Example sentences of "would [vb infin] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a cash transfer the recipient of government assistance would attain a welfare level as shown by . |
| 2 | But though the intention will be to curb the power of union leaders wielding hundreds of thousands of block votes , Mr Whitty emphasised that Labour would remain a trade union-based party . |
| 3 | The self-appointed executive council of the " autonomous region " of Krajina adopted on March 16 a formal decision to break away from Croatia permanently , but declared that it would remain a constituent element of the Yugoslav federation . |
| 4 | She resembles what a producer of The Bill would think a jazz singer would look like . |
| 5 | They have to be or the bairns would knock a rise oot o'them . |
| 6 | The 4 square mile reservoir would cover an area south-west of Abingdon in Oxfordshire and would mean Thames Water buying up 4 farms and 16 homes , diverting the road between East Hanney and Steventon , landscaping the 80 foot embankment around the water , and building a tunnel connecting it to the Thames . |
| 7 | This would eliminate a half-mile journey by lorries , increase operating efficiency and enable BS to reduce its fleet of rail wagons , which need constant maintenance . |
| 8 | It is necessary to understand how the principle of supportive relationships would affect an organisation structure . |
| 9 | Perhaps you would prefer a walking holiday in beautiful surroundings ; and , if so , the Country-wide Holiday Association or Holiday Fellowship might be for you . |
| 10 | Little Mrs Hunnard stayed behind at The Towers , resting , while Mr Johnstone said that he did not shoot and would prefer a country walk . |
| 11 | There was an element of criticism there of which I was informed by the Chief Whip and the Lord Chancellor , just as there was an element of criticism of Hailsham , and it seemed quite possible that the Whips would prefer a compromise candidate . |
| 12 | Middlesborough are also watching Wallace , who would prefer a move south . |
| 13 | • only 8% of women who had children in the last 5 years said they would prefer a hospital consultant to provide their antenatal care . |
| 14 | Having said that er we would prefer a quota system for er Stansted because without it , we could have a large number of noisey flights into Stansted and , and also that er in terms of er both this and further consultations we would expect to see full information providing us from er , a to enable us to make a sensible conclusion . |
| 15 | With the law as it is there may be some men who would prefer an adult partner , but who at present turn their attention to boys because they consider that this course is less likely to lay them open to prosecution or to blackmail than if they sought other adults as their partners . |
| 16 | He then called a security guard ( who wore no uniform , and looked like the type of character I would want a security guard to protect me from ) . |
| 17 | She decided that she would make a phone call just to check that Jenny had left home and knew the right time of her arrival . |
| 18 | Such speculation was of a ‘ one-way ’ nature in terms of risk ; the holder of these ( sterling ) balances would make a capital gain if the currency was devalued but would suffer no losses if the exchange rate remained unchanged . |
| 19 | Members of two Norwegian environmental groups have staged spectacular protests against oil exploration in the Barents Sea , which they claim is too risky because the inhospitable climate and months of winter darkness would make a clean-up operation impossible in case of a pollution accident . |
| 20 | The Imperial couple returned to Paris with a promise that their hosts would make a return visit to Paris in August . |
| 21 | A colourful raconteur , his adventures would make a feature film I would pay money to see . |
| 22 | The purpose of the pit would appear to be to provide the maximum headroom using the minimum raw materials in the superstructure ; this would make a ground level plank floor something of a nonsense , an opinion shared by Welch ( 1985 , p. 23 , n.1 ) . |
| 23 | Normal results on breast examination and the mammogram would make a breast primary even less likely . |
| 24 | It nestled on the southern shore of Loch Torridon , with a view that would make a bouncer turn poet , since the living-room windows were filled with Beinn Alligin and the western tail of Liathach , both reflected breathtakingly across the water . |
| 25 | There are three aspects which would make a world class bobsleigher . |
| 26 | And , if they maintain their attitude expressed freely to the Official Solicitor 's representative and to their mother , it would be all to no purpose , since no court would make a residence order in favour of the foster mother against the wishes of the children concerned who are of an age to know their own minds . |
| 27 | Admittedly , this has been achieved , in part , by the kind of chicanery and double book-keeping which would earn a jail sentence for the treasurer-secretary of a small glue factory . |
| 28 | The intention was that the Uruguayans would construct a state refinery to process Soviet crude , so that they would no longer need to buy the more expensive refined products . |
| 29 | In an era when private enterprise is the political hosanna of the day , the balance sheets of some of Scotland 's Premier League sides would shame a banana republic . |
| 30 | The government and the MNR agreed in principle to create a control commission comprising their own officials and representatives of the UN and other parties to be decided , which would supervise a peace agreement , once signed . |