Example sentences of "it would [verb] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , this robbery — it would upset many a man . ’ |
| 2 | If this is so , it would explain many of the experiences of those who have sojourned there … |
| 3 | It would benefit many pensioners who can well afford the fee and would mean that other licence holders would have to pay £116 for their colour licence . |
| 4 | As Emancipation took effect it would loosen many of the constrictions which handicapped the economy , accelerating the replacement of forced labour by wage labour and the spread of market relations . |
| 5 | By the end of the century some might still moan that ‘ it would shock many to suggest that a plain dissenting preacher might be as great a man as an Archbishop ’ but this was simply twaddle . |
| 6 | I believe that it would cost many people their jobs and would cause far more damage than good . |
| 7 | A spokeswoman for British Rail said : ‘ It would cost many millions to put the line back . |
| 8 | Gibraltar 's attorney- general , John Blackburn Gittings , said that it would cost many thousands of pounds in legal fees alone for an estimated three-day contested hearing before the Privy Council . |
| 9 | And they smiled at one another , collusively , captivated by this broad new concept of social vengeance , and began to plan their guest list : they owed hospitality to half London , they agreed , it was time for a party , it would kill many birds with one big stone . |
| 10 | No doubt the threat of national paralysis seemed much worse than it was : after all it would take many weeks for the full effects of a national strike to have an impact . |
| 11 | Clearly at a basic level if you just gave someone a board and lake to practise on , apart from being dangerous it would take many months of frustration for them to work out what to do . |
| 12 | It would take many pages to list all the ones which have been identified by researchers today , but the phenomenon was not just confined to recordings . |
| 13 | He told us that it would take many weeks to sort out and would involve a variety of procedures , such as a medical , reports from the school and visits . |
| 14 | He added that it would take many more years to establish a healthy pattern of development , especially since there is no communications infrastructure . |
| 15 | But it would take many years before Nordhausen became a green town , many years before it could even start to ease back on the pollution it coughed on to its inhabitants and the surrounds in which they existed . |
| 16 | It would take many thousands of years . |
| 17 | It would seem many misunderstood the form and responded to the following points as if they were under the heading of organisation . |
| 18 | The trouble with the Labour system is that it would spend many more years trying to introduce it before it could get rid of the poll tax . |