Example sentences of "[conj] would [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether you love cichlids or would rather keep wasps for a hobby , can I urge you to ready Mary 's article in case you ever wish to take advantage of our service . |
| 2 | Now how many of the sectors as again as defined ones which we 've agreed we will examine , er would fit or would be con would be consistent with regional , sub-regional policies or would possibly cause conflict with those if er they were the receiving the receiving area for a new settlement ? |
| 3 | The need to ensure that the new all-regular Army lived in conditions that would not deter recruiting became more pressing than consideration of the risks of capital expenditure on accommodation in areas where reasonable security of tenure was not assured . |
| 4 | Clark and Unwin ( 1981 ) , in a study of 50 contiguous and rather remote parishes in rural Lincolnshire , found that 16 had no bus service at all and many others had a service that would not permit visits to towns of long enough duration to attend a variety of services . |
| 5 | James had been head shepherd and farm manager since her parents ' death , he had guided the young Iskandara through the pitfalls of estate management , helping her to hire and fire , to plant with trees the slopes that would not take sheep , to deal with poachers on the river , maintain the roads and fences . |
| 6 | We shall begin our investigation of how causative verbs interact with the infinitive in English by looking at the contrast between make and cause because , although these two verbs seem quite similar in meaning , they are not followed by the same form of the infinitive : ( 134 ) While most enzymes can not make a reaction occur that would not take place in their absence , they speed up reactions so that they occur at the temperatures and other conditions which prevail within living organisms . |
| 7 | When that argument had failed , she had tried taunting herself with infatuation — with having developed a schoolgirl-like crush that would n't outlast separation . |
| 8 | And you would take this book and you 'd put a hard piece of it was a kind of a a cardboard that would n't absorb water I 've forgotten what the thing was made of . |
| 9 | I 'm wondering if it might be possible for Colonel Blair to have access to the offices of either the Ingard group or the shipping company in some capacity that would n't arouse suspicion . " |
| 10 | What I needed was a solid holder that would n't let pencils bend or break , and a retainer that would expand and contract a million times . |
| 11 | The five vessels that would soon make history — the Vittoria ( now generally known as the Victoria ) , the Trinidada ( the Trinidad ) , the San Antonio , the Concepción and the Santiago — were small and , until Magellan set to work on them , hopelessly unseaworthy . |
| 12 | He used no notes ; he had rehearsed his words many times since receiving the invitation to inaugurate and become president of the new movement that would soon sweep America . |
| 13 | ‘ Shoplifters ’ was fine though , a moody , arrogant statement that would soon see Morrissey undulating curiously on Top Of The Pops . |
| 14 | To the best of our knowledge and belief there are no events or new information which have occurred or have become known subsequent to [ date of last audited financial statements ] that would reasonably necessitate adjustments to the Memorandum . |
| 15 | There were fundamental disagreements — both medical and moral — about basic procedures and operations , about the institutional settings that would best serve gynaecology and about the kinds of practitioners who should be involved . |
| 16 | Ukraine has refused to recognise Russia as the successor in international accords to the Soviet Union , and is seeking a modification that would effectively turn START into a multilateral treaty . |
| 17 | However the legislation specifically forbad the use of vegetation or planters in the roadway that would either obstruct vision or be high enough to hide children from the view of approaching drivers . |
| 18 | ‘ If we can increase our market share through pulling cattle that would normally go deadweight we can offer the farmer who sells deadweight the service where he can have his cattle sold by auction . ’ |
| 19 | One method which has previously been tried , albeit unsuccessfully , seeks to invoke principles of international law that would allegedly relieve taxpayers from their liability to pay tax on the ground that their assessments are rendered invalid by the unlawful purposes to which the taxes levied are to be applied . |
| 20 | The thing that would most improve communication here is … |
| 21 | The thing that would most improve communication here is |
| 22 | Being realistic about it , a bar code system that would directly provide text string is not a very practical proposition . |
| 23 | The decision in Cabinet ( Conseil Restreint sur l'Espace ) in November 1972 to develop the rocket launcher that would subsequently become Ariane was taken several months before the then European space body ( the CSE : July 1973 ) gave its go-ahead . |
| 24 | It was a name that would swiftly give way to his , once his heroism and navigational skill were recognized back home . |
| 25 | Robbins summarized the intentions of his Committee in this regard as being to encourage a ‘ more or less continuous spectrum in the developing system of higher education ’ , and within that spectrum to have institutions that would gradually acquire university status : ‘ our recommendation of the creation of the National Council for Academic Awards was designed to be part of such a continuous system ‘ . |
| 26 | A dull , fey whine that would never see release unless the singer had a track record . ’ |
| 27 | Well I think I would wait Stefan until the oily film had gone off the top of the water for tender plants but then I am one of these people that would always tender plants with tap water anyway because you never know what 's in do you in rain water , anything can congregate in a pot , it can be infected with all sorts of things and I would just use this water on the garden in the first twelve months or so or use it on shrubs and things like that if it was required and then go on to er things like perennials but then you could use it on almost anything but with the proviso that you may have contamination in that water if it 's from Water Board . |
| 28 | Police sources said the shooting had the hallmarks of a ‘ professional execution ’ : a light handgun was used that would only ensure death if used at point-blank range . |
| 29 | It was clear that she was n't wanted by Charlotte , and if Ernest did want her with them , then that would only make matters worse . |
| 30 | Everyone that would beautifully imitate nature should well consider the diversity of trees , the size and shape of leaves and the many shades of green . |