Example sentences of "would [verb] [verb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | The BBC would prefer to use this fifth network for schools , the Open University , and for further education programmes . |
| 2 | ‘ I ca n't think why anybody would want to paint this , ’ said one staff nurse about Radcliffe Infirmary 's Geriatric Ward . |
| 3 | No sane person would want to kill this baby when there is every chance that it will survive and be part of a loving family . |
| 4 | Even a detractor of Caro would want to own this book just for the photography . |
| 5 | Now they could then say well that particular group of people , if they looked at this evidence that I 've got , would want to say this about it and they would want to change it in such and such a way , and there 's another group of people who perhaps have rather different views on what history might be doing and they would view the evidence and argue about it in this way . |
| 6 | Some women would want to link this with the consolidation of black consciousness and with the reclassification of lesbianism as a political and sexual choice rather than a congenital affliction . |
| 7 | I would want to counter this by arguing that on the contrary , few things are more obviously cultural and learned than lexical opposites . |
| 8 | Then he asked , ‘ Is there anyone here who would want to do this to another human being ? ’ |
| 9 | All attempts to explain just why anyone would want to do this failed . |
| 10 | He ca n't believe somebody would want to do this . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I can not think why anyone would want to do this to me , ’ she said . |
| 12 | An RSPCA spokeswoman said : ‘ I just ca n't understand anyone who would want to do this to an animal . |
| 13 | I 'm sure that you would want to talk this over , but if you do feel you can consider it ’ — she was still addressing Aggie ‘ I could ask my cousin to keep the position open for a week or two . |
| 14 | ‘ If we move to London , become bigger , when we come back we would want to play this place but there 's the danger that the manager is not going to pay us more than a hundred quid because we only draw a certain crowd … |
| 15 | It 's not hard to see why Twigs , as he calls her , would want to drag this slim six-footer off the street . |
| 16 | Some governing bodies provided additional finance to secure the services of a particular coach for the Regional Schools and it may be that your governing body would want to consider this . |
| 17 | They asked us whether we would consider releasing this record . |
| 18 | Twenty-eight percent were putting off-farm income into the farm at the time of the interview whilst a further 28% said they would consider doing this in the future . |
| 19 | It may be that children can be happy and well behaved but also abscond and be frequently punished , but I would need to resolve this apparent contradiction . |
| 20 | We would need to do this anyway because one ought to have one 's ideas in some kind of order , even if the rough convergence that we have did not leave plenty of clashes remaining which , of course , it does . |
| 21 | Why do you think he would need to say this to , to the communist leadership , and why might it might be quite contentious and controversial th this idea of look a revolution is taking place and it 's led by the peasants ? |
| 22 | Obviously you would need to sweeten this unless you have very eccentric taste buds — but saccharin sweeteners can do the job without calorie cost making it an acceptable drink . |
| 23 | In London , the Euro-bank 's staff pay no tax on their salaries , and should be entitled ( though you would need to check this ) to duty-free Scotch . |
| 24 | ‘ If all are content , ’ said Radulfus , finding these exchanges growing not merely burdensome , but long-winded , ‘ I would desire to close this assembly with prayer , and so disperse . ’ |
| 25 | Much as I would enjoy debating this matter with the hon. Gentleman , whom I might also call my hon. Friend , I do not wish to go down this path . |
| 26 | How she would enjoy tending this beautiful place . |
| 27 | The Habitat Directive would seek to improve this situation , but sadly the UK is kicking up a fuss about the depth of the proposal , which simply wishes to preserve our natural heritage . |
| 28 | Puzzled as to why the DEA and CIA would choose to do this through a front operation in Nicosia rather than through official channels , Coleman duly reported all this activity to Control , but the response was so muted he could only conclude that the DIA knew about it already . |
| 29 | Sinfield , I imagine , would decline to accept this . |
| 30 | These have to take account of the possibilities of accidents leading to damaged cores and one would expect to see this done for Sizewell . |