Example sentences of "would [verb] [adv prt] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 A lot of them that came to the g to the gathering To the sports they would stay over just for the sake of getting the dance .
2 possibility is that Marilyn would stay up there for another year with Carris you know in their house and Timothy of course and erm , then sort of move down here
3 She would stay out here until evening , if it killed her in the process .
4 The skill of the lawyer existed in ensuring that the relationship between the statements in his legal discourse was such that it would lead to a legal outcome which would translate back directly into the outcome chosen by the client as formulated in his or her own , non-legal discourse .
5 In the warehouses there were still some bales of fine leather and if sold to an honest dealer , they would bring in enough at least to pay off some of her father 's debts .
6 and the atmosphere would warm up right through the caravan .
7 It was only yesterday that Stoute finally decided to send Opera House to Leopardstown instead of Goodwood in the hope that the opposition would break up enough for Opera House not to have a hard race before Paris .
8 He would crop up repeatedly in the anxious preoccupation with the demoralising influence of popular amusements , the collapse of ‘ fair play ’ sportsmanship , and the allegations of excessive ‘ freedom ’ and ‘ affluence ’ that were levelled against the young .
9 Cedric made it worse , because at each rasping expulsion he would look round enquiringly at his back end then gambol about the room as though the fugitive zephyr was clearly visible to him and he was determined to corner it .
10 What 's more , he had also learned that he must ignore the first playing of the tune , and wait 15 minutes until it played again at the end of the programme — the dog would look up quizzically at the sound of the familiar music but stay still , apparently too smart to respond to an obvious false alarm .
11 He said he was involved in animal work and would look in again in order to discuss something with Mr Miller , the owner .
12 Then he added , with a sudden burst of frankness , ‘ I reckoned the news would seep out anyway in time and cause them to lose plenty of sleep . ’
13 I tried your mobile as well but I did n't think it would work up there in the mountains and sure enough all I got was the recording saying try again later . ’
14 Then there are the lucky few who , every now and then , would splash out upwards of £1,000 on a single fish .
15 On a visit to Scarborough with Janet Rigby , they walked over a bridge and said they would meet up again on it one day .
16 I feel I would fit in well as part of your company , and look forward to hearing from you .
17 If this could be proved beyond doubt , direct drilling would fit in well with the organic philosophy .
18 The local government changes , he said , would fit in well with his ‘ taking stock ’ plans to devolve more powers from London to the Scottish Office .
19 State which method would fit in best with healthy eating guidelines and explain why .
20 The picture would , of course , be ‘ a cinch for exploitation ’ for it would fit in nicely with ‘ the usual fashion shows which many of the de luxe houses give in conjunction with the department stores in their cities ’ ; in fact , Variety concluded , it ‘ was probably made with that in mind ’ .
21 Some sergeants , heading for promotion , would clamp down heavily on minor infringements .
22 The funeral directors ' lobby is very strong ; I suppose it was naïve of me not to have realized before that they would clamp down hard on any wholesaler who dared to step out of line and supply the public direct .
23 If , after a stiff swig of nectar , we were to watch further developments , we 'd find that in another 100,000 years or so , or even longer , exactly the same thing would happen again , and the compass would swing back suddenly to its original position .
24 it was sore , but would heal up cleanly in a few days .
25 Rightly , the central bank argues that cheapening the peso would do nothing to enhance Mexican competitiveness , since it would feed through swiftly into inflation .
26 It would whirl on regardless to October the eleventh and beyond .
27 Really , I was too shagged to bother , but also I had an idea she would pass on peacefully in the night without any more help from me .
28 Alice said she would go up there with him , but first of all she must quickly ring Electricity .
29 And of course er w wondered if this Land Rover would go up there with the four wheel drive .
30 We could travel together as far as Doha and I would go on alone to Abu Dhabi .
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