Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Savage , like Mr Yates , is an original , but only his most devoted fans would think him a lovable one . |
| 2 | ‘ Some would think you a fortunate man — in this remote place … ’ |
| 3 | " … I would think it a sufficient detriment to the confider that information given in confidence is to be disclosed to persons whom he would prefer not to know of it , even though the disclosure would not be harmful to him in any positive way . " |
| 4 | Many of us try to improve our other halves from time to time — perhaps you wish he were tidier while he would prefer you a little slimmer . |
| 5 | And I think most women would prefer it the romantic way , rather than just in the kitchen , over the sink or whatever , like in Fatal Attraction , says a married 27-year-old estate agent . |
| 6 | It never looked very impressive , at the best of times , though in spring the daffodils would lend it a brief colour : all the plants were dirty , with the insidious industrial grime , and the evergreens were particularly filthy . |
| 7 | And then before eight o'clock then I would make myself a big meal , I 'd have a , a huge salad I 'd do tinned potatoes cos they were , on this diet tinned potatoes are n't fattening |
| 8 | Mother would make me a packed lunch ; Dad deliver me to the bus station at St Andrew Square , Edinburgh . |
| 9 | Food and drink would be brought to me every day from all the villages , six hundred people would be my servants , three hundred men would make me a new suit , and six teachers would teach me their language . |
| 10 | I thought he would make me a delightful Uncle Richard . |
| 11 | I debated whether to call on him to kill him for his slanders before I came here to try to see her , and ask her to have me back — if you think I would make her a suitable husband , that is . |
| 12 | ‘ I would make her a long , single-breasted jacket with a nipped-in waist , long sleeves and a stand-up mandarin collar to keep out the cold . |
| 13 | Her part in Share My Lettuce had done as much for her own theatrical career as the show had done for Ken , and she was embarking on a series of films that would make her an international reputation . |
| 14 | It did not displease him ; she would make him a suitable wife , and would know her place when , as he hoped still , he had elevated his position enough to enable him to support her . |
| 15 | It did not displease him ; she would make him a suitable wife , and would know her place when , as he hoped still , he had elevated his position enough to enable him to support her . |
| 16 | ‘ And you would make him a good wife . ’ |
| 17 | She would make him a good wife , ’ he added wistfully , looking into his own bleak future . |
| 18 | At a meeting of local Serbian leaders in Orašac , in mid February , the thirty-six-year-old Djordje Petrović ( Karadjordje ) was asked to lead the rebellion , although legend has it that he twice refused , excusing himself on the ground that his violent temper would make him an unsuitable leader . |
| 19 | His father had been right for once : she would make him the perfect match . |
| 20 | Here the public law validity of the rule would make it a relevant ( although not conclusive ) factor in the determination of the content of the common law or equitable rule in that particular context . |
| 21 | ‘ Which would make it a good place to try to get in . ’ |
| 22 | How to fit specific hilltops into a statistical model is a problem , but the predictability of the pattern would make it a useful tool in evaluating leys . |
| 23 | Their proposed bill would make it a criminal offence to plant surveillance devices on private property to gain personal information , and an offence to take long-distance photos of people on private property — such as those of the Duchess of York topless with her ‘ financial adviser ’ , John Bryan , last year . |
| 24 | ‘ Your father said you must have the handbag and the shoes as well , it would make it a real outfit . |
| 25 | The plain fact is that some elements of the social charter would run the risk — indeed , would make it a real possibility — of this country returning to some of the trade union practices that did so much damage during the 1970s . |
| 26 | The restructuring was a large step forward for Country Manor , which would make it a leading kitchen , bedroom and bathroom furniture studio in the North , he said . |
| 27 | If the company did , then sales would no doubt increase , but the costs of achieving those sales would make it an unprofitable exercise . |
| 28 | The latter , who had helped clear a space and set up the seating , had so enjoyed it they said that if the vicar would make it an annual event he could count on their support , they would organise their outing to coincide with it . |
| 29 | But a view of Co-operation which admitted only those who are thus motivated would make it an exceptional and exclusive creed to which could subscribe only those for whom Co-operation was itself the end and not the means to a better life , to one which enhanced what Dahrendorf calls a man 's life chances . |
| 30 | She was a sweet , loving person and would make someone a wonderful wife . |