Example sentences of "would [adv] [vb infin] any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast to a few years ago when one would rarely hear any teaching on the Holy Spirit , it seems that some people can speak of nothing else these days . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But that means nothing to the army of unemployed and to threatened companies which would rather have any work than none , or to politicians caught up in righteous anger at ‘ unfair ’ competition . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | Well , he was in the ark and would presumably survive any deluge . |
| 6 | His son Alf , the skinhead , had said that he would personally strangle any Muslim he found messing with his wife , adding that if Tehran was such a great place why did n't the bastards go back there ? |
| 7 | The belief was that the energetic motion of the ions and electrons in the ionised gas , the plasma , would soon destroy any polarisation . |
| 8 | If selection tried to choose DNA molecules directly it would hardly find any criterion by which to do so . |
| 9 | My feeling that no project would ever hold any interest for me again . |
| 10 | Theirs was not a loving affair ; although she loved him , Maria refused to show it , knowing that Luke would probably reject any attempt to do so anyway . |
| 11 | The disadvantage with this equation for the recognition task is that it would automatically demote any word that is syntactically ambiguous . |
| 12 | But just now she thought she would willingly endure any punishment if only she dared take her hat off without making it perfectly obvious she was making a pass at him . |
| 13 | Today few people would openly express any repugnance for the disabled , but many probably feel it , and it is implied , for example , in over-solicitous or embarrassed responses to people in wheelchairs . |
| 14 | This may surprise many people who read English literature for pleasure , and who would angrily reject any suggestion that they are conservative or racist . |
| 15 | It would severely test any marriage . ’ |
| 16 | You may find that you often have to do this , as even a modest wedding bouquet can be too large to fit into a reasonably-sized picture frame , and if it were reproduced in its original size it could become such a large picture that it would completely dominate any room in which it was hung . |
| 17 | I would therefore appreciate any information that could be used in preparing our evidence . |
| 18 | The nineteenth century headteacher who knew he was right that God loved everyone , and would therefore thrash any boy who did not acknowledge that , had in fact paid almost no attention whatever to the content of his belief . |
| 19 | He told them that Iraq had 60 divisions ready for war , compared with his enemies ' 18 , and would therefore win any battle for Kuwait , which was part of Iraq 's ‘ body and soul ’ . |
| 20 | But if they were always selling their stock at genuine bargain prices , they would never make any money . |
| 21 | I would never punish any child who did n't agree with me that they had done something … |
| 22 | Eliot observed how he would take a word ‘ and squeeze and squeeze it until it yielded a full juice of meaning which we would never suppose any word to possess ’ . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose it 's not surprising you do n't understand — you 'd never behave like that , would never have any need to … |
| 25 | United States President George Bush reportedly assured President Virgilo Barco Vargas by telephone on Jan. 11 that the USA would never take any action against drug trafficking on Colombian territory " without the full consent of the government of Bogotá " . |
| 26 | If every minion came running to me with his little scrap of information , I would never get any work done . ’ |
| 27 | Protest would certainly negate any suggestion of tolerance of the situation , and would normally prevent the creation of expectations that it should continue . |
| 28 | Though addition of Depardieu to ingredients would certainly improve any film , or indeed trifle . |
| 29 | In their midst was a man , a human , who would certainly catch any eye in nearly any crowd . |