Example sentences of "they would [adv] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sensibly avoided , a sex session with them would probably lead to repentant tears and an under-age sex charge . |
| 2 | It went on to warn against any general attack on fiscal incentives ( or , as ICAS says the report negatively and unhelpfully refers to them , ‘ fiscal degradation ’ ) : there is no level playing field in the EC and so less successful economies have to offer incentives to compete , ICAS said , and any attempt to eliminate them would only lead to governments using non-tax ones which will be harder for others to identify . |
| 3 | Of course , they 'd immediately jump to the wrong conclusion and think I was talking about a girlfriend , and I 'd get some almighty teasing , but the joke was on them ! |
| 4 | What they 'd probably do to them |
| 5 | He 'd go the driving horses , they 'd probably go to Wickham market Monday do you see , the sale on the Monday they 'd go to Ipswich on the Tuesday er Wednesday they 'd go to Bury er and Ailsworth |
| 6 | But they would n't take that trouble , but they 'd always speak to the uniform policemen , if or if they heard anyone smashing glass , but they would n't go out of their way . |
| 7 | They used to do that : the chief inspector walking down on a Saturday morning in full regalia and one of these fellows would nod and they 'd always walk to the corner , and the Chief would n't say anything about it because they were on the corner and not causing any obstruction . |
| 8 | The result is a discourse in which certain expressions , such as " the river had not gone away either or the mountains " ( p. 31 ) must be interpreted as " literally " representing the perceptions of the people , whereas for us they would normally have to be interpreted metaphorically . |
| 9 | Call the Coastguard for information if in doubt — they would rather speak to you on the phone than have to rescue you on the water ! |
| 10 | A piece of pastureland adjoining had been given by the Laird , so dense was the population of the dead in that rank square ; but the people would not use it , they would rather return to the hallowed earth of the dead from whose collective and immortal life they had themselves briefly emerged … ‘ |
| 11 | It was generally assumed that they would probably prove to be complementary to each other , but what the optimum mix would be was far from clear . |
| 12 | The most time was on Fridays when the drivers and conductors or fitters , everybody used to get their pay packet which was mostly in notes they would immediately go to the depot and say , can I change it . |
| 13 | In other words , they would simply like to be valued for the important role they play . |
| 14 | Later came Tehran 's turn to have a tilt at Baghdad , this time using the radio in a commentary on the debate within OPEC in embattled 1986 : ‘ In addition the Baathist traitors in Iraq demanded a larger oil-exporting quota through Saudi pipelines … [ and ] … openly announced that they would not adhere to OPEC resolutions . ’ |
| 15 | When the two partners first set up on their own — according to Byrne , with only $5000 capital and giving up a secure future — they did so under the guise of an employment agency , so that they would not appear to be in direct competition with their ex-employers . |
| 16 | Several stated that this was why they would not go to a GP or a Detoxification Unit , even as an out-patient . |
| 17 | This not merely makes direct comparison difficult , but it may also mean that such comparisons would be of questionable value given that they would not relate to the actual situation in which traditional and non-traditional students are competing for places , and in which their work and achievement can be meaningfully compared . |
| 18 | Norway and Sweden announced on Aug. 6 that they would not contribute to an appeal for assistance to relieve the effects of the drought , in protest at the purchase a few days before the launch of the appeal of a US$29,000,000 presidential aircraft . |
| 19 | I could then realize that he was a fever specialist of world renown , but that his colleagues in many European countries were being insulted and even attacked by their own pupils , probably because they would not assent to the Herrenvolk theory . |
| 20 | They would not object to such a tight fit , in fact it would help them keep their restless horses under control , but once they had set spurs and the horses bolted , murder occurred . ’ |
| 21 | Students , likewise , would simply be admitted to the institution ; they would not belong to a department or faculty . |
| 22 | This is not because they would not come to the phone , it is because they were not there . |
| 23 | They would apply only to the privatised bus companies ; they would not apply to their competitors . |
| 24 | No talk of going out for meals then , everyone rushed off to their respective homes , grateful for the knowledge that they would not have to be back in the Variety Theatre until the ‘ half ’ on the Monday evening . |
| 25 | All have accepted the social norm , which they would use to condemn others and by which they would not wish to be condemned . |
| 26 | Aylwin stated that this did not apply to the present Chief of the Armed Forces , Gen. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte , the former dictator , who was not due to retire until 1998 , but that it would " re-establish to future presidents of Chile a power which they would not wish to be denied " . |
| 27 | You 'd think they would n't want to be seen in public ; but no , there they are , living it up , and my own daughter aiding and abetting them as if she were doing some thing clever . |
| 28 | They would n't want to be near warehousing units of course but erm there 's a lot of new building going on and with so much competition Thinking of Imelda for a job , I mean there 's , there 's loads of places here as well for her Exeter Hospital you know the Torbay . |
| 29 | He come up the hospital , I was up in intensive care unit and me dad came round about half past ten at night and in he walked , he came straight down from Filey to see him , cos he used to think a lot of dad you see and dad did him years ago , he used to say he was more of a son than me own but then he brought her to the funeral , they would n't speak to me , would n't entertain me at all , I nearly fainted when I saw little one , she 's tall and thin |
| 30 | They would n't go to bed in their bedroom after she had a horrible job with them . |