Example sentences of "who would [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In short , they 're the sort of people who 'd make Dire Straits fans , buyers of ‘ Spirit Of Ecstasy ’ compilations and Q journalists turn white . |
| 2 | Men who 'd buy endless rounds when with the boys mentally |
| 3 | How do we turn the people who would do semi-skilled jobs on machines into people who can programme numerically-controlled machines to perform that job more effectively and with much greater levels of productivity . |
| 4 | He looked just the sort of hulk who would attract simpering village lasses . |
| 5 | Calvert favoured large investors who would bring indentured servants with them and granted large manors to these planters . |
| 6 | I would include in the party the current inexperienced members of the full squad , particularly Dewi Morris , who would reap huge benefits from making the trip . |
| 7 | Insofar as they condoned popular religious rituals , belief in the efficacy of relics , supplication to saints who would reinforce earthly petitions , and the use of images of the Virgin Mary to halt the rain or even to solve political problems , their sacred system could serve as a template for rival systems of magic . |
| 8 | An experimental and non-statutory scheme would be set up , administered by a Board composed of lawyers who would make discretionary awards based on common law damages . |
| 9 | It was they who would make full propagandist use of Suez as a blatant example of Western imperialism . |
| 10 | Many are portrayed as strong personalities : the Swansea shopkeeping grandmother , a ‘ wonderful old lady ’ who would tell historical stories of the Rebecca Riots ; the cultured , much-travelled Scots widow , a ‘ remarkable woman ’ who ran her late husband 's estate ; the toothless , pipe-smoking , ‘ mediumistic ’ Lancashire granny who believed in ghosts and practised second sight ; or the Scot ploughman 's wife who taught her grandson the Bible and catechism ‘ patiently , affectionately , and prayerfully … and at night she would put me to bed , wrap me snug and warm , and kindly teach me short prayers , psalms , and hymns . ’ |
| 11 | It would be a brave man , Sir John , never mind a healthy one , who would confront grave robbers . ’ |
| 12 | At the end of this time Parliament would make a permanent religious settlement in consultation with a committee of divines who would represent various views . |
| 13 | Lord Diplock held that the effect of the clause was to define the primary obligations of Securicor : instead of an absolute undertaking to ensure that visits to the client 's premises were made by persons who would exercise reasonable skill and care , they undertook only to exercise due diligence in the employment of staff to make the visits . |
| 14 | They were the vanguard of a legion of trappers , traders and mountain men who would pioneer American settlement of the far West . |
| 15 | With £100 million from the Callaghan government ( and a further £50 million from Mrs Thatcher ) De Lorean was the white knight who would save British efforts to industrialise Ulster . |
| 16 | As despair grew and self respect diminished we would take them at their unspoken word and go and buy a bottle of anaesthetic and uncork the genie who would play merry hell with the last vestige of hope of recovery . |
| 17 | The chronic sick , the elderly and others who would need long-term care were a drain on the hospitals ' budgets and of little interest for teaching purposes . |
| 18 | It 's one aspect to the hobby which spreads our good name around the area , thus counteracting the mud being thrown by those who would consider responsible detectorists in a different light . |
| 19 | It was therefore not possible to predict , on the basis of patient characteristics , those who would develop cardiac arrhythmias . |
| 20 | I hope it will be possible for the operation of the Regulations to be suspended until the courts have considered the matter , so that no unnecessary injustice is caused to those who would lose legal aid as a result of these proposals . ’ |
| 21 | It is envisaged that the investigation officer would be a legal officer in the Civil Service with special training , who would take full statements from parties to the dispute and any key witnesses and inspect all the documentation relevant to the case . |
| 22 | They have accepted the need to be flexible towards tenants who would have real difficulties in taking on a long-term lease , treating those nearing retirement with special consideration . |
| 23 | It is widespread to policemen and women in ‘ sandbag ’ areas like West Belfast that their typifications of Catholics draw a distinction between the majority who are decent and honest and who would have friendly contact with the police but for fear of the paramilitaries , and the small number of ‘ gangsters and criminals ’ who support or undertake attacks on the police . |
| 24 | As a test of his strength Utnapishtim challenged him to stay awake for six days and seven nights — " But while Gilgamesh sat there resting on his haunches , a mist of sleep like soft wool teased from the fleece drifted over him , and Utnapishtim said to his wife , " Look at him now , the strong man who would have everlasting life , even now the mists of sleep are drifting over him . " " |
| 25 | ‘ It would be desirable to appoint a member of library staff who would have formal responsibility for training ’ … |
| 26 | When we got that , when we had ours it , and er they said if you if you found someone else who would like who would have cold shield you would get er , seventy five pounds back . |
| 27 | City explained their case by reporting better crowds at evening games and the fact that they would ease the workload on club officials who would have double commitments on Saturdays . |
| 28 | On the other hand , there would be much greater flexibility for clients and lawyers , and much more control by the instructing client who would have direct access to the advocate in the case . |
| 29 | The need to get the retiring member to sign such a document indicates the institutional fear of the outside lying behind the threats which Sir Peter Imbert issued to those who would write controversial memoirs ( Police Review , 26 August 1988 ) ; for the ‘ family ’ demands silence unto death from its members ! |
| 30 | ‘ Is n't that just the place a woman would keep her love letters , and Garry is the type of man who would write sweet nothings , is n't he ? ’ |