Example sentences of "would [verb] [noun] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the public had been sickened by the carnage at the Olympic Stadium , the next spectacle to fill their television screens would be in such spectacular technicolor and DestructaVision that it would make Rambo look like a Disney movie . |
| 2 | In such dreams servants would ease him into shoes studded with diamonds ; he would cock an ear to the whinny of his coach-horses , whose splendour would make England die of jealousy ; he would give oyster banquets , and have his dining-room surrounded by espaliers of flowering jasmine , out of which bright finches would swoop . |
| 3 | She would tell her twin about Berenice 's baby , and if she knew her sister , she would make Garry see he must return to his wife . |
| 4 | In a courtly song Bertrand says that only the beauty of the Duchess Matilda prevented him from dying of boredom ; her naked body would make night seem like day . |
| 5 | The main fact that would make AT&T look twice is that it would not likely play well with its own shareholders in the short term . |
| 6 | Third Division Torquay were told the colour would make visitors feel less competitive . |
| 7 | It would make Sharpeville look like a Sunday School picnic . |
| 8 | He was the archetypal theoretical physicist : it was said of him that even his presence in the same town would make experiments go wrong ! |
| 9 | Conservationists feel that if the nomination is accepted , they would be able to argue that any new ski development would make UNESCO take the accolade away . |
| 10 | ‘ Would make Canaris look bad ? ’ |
| 11 | Nothing that the head could do would make religion pervade the life of the school but it had to be recognized , he believed , that religion does permeate some people 's whole private lives . |
| 12 | United Buses and Darlington Transport Company both complained that they were not properly consulted before decisions were taken and said the proposed speed humps would make bus travel uncomfortable and could damage the vehicles . |
| 13 | Lydia 's stubbornness would make Betty look a fool in the eyes of the doctor , so she got cross . |
| 14 | She would make George take her down to the river , or get Billy to run away with her for hours , never fearing the punishment . |
| 15 | Lennox would make Bowe look like a muppet . |
| 16 | So that in itself would make people stop and think that they are going to take work away from health service and social service workers . |
| 17 | I mean , I do n't think anyone took any risks , and we were all wearing gloves anyway because of the state he was in — I would be worried that it would make people panic unnecessarily . |
| 18 | Transport academics argue that road pricing would make drivers pay for the cost of congestion . |
| 19 | Equally important , this redesign would make repair work a one-man operation . |
| 20 | The government will now do its best to ensure that Norway holds its referendum after those of Sweden and Finland , in the hope that Yes votes in those countries would make Norwegians think twice before joining the Icelanders as the only Nordics to stay out of the EC . |
| 21 | If a movie were to be made of her American tour , one would see pages fly from calendars , clock hands spin and headlines slapped one on top of the next . |
| 22 | that you would have boys go out with no forewarning , tripping over stumbling blocks here , there and everywhere and girls who are not even allowed to benefit from others ' experience , let alone , have their own . |
| 23 | To do unto others as you would have others do unto you . |
| 24 | As my letter perhaps indicates , I am not from ‘ the old school of diplomacy ’ as your article would have readers believe , and I do not like destructive reporting in an area which merits a more measured and informed approach . |
| 25 | Occasionally Harvard dealers would have colleagues shout out that only a limited line of stock was left . |
| 26 | The three largest unions are refusing to vote for his compromise which would let whites belong to a black socialist society . |
| 27 | ‘ That may be true , ’ Claudia said , knowing that were she in Berenice 's shoes , she would let Garry go . |
| 28 | They would let lawyers know they were available by having ears of corn or hay protruding from their shoes . |
| 29 | As he said these words he remembered again the vow he had made to the powers of Callanish which was that he would let Minch go before him . |
| 30 | For the moment I would let things settle ; the algal bloom will pass , but the nitrate problem may be more difficult to solve . |