Example sentences of "[conj] would [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Genetic make-up , early childhood socialisation , class divisions and inequalities of opportunity are things which we either do not know how to change , or would involve a degree of social and economic transformation which is very unlikely to be embarked on in the name of reducing crime . |
| 2 | Britain would either be overwhelmed as France had been or would seek a compromise with Hitler . |
| 3 | Sean always had his wits about him and had tried to placate him by saying there was nothing they were doing at Rafferty 's Bar that would offend a brother , or would concern a policeman . |
| 4 | In contrast with One 0ver The Eight in which he constantly said his ‘ gloo — oo-oo-m ’ words or would take a word like ‘ now ’ and repeat it excessively , he behaved with total seriousness in this ; a different character entirely . |
| 5 | ‘ Any fellow that 'd pay a pound a bottle for dirty water — water that could very well carry typhoid , ’ Frank said severely , ‘ should have his head examined too . |
| 6 | In an attempt to secure such a reduction , national guide-lines were issued in October 1990 , which identified a number of offence-specific factors that would justify a committal , but only where a magistrates ' court feels that its sentencing powers are insufficient . |
| 7 | The Higher Labour Court decided that having extramarital affairs with married women was not a violation of the contract of employment that would justify a dismissal , as this would have the effect of punishing someone for interfering in marital relations , which the German Code of Civil Procedure would not permit . |
| 8 | Well we could try and do that my I 've got a workload that would choke a camel at the moment because I 'm also the admin officer at the moment for the Public Relations flight of the R A F E R. |
| 9 | By reversing his previous stand and meeting the Dalai Lama , Mr Bush was perhaps taking the steam out of a growing congressional effort to do something that would injure a lot more than China 's pride : the cancelling of China 's most-favoured-nation ( MFN ) trading status . |
| 10 | Neither is it always wet ; again , the forests of Queensland can at times be very dry ( and the tops — the canopy — where the leaves are held in the sun all day , must endure conditions that would stress a cactus ) . |
| 11 | And Taylor , who survived an early stumping chance off De Silva , was out in circumstances that would bring a smile to all but the most partisan lips . |
| 12 | For the first few years , that would be the big problem for the resettlers too , but a pipeline was being built that would bring a supply down from Canada . |
| 13 | Erm that 's the one that , wanted respectability , acceptance amongst respectable citizens , very much and said that it would never print anything that would bring a blush to the cheek of a young |
| 14 | Their tough activism contrasted with the Ministry of Agriculture 's considerable suspicion of the Bank 's motives , doubts about whether the government could possibly meet all the conditions of lending that the Bank would require , and sheer reluctance to organize all the preparatory technical studies that would form a part of project preparation . |
| 15 | Yet sometimes , like now , she wanted a neural-driven transmitter that would send a signal that would send Ace and Daak into painful paroxysms if they so much as thought of questioning her instructions . |
| 16 | Perhaps it 's the furniture that would send a splinter into a man if he did n't sit as still as a rock . |
| 17 | In any case , I did not linger long enough — as I was obliged to explain to his lordship shortly afterwards — to hear anything that would give a clue as to M. Dupont 's attitude to Mr Lewis 's remarks . |
| 18 | Do you have an enclosed unlit porch that would give a housebreaker some cover while working on the front door lock ? |
| 19 | After years of industry — and the country — being almost paralysed by strikes and restrictive practices , the country was crying out for a Government that would give a lead . |
| 20 | Leslie Henry concentrated on secondary sources that would give a bookseller the insight he or she might need on current and potential buyers . |
| 21 | Its ability to weave in and out of the enemies is unbelievable , and turning back on yourself sends it into a tight mid-air manoeuvre that would tax a Harrier jump jet ! |
| 22 | I realise that a parking space next to an overflowing litter bin , in between a lorry full of cattle carcasses and a carload of adolescents playing heavy metal with their windows open on a sound system loud enough for Wembley Stadium , is not exactly the quintessential southern English landscape that would inspire a Constable painting , a Betjeman poem or an Elgar concerto — but it is the best you are going to get . ’ |
| 23 | and you know how they say to you at times oh thanks ever so much , I 've never heard anybody that would cover a thing in quite so much detail , I mean you do n't want to sound like a machine that 's pumping out information |
| 24 | He stresses the need for top-class recruitment and training that would make a stint with a regulator an attractive choice for a City high-flier . |
| 25 | At the end of the first hour of prayer the Sergeant who had branded Lexandro — Sergeant Zed Juron — summoned him and Valence and Tundrish and another cadet , Omar Akbar , the number that would make a squad of Scouts , in fact . |
| 26 | Well if you , all I was going to say is , if you 're going to get something like that , I mean we could buy something that would make a set . |
| 27 | ‘ I mean , if you were to find out something that would make a lot of difference , in the cheating line , would you tell me ? ’ |
| 28 | It nestled on the southern shore of Loch Torridon , with a view that would make a bouncer turn poet , since the living-room windows were filled with Beinn Alligin and the western tail of Liathach , both reflected breathtakingly across the water . |
| 29 | The long-promised higher frequency Vikings that would go a ways to proving Sparc 's scalability are supposed to be producible by the end of the fourth quarter or the first part of the new year , according to TI . |
| 30 | He quoted me the sort of sum that would necessitate a trip to the bank with a wheelbarrow if paid in cash . |