Example sentences of "would [verb] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stunned by the images of her own mind , all she could do was clench and unclench her fists , praying the numbing effect she had encouraged would disappear as quickly as Rune had implied . |
| 2 | As many as possible would cluster at that end , and the stalls would thin out quickly as one went northwards away from the abbey towards the open country , with all its dangers for the peaceful trader . |
| 3 | When Lothar himself crossed the Meuse , probably late in September , and announced that he would advance as far as the Seine , Charles 's support in Francia collapsed . |
| 4 | For several months the Hong Kong Sevens waited , hoping that the country 's two rugby bodies would unite as quickly as they had in some other sports — most notably cricket . |
| 5 | In regard to smells resulting from the transportation of manure it seems to me that , irrespective of the methods employed , the necessary journeys would occur so infrequently as not to be unduly detrimental to the residential amenities which nearby residents in this rural community could reasonably be expected to enjoy . ’ |
| 6 | While at the end of 1985 there were fears that the price of crude would drop as far as $15 , by the end of July 1986 a leading article in The Times reported that Brent crude stood at ‘ a paltry nine dollars a barrel ’ . |
| 7 | Now he would sleep as peacefully as his mother and brother in their unmarked grave in the woods . |
| 8 | On and on she heard herself ranting ( could it be that she heard echoes of her own past self , the speaking , ranting , resurrected ghost of that ephemeral figure Liz Lintot ? ) and heard his vague , evasive grunts and answers : yes , he said , he and Henrietta would marry as soon as possible , Henrietta wanted to go to New York with him , she 'd had a thin time herself lately , he needed her in New York , Henrietta had n't been well , needed to settle … and as Liz spoke and listened she was aware of a simultaneous conviction that this was the most shocking , the most painful hour of her entire life , and also that it was profoundly dull , profoundly trivial , profoundly irrelevant , a mere routine , devoid of truth , devoid of meaning : nothing . |
| 9 | The bed is old wood and would burn as quickly as stubble in the driest summer . ’ |
| 10 | She would not let herself be diverted ; she would go on exactly as she had planned . |
| 11 | Indeed , I would go so far as to say that a doctor who continued treatment past this point would be behaving at least unethically , if not unlawfully . |
| 12 | In fact , I would go so far as to say that there is almost a feeling of relief here that Clause 28 is associated with someone so widely discredited . |
| 13 | Bill : I do n't know if anybody feels they have , but this is a thing which I felt was central to the gay movement of the seventies and I think I would go so far as to say that I assume that most of my close friends feel , like Mark , that it 's fine to have special relationships but it is n't fine to have ones where you are n't allowed to have anything else and also that there 's nothing more deadly to a relationship when you are trying desperately not to have it off with anybody else because you feel guilty about it . |
| 14 | We would go so far as to suggest that every sheet that carries any part of the answer of question 9 ought to be marked " 9 " in colour , the first one being " 9 Start " the next " 9 Cont 'd " , and the last one " 9 End " . |
| 15 | There are those critics of the polytechnics who regard this as a most unfortunate development and would go so far as to castigate them for betraying their primary purpose , which they see as providing for the communities in which they are located , something which of necessity can only be done primarily through part-time provision . |
| 16 | I would go so far as to say that one of the main reasons why there are fewer casualties among pedestrians and particularly children in countries such as West Germany is that that country has more flexibility in the use of speed limits . |
| 17 | We 've put those together , we 've looked at the staff that we need to administer that particular level of activity , and we 've come out with a figure that we think is a reasonable estimate , in fact I would go so far as saying , we think this is the lowest estimate that we can safely put forward , as to our needs for the coming year . |
| 18 | She hesitated , then went on , ‘ Yes , Dr Markham , I would go so far as to say that forgetting the past is the only way we 're going to achieve any sort of working relationship . ’ |
| 19 | In fact , I would go as far as to say he 's a slob . |
| 20 | Not many heads would go as far as one who insists that male members of staff must wear their jackets in classrooms even on the warmest of days . |
| 21 | The list is endless and I would go as far as to say virtually every ‘ Gold Seal ’ is worth its weight in gold . |
| 22 | I would go as far as to argue that , however well-intentioned and humanitarian the people who undertake a socialist revolution , the logic of their ideology , which is of necessity reflected in the institutions which they create , makes totalitarianism inevitable . |
| 23 | In her affidavit Miss Heal set out , pursuant to the provisions of article 8 ( f ) of the Convention , the circumstances which she said would obtain so far as the mother is concerned if she and the child were to be returned to Ontario . |
| 24 | He thought for a moment that it might be some kind of game , that their running would cease as suddenly as it had begun , that they 'd stand like statues on the sand , waiting for him to catch up with them . |
| 25 | " Oh yes , indeed , Mr Herriot , I wish you would come as soon as possible . |
| 26 | Mr Duncan Biggin , architect for the scheme and chairman of Dockbuild , said it was hoped demolition could begin as early as March 16 and building would start as soon as possible . |
| 27 | In London , the Foreign Office yesterday refused to confirm reports that the deportations would start as early as next Saturday and would only repeat the formula that they would take place sooner rather than later . |
| 28 | No one imagined that Mr Bush would intervene as abruptly as he did , or that Mr Kaifu would go off to Palm Springs without so much as a by-your-leave to the party barons . |
| 29 | He would complain as loudly as he would in the midst of a ‘ Carry On ’ situation , and he would talk about it endlessly , but he would do it . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't have asparagus , ’ he would say as loudly as the way he had greeted the waiter , ‘ it 'll make my pee smell . ’ |