Example sentences of "[noun sg] would [adv] go [adv] " in BNC.

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1 It would be miles yet , probably another day of travelling , before they reached safer country , and even if fitzAlan stubbornly insisted that he could travel the horse would n't go forever .
2 However , as with the proposed Legco referendum , the vote would only go ahead after approval by the Legco , the chief executive and the NPC standing committee .
3 Ahead there was space , but her foot was pressed down to the floor and the car would n't go any faster .
4 But , even then , the nagging thought in his mind would not go away .
5 But advocates of PR said afterwards that the issue would not go away : Labour has yet to decide its preferred method of electing its proposed regional assemblies and its replacement for the House of Lords .
6 ‘ What 'll we do ? ’ asked Tim after a short silence ; even he had to admit that a lady would not go away leaving behind all her credit cards and a wad of paper money .
7 They looked lovely on the mantelpiece in the flat but a new bouquet would not go astray at this stage .
8 Speculation on whether the historic meeting would actually go ahead , however , was intensified when , on the same day , a planned visit to the South by a North Korean delegation — the first since 1985 — was cancelled because of a failure to agree upon minor procedural details .
9 The extra cash would n't go amiss for the chickenwire fund .
10 This remained a most important consideration , but some relaxation of the original prohibition would not go amiss .
11 The address of Servicemen Against The War would n't go amiss either — SW
12 But she added that , since the Administration was portraying the alternative to domestic exploitation as being increasing dependence on imports from the volatile Middle East , the Arctic drilling would probably go ahead .
13 But the guilt would not go away : I omitted the incident from the log and it took me two years to own up to it .
14 An apology would n't go amiss .
15 unless it 's the but er if you 've forgot it back good reason for handing it over so yeah I mean I , I think that well I 've given you the , the , the strength if you like we can see it , perhaps a little bit more open questioning would n't go amiss would it ?
16 Phoning the next day quoting my reference number to say the flight would not go ahead due to a change of circumstances , a long delay ensued .
17 The anger would n't go away .
18 Tommy Allen was married now and it was not unnatural that he should have a conversation with Carrie , but the nagging feeling would not go away .
19 A little humility in the medical debate would not go amiss .
20 Or do you think a little ( free ) healthy advice would n't go amiss ?
21 The Jesus Jones show is very much a ‘ show ’ , and fun though it is , a touch more real damage would n't go amiss .
22 The Jesus Jones show is very much a ‘ show ’ , and fun though it is , a touch more real damage would n't go amiss .
23 Also , my hair would n't go right .
24 A little more humility would not go amiss .
25 One or two turns would probably suffice and anyway the money would not go far at this year 's prices .
26 A little thank you to the Ombudsman would not go amiss .
27 She felt now that her future was settled : her uncle would soon go away to sea ; Tristram would be freer to be seen in her company and perhaps , if her prayers were answered , they would be able to persuade Aunt Ann to let them be married .
28 The thought would n't go away .
29 ‘ But the following Tuesday , British Coal 's area director visited Point of Ayr and said the second phase would not go ahead during the review period , which effectively means development plans at Point of Ayr are on ice . ’
30 We have all become used to matching colours in the home , and perhaps a little colour co-ordination in the garden would not go amiss .
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