Example sentences of "would [adv] [adv] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do let us know if you would rather not receive this information . |
| 2 | I want to convey that meaning but I would rather not use that word . |
| 3 | Ronnie wants to put the whole incident behind him and would rather not say any more . |
| 4 | I would rather not have that on the subject reports but if it 's going to be on i for the sake of coherence the comments should be together . |
| 5 | ‘ Angel , I would rather not take that name ! ’ |
| 6 | And her dislike of the insincere ran so deep that she would rather publicly disclaim all grief for her dead husband than be accused of insincerity . |
| 7 | The mid 70s soccer hooligan of fact and fable would most likely have some approximation of the long back and sides , short top & fringe . |
| 8 | But frankly it 's not likely to irritate your skin anyway because er you are n't industrial users of this you would only ever touch these chemicals for a very short time so the any possible side effects they might er have on you will be greatly diminished by the fact that you did n't use them very much . |
| 9 | And he would only ever work that area . |
| 10 | We are slow to apprehend danger ; would much rather ignore some threat to our way of life , hoping it will go away . |
| 11 | Small booksellers often do n't have time to see however many reps would be calling on them ; they would much rather put all their orders together and send them to Hammicks or to Heathcote or whoever ; we will work with them on that . |
| 12 | I would much rather see more emphasis placed on er , enhancing the special constabulary , er , because I think that is a , a far more er , productive initiative . |
| 13 | ‘ A good husband would naturally not discuss such things with his wife , but you must have had some idea . |
| 14 | For the celebration , soldiers of his Army had been forbidden to shave for the last month so that their faced would more nearly represent those of warriors of old . |
| 15 | Yes , whether one would ever actually get such a system interacting with a patient is difficult to foresee . |
| 16 | Not that it mattered , as I would probably not see either of them again , but the scene last night had been strange , and my curiosity was aroused . |
| 17 | It is a veritable enigma , and the answer to it would probably not put more fish into my net , but would greatly satisfy my curiosity . |
| 18 | Under certain extremely favourable natural conditions the break through the neck of the spur may lead to the formation of a natural arch , but this is unlikely in humid climates such as that of Britain , as chemical weathering would probably never allow such a formation . |
| 19 | There are few predators of bristleworms which can be safely introduced into a reef tank though doubtless a large crab or Triggerfish would devour them happily , but would also probably eat all your expensive corals as an appetiser . |
| 20 | CPRW has no doubt that this is the danger which confronts the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park at Amroth , and that should the wrong decision be made with regard to the application being considered , this danger would also then confront many other beautiful stretches of coastline around Wales . |
| 21 | As it seemed to be fairly certain that the children would now not come that way and the main rides need be watched no longer , the Leader went back and called the thin man in . |
| 22 | She would simply not say another word on the subject . |
| 23 | The taxonomy of this family would then not have any branches . |
| 24 | But ministers would almost certainly prefer such a ‘ green ’ tax , designed to limit planetary damage , to be introduced according to international agreements , rather than by Britain alone . |
| 25 | All would almost certainly involve another party . ’ |
| 26 | If he was going to say that in the paper , which was surely his intention to do , it would almost certainly destroy any possibility of patent protection . ’ |
| 27 | A combination of the ideology of the market-place , public hostility to nuclear power and fears of high energy prices adding to the problems of an uncompetitive manufacturing industry may have resulted in a setback for nuclear power in Britain , but fossil fuels would no longer seem such overwhelmingly good value , according to Chris Patten , if their wider environmental costs were allocated and more fully reflected in prices . |
| 28 | Thus Scotland and Wales would no longer have more than their fair share , and the average magnitude of their constituencies would be virtually the same as in the English regions . |
| 29 | We agreed at that stage that while we would no longer take any active part in the management of the venture , we would continue to provide financial support via our guarantees . |
| 30 | Shortly afterwards , the news came that the Infirmary would no longer accept such patients , and at a meeting of the Guardians on 2nd December 1871 , the Rev. Canon Haddock proposed the erection of a smallpox hospital in the form of a detached building on workhouse premises . |