Example sentences of "who would [adv] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buyers on their part will make similar calculations ; and if at any time the price should rise considerably above 36s. they will argue that the supply will be much greater than the demand at that price : therefore even those of them who would rather pay that price than go unserved , wait ; and by waiting they help to bring the price down . |
| 2 | Throughout history you come across stacks of politicians who would rather let any number of people suffer than admit to one lousy mistake of their own — they 're in all parties , not just our current lot . ’ |
| 3 | For those who would rather keep both feet firmly planted on dry land , a National Trust self-catering holiday cottage might be the answer . |
| 4 | Others who would normally have that capacity may be deprived of it or have it reduced by reason of temporary factors , such as unconsciousness or confusion or other effects of shock , severe fatigue , pain or drugs being used in their treatment . |
| 5 | To those who would thoughtlessly dismiss this notion as ‘ silly ’ , Regan cautions that ‘ silly sounding ideas sometimes turn out to be true . |
| 6 | We have a host of very satisfied customers who would gladly endorse this . |
| 7 | As they are for the most part Gaelic-speaking folk , it is difficult to learn from themselves much of their true circumstances ; but there are friends in Portree who would gladly assist any soul who would like to be helpful to the dwellers on Stormy Hill . |
| 8 | The unique feature is that social workers were given authority to spend up to two-thirds of the cost of a place in residential care in order to support an old person in his or her own home , who would otherwise require such a place . |
| 9 | The daughters of the night , they were Clotho , who spun the thread of life ; Lachesis , who would often add that little touch of luck to change a person 's destiny ; and Atropos , The Unchangeable , who used her ‘ abhorred shears ’ to cut the thread of life at death . |
| 10 | They are solitary creatures who would happily spend most of their lives either eating or sleeping . |
| 11 | In their midst was a man , a human , who would certainly catch any eye in nearly any crowd . |
| 12 | Roman 's early experience had altered him irrevocably from a loving young man to a hard cynic who would never let any other woman near enough to win his love and trust . |
| 13 | On the other hand , there would be no point at all in sending the same samples to agricultural journalists , who would never have any occasion to write about the company 's products . |
| 14 | The very small proportion of shoppers who would therefore use such a booklet seem to us unlikely to include many who are at the moment most ignorant about credit and its cost , and therefore most need the information in it . |
| 15 | In the early years about 50% of aircrew going through the course were National Servicemen who would only serve some three months or so on a squadron before their commitment was ended . |
| 16 | I am not like the odious Du Camp , who would proudly claim many years of friendship with Gustave , but would always deny him genius . |
| 17 | This may surprise many people who read English literature for pleasure , and who would angrily reject any suggestion that they are conservative or racist . |