Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [conj] would [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turning to the dramatic developments in East European countries , the Labour leader warned that the taste of freedom their people had been yearning for would turn sour unless they gained material advancement . |
| 2 | If I 'd known you were coming that would have been different ; I mean , bringing company . |
| 3 | In response , it was stated that , while no one can give a 100% guarantee on employment discrimination , the Fair Employment Commission would continue to take up cases where employers were discriminating and would win . |
| 4 | The Minister said that he understood the points that we were making and would undertake a close examination to find out what information could be made available . |
| 5 | Brutus compares Caesar to a snake and says that as it is bright day which brings forth the adder it will be Caesar 's crowning that would bring out his bad personality . |
| 6 | Janet , tiptoeing out into the hall when Penman had opened the door , said that Aunt Emily was resting and would come down at tea-time . |
| 7 | I had no idea what I was typing and would leave the office each day disorientated and dizzy with the effort . |
| 8 | Freud thought that such a process was occurring and would continue , and that people would have to learn to live without sacred meaning and infantile religiosity . |
| 9 | He accepted that the JMU had had some teething problems , but pointed out that the audit monitoring process was still in its early days ; it was improving and would continue to improve with experience . |
| 10 | Tonight he 'd take their condescension without argument , he thought , more confident by the day that something was coming that would rock this Tower to its foundations . |
| 11 | He was perspiring and would have liked to take off his jacket . |
| 12 | She was sleeping and would remain under observation in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary today , said a hospital spokesman . |
| 13 | Last night a management spokeswoman said a skeleton staff was working and would produce a newspaper . |