Example sentences of "[pron] would [adv] [vb infin] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Miss Jackson said : ‘ I would certainly dismiss any allegations of impropriety by the Labour Party . ’ |
| 2 | I would therefore appreciate any information that could be used in preparing our evidence . |
| 3 | I give you my sworn word as my father 's son that I would never betray any trust you placed in me . ’ |
| 4 | I would never punish any child who did n't agree with me that they had done something … |
| 5 | If every minion came running to me with his little scrap of information , I would never get any work done . ’ |
| 6 | But that means nothing to the army of unemployed and to threatened companies which would rather have any work than none , or to politicians caught up in righteous anger at ‘ unfair ’ competition . |
| 7 | She would also appreciate any photographs of the branch and/or staff . |
| 8 | If she could ease her pain , then she would gladly make any sacrifice that was asked of her . |
| 9 | But just now she thought she would willingly endure any punishment if only she dared take her hat off without making it perfectly obvious she was making a pass at him . |
| 10 | Penman had even filled a port decanter , Alexandra noticed , deducing quite rightly , that as she would hardly drink any , Christmas munificence would prompt her to tell him to help himself . |
| 11 | There were so many things to do but at the back of her mind she knew she would never do any of them . |
| 12 | When her mother died Constance had turned slightly vegetarian and announced that she would never have any children since her mum had had ten and put her off the whole idea , and she gave away the chickens . |
| 13 | The afternoon passed by in such a confusion of sights and sounds that she thought she would never remember any of them . |
| 14 | Fate had parted them for ever , but she would never know any other man in the way she had known Tyler . |
| 15 | Throughout history you come across stacks of politicians who would rather let any number of people suffer than admit to one lousy mistake of their own — they 're in all parties , not just our current lot . ’ |
| 16 | As they are for the most part Gaelic-speaking folk , it is difficult to learn from themselves much of their true circumstances ; but there are friends in Portree who would gladly assist any soul who would like to be helpful to the dwellers on Stormy Hill . |
| 17 | In their midst was a man , a human , who would certainly catch any eye in nearly any crowd . |
| 18 | Roman 's early experience had altered him irrevocably from a loving young man to a hard cynic who would never let any other woman near enough to win his love and trust . |
| 19 | On the other hand , there would be no point at all in sending the same samples to agricultural journalists , who would never have any occasion to write about the company 's products . |
| 20 | This may surprise many people who read English literature for pleasure , and who would angrily reject any suggestion that they are conservative or racist . |
| 21 | We would also welcome any suggestions you may have on subjects that might be included in the programme . |
| 22 | We would also appreciate any financial support you may give — no matter how small ! |
| 23 | We would also encourage any of you who may be thinking of starting to go ahead — in many areas the Local Authority will pay the fees for teachers already employed by them . |
| 24 | But Doreen was fine afterwards , I mean that 's something else that we 're very careful about , we , we would never show any clips where people are really hurt . |
| 25 | Eliot observed how he would take a word ‘ and squeeze and squeeze it until it yielded a full juice of meaning which we would never suppose any word to possess ’ . |
| 26 | In contrast to a few years ago when one would rarely hear any teaching on the Holy Spirit , it seems that some people can speak of nothing else these days . |
| 27 | When they heard John or Jennie coming towards their dressing-rooms they would hastily open any windows and try to wave the smoke out . |
| 28 | They would also illuminate any steps . |
| 29 | They would also omit any individual idiosyncrasies in an individual 's language ( known in linguistics as idiolect ) , and any purely physiological interference , like traffic noise outside or the effect of trying to speak while under physical strain . |
| 30 | They would also remove any personal belongings which were removable and next day place them on prominent display , according to Polperro 's Quiller Couch , ‘ … to disclose the disgraceful want of vigilance supposed to characterise the owner ’ . |