Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pron] would [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | LG himself apparently drummed up support for his daughter by suggesting he would help her main rival , Ellis W. Roberts , a local barrister , find a seat elsewhere . |
| 2 | Troubled Mr Major yesterday headed for a showdown with Euro-rebels by announcing he would put the Maastricht Treaty before Parliament around Christmas . |
| 3 | Warner Brothers responded by announcing it would bring Hollywood stars to Teddington Studios . |
| 4 | The clubs countered by saying they would boycott a scheduled meeting between the WRU 's competition sub-committee and the leagues working party . |
| 5 | Perhaps he could get off the hook by saying he would go in the morning ? |
| 6 | It also put pressure on Mr Sherwood to call the company 's long-delayed annual meeting to consider the bid by saying it would demand an extraordinary meeting in an attempt to vote in a new board of directors . |
| 7 | I did not want to hurt his feelings by saying I would manage far quicker alone , so I used an equally true reason for refusing his offer . |
| 8 | It predicted future power needs in the classic manner , by assuming they would continue to grow at 9 per cent per year . |
| 9 | A notorious critic of Hollywood , he justified taking the job by declaring he would break the stranglehold of the agents , who tied the studios up with pre-wrapped packages made up of their own clients : stars , writers and directors . |