Example sentences of "would [verb] a [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a cash transfer the recipient of government assistance would attain a welfare level as shown by . |
| 2 | But though the intention will be to curb the power of union leaders wielding hundreds of thousands of block votes , Mr Whitty emphasised that Labour would remain a trade union-based party . |
| 3 | The self-appointed executive council of the " autonomous region " of Krajina adopted on March 16 a formal decision to break away from Croatia permanently , but declared that it would remain a constituent element of the Yugoslav federation . |
| 4 | She resembles what a producer of The Bill would think a jazz singer would look like . |
| 5 | They have to be or the bairns would knock a rise oot o'them . |
| 6 | This would eliminate a half-mile journey by lorries , increase operating efficiency and enable BS to reduce its fleet of rail wagons , which need constant maintenance . |
| 7 | Perhaps you would prefer a walking holiday in beautiful surroundings ; and , if so , the Country-wide Holiday Association or Holiday Fellowship might be for you . |
| 8 | Little Mrs Hunnard stayed behind at The Towers , resting , while Mr Johnstone said that he did not shoot and would prefer a country walk . |
| 9 | There was an element of criticism there of which I was informed by the Chief Whip and the Lord Chancellor , just as there was an element of criticism of Hailsham , and it seemed quite possible that the Whips would prefer a compromise candidate . |
| 10 | Middlesborough are also watching Wallace , who would prefer a move south . |
| 11 | • only 8% of women who had children in the last 5 years said they would prefer a hospital consultant to provide their antenatal care . |
| 12 | Having said that er we would prefer a quota system for er Stansted because without it , we could have a large number of noisey flights into Stansted and , and also that er in terms of er both this and further consultations we would expect to see full information providing us from er , a to enable us to make a sensible conclusion . |
| 13 | He then called a security guard ( who wore no uniform , and looked like the type of character I would want a security guard to protect me from ) . |
| 14 | She decided that she would make a phone call just to check that Jenny had left home and knew the right time of her arrival . |
| 15 | Such speculation was of a ‘ one-way ’ nature in terms of risk ; the holder of these ( sterling ) balances would make a capital gain if the currency was devalued but would suffer no losses if the exchange rate remained unchanged . |
| 16 | Members of two Norwegian environmental groups have staged spectacular protests against oil exploration in the Barents Sea , which they claim is too risky because the inhospitable climate and months of winter darkness would make a clean-up operation impossible in case of a pollution accident . |
| 17 | The Imperial couple returned to Paris with a promise that their hosts would make a return visit to Paris in August . |
| 18 | A colourful raconteur , his adventures would make a feature film I would pay money to see . |
| 19 | The purpose of the pit would appear to be to provide the maximum headroom using the minimum raw materials in the superstructure ; this would make a ground level plank floor something of a nonsense , an opinion shared by Welch ( 1985 , p. 23 , n.1 ) . |
| 20 | Normal results on breast examination and the mammogram would make a breast primary even less likely . |
| 21 | It nestled on the southern shore of Loch Torridon , with a view that would make a bouncer turn poet , since the living-room windows were filled with Beinn Alligin and the western tail of Liathach , both reflected breathtakingly across the water . |
| 22 | There are three aspects which would make a world class bobsleigher . |
| 23 | And , if they maintain their attitude expressed freely to the Official Solicitor 's representative and to their mother , it would be all to no purpose , since no court would make a residence order in favour of the foster mother against the wishes of the children concerned who are of an age to know their own minds . |
| 24 | Admittedly , this has been achieved , in part , by the kind of chicanery and double book-keeping which would earn a jail sentence for the treasurer-secretary of a small glue factory . |
| 25 | The intention was that the Uruguayans would construct a state refinery to process Soviet crude , so that they would no longer need to buy the more expensive refined products . |
| 26 | In an era when private enterprise is the political hosanna of the day , the balance sheets of some of Scotland 's Premier League sides would shame a banana republic . |
| 27 | The government and the MNR agreed in principle to create a control commission comprising their own officials and representatives of the UN and other parties to be decided , which would supervise a peace agreement , once signed . |
| 28 | Larger holes would need a backing coat of Carlite Metal Lathing plaster , followed by Carlite Finish plaster . |
| 29 | Intense competition made the Double impossible , he said , and to achieve it a club would need a League lead of at least eight points by the semi-final . |
| 30 | There seem to be so many additives available for marine tanks that you would need a store room in which to keep them all . |