Example sentences of "would [verb] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's devoted his life to the cause and if Patrick came back there 's no question as to who he 'd want to control the show , because it was he that called Peter ‘ The Sacred Keeper of My Sacred Conscience ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought you 'd want to see the paper , Miss Williams . |
| 3 | Apart from anything else , I 've not met a girl I 'd want to spend the rest of my life with — at least , not until I met you , and Harry 's pipped me to the post . ’ |
| 4 | They 'd want a damned confession , they 'd want exposure , they 'd want to milk the man . |
| 5 | He said he 'd prefer to visit the church alone anyway and that he 'd catch a bus back to Oxford when he was good and ready . |
| 6 | She 'd need to get the lass a new dress — she was a fair disgrace … |
| 7 | I 'd need to study the tape to discover the body on the ground . |
| 8 | If I am going to do it , I 'd need to know the English Channel approach backwards . |
| 9 | ( b ) Possession is exactly the sort of book you 'd expect to win the Booker Prize . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd run to find the cause , ’ he replied ponderously . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd like to put the police on their track , I would , racing along country roads like that , without a thought for people 's lives and limbs . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd like to treat the money you won from Wyatt as a loan to the firm , ’ he said . |
| 13 | We 'd like to use the Minaret … |
| 14 | ‘ So I 'd like to use the art world to put my next album together and to possibly fund a tour . |
| 15 | About moving into TV full-time , he says : ‘ I 'd like to scotch the myth that radio is a stepping-stone to television . |
| 16 | ‘ There 's some coffee in the pot , if you 'd like to light the gas , ’ she said . |
| 17 | Well I have n't at the moment , but I thought I 'd like to air the view first with you . |
| 18 | Q I 'd like to replace the gas fire in our living room with a more attractive ‘ living flame ’ model to match the old fireplace . |
| 19 | Erm this matter was raised at committee and I 'd like to explain the item of committee that prompted the letter from Carters Mead Resident 's Association . |
| 20 | Or maybe you 'd like to watch the boat coming alongside ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'd like to give the boy something , ’ and wrapping a coin in some old paper from his pocket , handed it to me . |
| 22 | Perhaps you 'd like to save the stamps from the envelopes and send them to Oxfam . |
| 23 | So er you 'd like to lop the councillors as well would you ? |
| 24 | ‘ I 'd like to visit the warehouse , at Gzira , ’ she began without preamble . |
| 25 | I 'd like to set the hairdresser on fire who did my mum 's hair , it looks hideous . |
| 26 | This month I 'd like to take the opportunity to look back at the current series of articles featuring the Pentatonic scale , taking stock of our command of the scale all over the fretboard . |
| 27 | I 'd like to take the people who did this to Romania for a month and show them how vital these supplies were . ’ |
| 28 | I 'd like to take the car , George . ’ |
| 29 | Denis Smith says he 's always been a Stoke fan and his name always comes into the reckoning when the job is going and he 's made no secret of the fact that he 'd like to manage the club |
| 30 | Before you even read this article I am told by the organisers that bookings have already been made in advance of advertising , so if you are a food wine and train lover and you 'd like to recapture the mystery and elegance of the world of Agatha Christie or you 've something very special to celebrate — make sure you 're on board this august for a journey of a lifetime . |