Example sentences of "[pron] would [verb] [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I would go further than erm performance related pay for the cabinet and , and so on , and I would actually put them all on income support erm and see how they could cope ! |
| 2 | Yes , I would go further than that but that is stating my view as at its minimum . |
| 3 | Yesterday he was testing with the team in Estoril where he said : ‘ There is nothing I would like better than to be back in Grand Prix racing . ’ |
| 4 | ’ — A response which would damage rather than increase the influence of the Merkuts in the Khanate , ’ Alexei observed . |
| 5 | The University 's current planning estimates a growth to some 6500 students by the end of the century , which would generate more than 2000 additional jobs . |
| 6 | He mentioned the need to bring out the practical application of subjects , in ways which would enhance rather than displace theoretical understanding . |
| 7 | More difficult would be patients with a deep seated psychological problem which would require more than three months ' treatment . |
| 8 | four arrow heads , two saddle querns , large quantities of Early Bronze Age flint and pot sherds which would indicate more than twenty-five decorated shoulder vases and nine food vessels . |
| 9 | Bateson explained : ‘ The League have been in contact to say that when they informed the FA of the meeting , they were told that no matter what the egm approved the FA would not sanction any agreement which would produce more than 24 clubs in any one division . |
| 10 | Of course she did n't know anything and even if she did , she would die rather than say , but suppose he guessed she knew something ? |
| 11 | She would die rather than roll her eyes and wriggle and blush . |
| 12 | In a case that you have settled without litigation within nine months for a relatively modest amount it is unlikely that you would achieve more than four or five chargeable hours in a case where liability was never really disputed . |
| 13 | Normally you would paraphrase rather than quote , because this is a way of rewriting the relevant material in a way which assimilates it into your essay ( rather than , as with a quotation , leaving it sticking out because of its different style ) . |
| 14 | They would disappear faster than a Polaroid photo . |
| 15 | They would cost more than £200 million — imagine 11 |
| 16 | Mr John Godfrey of Eden Bus Services said there would still be traffic queues , but motorists would find they would move quicker than at present . |
| 17 | Almost one in six said that they would spend more than £100 , according to the study by market research group Nielsen . |
| 18 | In restaurants — his tastes were no more sophisticated now than before , but occasionally he would do better than the Corner House — he would still order at the top of his voice , still hoping to be recognized . |
| 19 | On his return to Rangoon in mid-October , Dorman-Smith announced that he would go further than the 17 May statement : he would appoint an advisory council . |
| 20 | Two recent polls showed he would draw more than 20 per cent of the vote in a national election . |
| 21 | He was led to believe that he would receive better than a university education with Mr. Wickstead as his personal tutor . |
| 22 | The Prime Minister argued against him , and when opinion swung heavily in the Chancellor 's favour he indicated that he would resign rather than accept the settlement . |
| 23 | The French government also announced that it would pay more than £5 million compensation to French fishermen for half the losses they reported last month as a result of falling prices . |
| 24 | Sponsors of the bill estimated that it would create more than 1,000,000 new jobs and would preserve some 1,000,000 existing jobs . |
| 25 | More recently , my microwave oven began to smoke and , again , the dealer said that as it would cost more than £200 to repair , I should consider buying a new one . |
| 26 | I think a lot of people are getting too excited about a technology which is which has been dreamed up by people who wish it would happen rather than prove it can happen . |
| 27 | Siemens AG said last week that it would take longer than previously planned to reduce losses at its computer and also at its semiconductor divisions , and blamed a continued deterioration in market conditions . |
| 28 | The company says the attempt at a buyout failed because the managers realised that it would take longer than they had planned to develop a new generation of the 50 Series minicomputer line . |
| 29 | That would mean it would take more than three weeks to heal . |
| 30 | He said if a valuer were to get accurate valuations on all the properties in Milton Street it would take more than one day . |