Example sentences of "would [adv] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd rather sleep on the floor than have to share a bed with you . ’ |
| 2 | They 'd rather sit on the factory floor and eat their snap , without even washing their hands . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd rather depend on a surfer in an emergency than anyone else . |
| 4 | And she 'd rather jump on a pony and go ! |
| 5 | If you 're one of those people who 'd rather err on the safe side , the best advice is to avoid meat products which use scraps from cattle bones , such as pate and some cheap sausages . |
| 6 | I think I 'll stop on a stool , I 'd sooner stop on a stool . |
| 7 | Others I 'd just throw on a cotton frock and a pair of sandals to go out shopping . ’ |
| 8 | She 'd just lie on the bed for a minute . |
| 9 | For the remainder of her half-hour set , the audience was treated to vintage Aurora Blake — in fact , it was doubtful that she 'd ever put on a more powerful show in any of the venues she 'd performed in all over the world . |
| 10 | And he 'd hardly venture on the heartland . |
| 11 | Yes , I said , look at them crows , he says to me , they know it 's Sunday because you 'd never shoot on a Sunday . |
| 12 | I 've not cared for the last few at all , but this one I 'd definitely play on the radio . |
| 13 | It is not disputed by the Legal Aid Board , and indeed it is obvious , that the existing practice is highly convenient and may avoid unnecessary costs being incurred which would eventually fall on the legal aid fund if it were necessary in every case to set in motion a procedure for filing of evidence . |
| 14 | There sellers and buyers , sometimes after hours of negotiations with the aid of the mediatore — men like Signor Grignaffini , who well knew the value of the bestiame in question — would eventually agree on a price . |
| 15 | So seriously analytical was Chapman 's mind that he would rarely comment on a match until several days later , after he had studied every move . |
| 16 | He would rather died on the spot than endure that pain again . |
| 17 | For the predictions that have made him famous , Britain 's top amateur weather-watcher would rather rely on a few observations of his own … |
| 18 | The only obligations to transfer economic benefits which should not be taken into account are those which would not be considered in accordance with the going concern concept , that is , those which would only arise on the insolvency of the issuer and , where the issuer is expected to be able to comply with covenants on loan and similar agreements , those which would follow a breach of those covenants . |
| 19 | The two companies would keep separate identities and would only cooperate on the one service . |
| 20 | The barges used to come down the Leeds and Liverpool canal right down to Tate and Lyle 's , where they had chutes that came down from the building into the barges and the coal was sucked up because the coal was very fine ; and the poor people there — they 'd be on the other side of the canal and one would perhaps get on a barge and throw two or three pieces of coal and then scamper up . |
| 21 | Sometimes he would merely sit on the Government bench , half listening to some minor debate , half wrapping his mind round the backgrounds and appearances of different members . |
| 22 | A few clever and overequipped craftsmen have a little magnetic device to locate the studs by finding the nails driven into them , but most people would just bang on the wall until they hear a thud that is duller than the others . |
| 23 | Her endless list of extras include a helipad on the boatdeck and several other features that one would not expect on a boat of her size . |
| 24 | An IR system based on ASKs would not depend on a user 's query formulation but would attempt to describe the ASK and thus " construct " an image of user needs . |
| 25 | The act of neutralisation would not depend on the will of the neutralised state . |
| 26 | Bond Corp would not comment on the situation . |
| 27 | Officially , the organisation would not comment on the proposed change . |
| 28 | The senator 's Washington office said he would not comment on the claims . |
| 29 | Married Sarfraz , of School Road , Hounslow , would not comment on the alleged offences which are said to have taken place last Wednesday . |
| 30 | The government service organisation questioned would not comment on the quality of the headhunting service it had received but , of eleven firms it cited , mentioned only one top international consultancy , Spencer Stuart . |