Bertrand Russell , after rehearsing the expected consequences of a new war , posed the question : ‘ Can we imagine any great modern war which would do more good than harm ? ’
24 Taxes raised on what is reckoned to be the world 's largest untaxed industry would help governments spend money on treatment and education , which would do more good than the billions currently spent on attempting to throttle the criminal supply of drugs of all sorts .
25 The cynic in me says it is because the larger firms do not do small audits and because abolition would cause problems for the ACCA , which would have more difficulty maintaining an audit regulatory presence as fewer of their members would be auditing .
26 If the money was ploughed back into dog racing — horse racing enjoys a £40million levy — tracks could improve amenities and strengthen security which would encourage more people to go to the dogs .
27 Virginia Bottomley , she 'd get more sympathy to the women of Britain and give the treatment free of charge .
28 ‘ You 'd think she 'd have more sense at her age .
29 ‘ If she were she 'd have more sense and be able to tell the difference between a stuffed dummy and a real man . ’
30 ‘ One would have thought she 'd have more sense certainly .
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