Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [to-vb] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ Research has shown that 70 per cent of us would prefer to die at home and only 30 per cent of us do . |
| 2 | The probability is , that given equal weather , other conditions , and price , the average British holidaymaker would prefer to holiday at home : What we would have to do is extend that appeal to people abroad , by service , value and the many unique features which Britain had on offer . |
| 3 | Fo for I would like to talk at length about my new electoral role |
| 4 | my Lord these are the matters I would like to explore at time |
| 5 | The other alternative is that through-fare reduced rate tickets will have to be discarded — passengers wishing to travel on saver-type tickets would have to re-book at franchise boundaries . |
| 6 | I came here eight years ago from Unilever , and the standards I respected there are the ones I would try to uphold at Cancer Relief . |
| 7 | The boys had no fees to pay — for Sir Edmond had stipulated in the will that all scholastic instruction should be free — and they would continue to live at home with their parents . |
| 8 | Though the ice-box would continue to work at sea , run off the battery , the microwave could only be used while they were hooked up to the shore power supply . |
| 9 | The sea would start to roar at night , and the curlews would be hurled down the glen like dun-coloured bullets . |