Example sentences of "[adj] would [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody can long sustain the argument that all fat per se is bad , and few would argue at great length that a diet containing small amounts of saturated fat ( which butter decidedly is ) is unacceptable . |
| 2 | Some would flinch at such language as a description of how medical resources are allocated , but would agree with what is behind it , that rational allocation or planning is an illusion . |
| 3 | There groups of men along with youths over the bar mitzvah age of thirteen would gather at eight o'clock , and to the muttered accompaniment of the special blessings each would kiss his phylacteries , wind one around left arm , palm and second finger , encircle his forehead with the other , and then join in reciting the ritual prayers . |
| 4 | This significant difference arose because whereas the Concorde and the TU-144 would cruise at an altitude of 17 km , the Boeing 2707 would cruise at 20 km , and in addition the Concorde and TU-144 would consume only about one-third as much fuel as the larger , faster Boeing . |
| 5 | Faisal wondered if getting rich would help at all . |
| 6 | As many as possible would cluster at that end , and the stalls would thin out quickly as one went northwards away from the abbey towards the open country , with all its dangers for the peaceful trader . |
| 7 | You got half an hour plus ten minutes relief for your refreshments and that would happen at ten in the morning and you 'd been there since seven . |