Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would prefer to call it the . |
| 2 | A SURVEY by the St John Ambulance Brigade came up with the remarkably interesting finding that the man most women would prefer to give them the kiss of life , assuming it was necessary or even if it was n't , would be TV doctor Hilary Jones . |
| 3 | ‘ No one would want to send me a letter like that ! ’ |
| 4 | No but you were saying before that had it worked it would 've given them a problem . |
| 5 | As a standalone machine I would 've given it a fourth star . |
| 6 | Actually I forgot about it or else I would 've ma I would 've got him a card . |
| 7 | I wanted to give her time to think over what harm it would do to tell me the truth . |
| 8 | And as a special treat we have lined up jokes from the last people you would expect to give you a laugh , ranging from the dreaded tax inspector to an undertaker ! |
| 9 | More recently in Cinnamond v. British Airports Authority his Lordship has invoked the same type of reasoning , stating that operators of cabs at an airport had no legitimate expectation which would warrant granting them a hearing . |
| 10 | He asked whether she would mind calling him a cab and she dangled car keys and said she would drive him herself . |
| 11 | They would like to call it the ‘ Welsh Open ’ if that title has not been used before . |
| 12 | ‘ We would like to ask you a few questions about Andrew Livesey . |
| 13 | I would like to ask you a slightly different question . |
| 14 | On behalf of all her fans , I would like to wish her the best of luck in 1992 and hope that she will carry on in the dedicated way she has in the past year or so . |
| 15 | I , on behalf of all her other fans around the world , would like to wish her the best of luck for 1992 . |
| 16 | All at TODAY Racing would like to wish you a happy Christmas and a very profitable 1993 . |
| 17 | Presently he drew me aside to suggest that if I would like to give him a certain sum his wife and daughter would go immediately and prepare a gypsy supper . |
| 18 | I 'm having two bridesmaids , aged five and six at my wedding and would like to give them a present after the event . |
| 19 | ‘ Gentlemen , and lady , ’ he said with a gracious nod in the direction of the only woman present , a journalist with one of the golf magazines , ‘ I do n't wish to spoil your enjoyment , but I would like to give you a brief tour , and I promise it will be brief … . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 've overheard the Headmaster saying he would like to teach me a thing or two . ’ |
| 21 | I would like to show him a folder overflowing with letters from visitors to Llangoed Hall , praising the warmth and professionalism of the staff . |
| 22 | For producing the captions I would like to offer you a fee of 150 which is in addition to any other payments for work on the Activity Book . |
| 23 | In anticipation of the agreement we would like to offer you a fee of 2,500 for Activity Book 2 and a further 2,500 for Activity Book 2 . |
| 24 | In anticipation of the agreement we would like to offer you a fee of 2,500 for Activity Book 1 and a further 2,500 for Activity Book 2 . |
| 25 | The proprietors , management and staff of The Plough Hotel would like to offer you a warm welcome . |
| 26 | In anticipation of the agreement we would like to offer you an advance of 500 on signing the contract and a further advance of 500 on receipt of the manuscripts judged by us to be acceptable , both sums to be set against royalties . |
| 27 | ‘ Not necessarily , ’ she demurred , ‘ but she was kind , and I thought I would like to buy her a wedding present — and because you kindly took me in when you did n't want to , ’ she tacked on softly . |
| 28 | I 'm telling you all this , and perhaps you do n't have to erm pay for any of these treatments we do gift vouchers , so if you 've got anybody who wants to buy you a gift of any sort , you could always say well , I fancy erm an eyebrow trim , or I fancy a pedicure perhaps they would like to buy you a gift voucher and then you can come in and it could be a present for you . |
| 29 | ‘ Perhaps you would like to tell them a story , ’ said the aunt . |
| 30 | Before I begin my story , I would like to tell you a little about myself . |