Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun sg] would [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I for my part would think it axiomatic , however , in order to avoid the risk of grave breaches of the law that in any case where time permitted , where major surgical or other procedures ( such as an abortion ) were proposed , and where the parents or those in loco parentis were prepared to give consent but the child ( having sufficient understanding to make an informed decision ) was not , the jurisdiction of the court should always be invoked . |
| 2 | But , having regard to all the circumstances , and particularly the nature of the second mortgage , I for my part would find it impossible to say that I was convinced that the appellants had the necessary intention to act in contempt of court . |
| 3 | The Americans and their allies have always made it plain that January 15th was merely the point after which war would become authorised , not necessarily the date for attack . |
| 4 | The two men , who are close friends , originally bought the painting together , each agreeing to give the other possession for 30 months , after which Pantino would sell his half to Thyssen . |
| 5 | In view of this dichotomy of opinion it is surprising that there is little , if any , objective evidence to support or refute the rather paternalistic British view that allowing patients to make a fully informed decision about their treatment would generate an unnecessary and harmful degree of anxiety . |
| 6 | This is where this fallacy about their squad would have been completely exposed . |
| 7 | Unlike the original ‘ menu for policy choice ’ between inflation and unemployment , this is a trade off which no government worth its salt would dream of exploiting in all but the very short run . |
| 8 | I 'm inclined to believe that this probably happened after the guitar left the Hamer factory ; any quality control worth its salt would have picked it up , otherwise . |
| 9 | ‘ I would think no jewel thief worth her salt would send a man directly to the hiding spot — no matter how high above the ground she was floating . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Human nature being what it is , my guess is that any maid worth her salt would have put a slightly imperfect dish in front of anyone but her master or mistress for the cook 's sake . ’ |
| 11 | Any astrologer worth her salt would have predicted this man 's presence and told her to steer clear . |
| 12 | Any journalist worth her salt would have got scads more out of the tall Czechoslovakian than she had , she thought glumly . |
| 13 | That dried-up Hervey creature throwing her brain at George the way any other woman worth her salt 'd throw her looks , and this Quinn woman glowering . |
| 14 | Like a magician 's cabinet ( on which it was based ) , any Dalek going through its portal would cause a series of panels to flip round , thereby giving the impression it had vanished without it being obvious how it had vanished . |
| 15 | The Elton Committee suggested that there was some doubt about the application of the in loco parentis principle to the disciplining of pupils — for its application would mean that a parent 's request to a school for a particular form of punishment not to be administered to his/her child would have to be granted . |
| 16 | Until this happened , Anselm could not receive his pallium , and the legal limit for its reception would expire in December 1094 . |
| 17 | Since the de Mazia Trust remains the most forceful opponent of the current Barnes leadership ( and a major source of operating funds for the Barnes Foundation ) , serious doubts about its legitimacy would lift a major obstacle from the Barnes board 's freedom of movement . |
| 18 | The emphasis on ‘ directed ’ research is mine and indicates the reduced potential for any ethnographic sedition , for which force would seek to direct officers to the critical analysis of its subcultural idiosyncrasies ? |
| 19 | In defying Charlotte to contradict him , he was on safe ground , for she knew — as she felt sure he did — which of them Holly would believe . |
| 20 | I have calculated that my tuition , rent and equipment for the five years of my degree would cost at least £54,500 . |
| 21 | Erm , so the contents of my memory would differ and yet that does n't seem yet to individuate me from someone else . |
| 22 | ‘ I was just wondering how , when a few women of my acquaintance would shrink in horror from such a confection , you manage to down such delights , while at the same time maintain such a slender and perfect shape . ’ |
| 23 | ( An additional consideration is that alcohol is often rationed on safety grounds , which many skiers of my acquaintance would judge to be an unjustifiable infringement of their liberty . ) |
| 24 | The news of my pregnancy would shatter him ( convincing him of an immaculate conception would have been easier . ) |
| 25 | Mr Thornberry , who comes from Belfast , expressed two anxieties about the election : first , whether the technical arrangements made for the election would proceed smoothly ; second , whether the use of symbols on ballot papers to enable illiterate voters to identify the party of their choice would work satisfactorily . |
| 26 | As she put down the phone , Melissa wondered what garbled version of their conversation would appear in the columns of the Gazette that evening . |
| 27 | Disappearance of their dominance would lead to a unified Ireland or else the restructuring of a new statelet with smaller geographical boundaries in which their dominance was again reassured . |
| 28 | Nor does the evidence of a renewed upsurge of potentially revolutionary protest from below in the immediate pre-war years suggest that this source of their inhibition would fade with time . |
| 29 | The Royal College of Nursing , COHSE and NUPE told their Pay Review Body that ‘ any further erosion ’ of their position would confirm the low-pay image of nursing . |
| 30 | Second , he says that Jesus gave them power over unclean spirits , and that when they were under pressure the Spirit of their Father would speak within them ( 11:20 ) . |