Example sentences of "[noun prp] would [vb infin] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As an acquaintance put it , ‘ Richard would apply only if the university did something it has n't done for 500 hundred years — say it 's sorry . ’ |
| 2 | For my part , I think Benedict would do better if she does not saddle him with it . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Venables laughed and said that the deal was worth over £4m to Lineker but no one could be expected to believe Tottenham would get more than £1m . |
| 4 | Beth was convinced that Matthew would run away if she took him from this house , then what would become of him ? |
| 5 | Fred would listen patiently until he could stand no more and then depart to the small back yard , where he sat on an upturned tea-chest and vowed that one day he would forget how efficient his kitchen hand was and just do away with her . |
| 6 | The value of French assets in Africa would shrink considerably if the CFA franc were devalued . |
| 7 | Texas Instruments said the decision to sign the non-exclusive agreement was based on several factors : first , the technology is available now ; second , the ARM core operates at low voltages and offers ‘ the best MIPS per Watt in the industry ’ — approximately 200 MIPS per Watt , compared with the AT&T Co Hobbit at 37 MIPS per Watt ; third , it integrates easily into larger chip designs ; fourth , it provides good price-performance — to buy chips in volume from Advanced RISC would cost less than $30 per unit ; fourth , the chip is tiny — an ARM6L has a die size of 5.9mm square — and there is a strong need in the automotive industry to reduce the size and weight of components . |
| 8 | Steve would feel exactly as she had felt when she had thought Fernando was the father of that child — absolute desolation . |
| 9 | The union leaders , however , gave warning yesterday that the strike on Thursday would go ahead unless the decision to sack were overturned . |
| 10 | At the conference , the US Secretary of State James Baker promised that the USA 's engagement in Asia would increase rather than decrease following the end of US-Soviet confrontation . |
| 11 | ‘ And with the abolition of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill , the terrorists of the IRA would come here as invited guests . ’ |
| 12 | Wandjina or Vandjina would translate then as ‘ an initiated wise one ’ , a ‘ serpent ’ or spiritual instructor , and comply with the Aboriginal tradition concerning the Wandjina . |
| 13 | The Polish government debated von Ribbentrop 's proposals and decided that , if granted , concessions to Hitler would start rather than end with Danzig , and would lead to demands for the return of Mazuria , Poznań and Silesia . |