Example sentences of "would [verb] [noun sg] to " in BNC.

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1 Priority was to be given to walking , not only because it was felt that this would give disproportionate environmental benefits and would aid access to public transport , but it would recognise the dominance of local movement by foot transport .
2 CAMRA would prefer beer to be brewed solely from barley malt but the use of sugar dates back to the 19th century and many renowned beers , such as Marston 's Pedigree , have recipes that include 10 per cent or more brewing sugars .
3 On 7 September 1944 it was announced that Japan would grant independence to Java — perhaps along with Sumatra — after the war .
4 We then realize that there is no dramatic originary event or ‘ cause ’ which would lend significance to all that has preceded it .
5 Under the scheme , a building society would lend money to a housing association at a low interest rate to buy homes , whose former owners would become tenants of the association .
6 With the aid of the Sapherian wizards and Hotek , a renegade Priest of Vaul , he forged a great suit of black armour which would lend strength to his withered and fire-blasted body .
7 I knew that tonight she would make love to another man .
8 ‘ Did you think that I would make love to you for a few days and then let you walk out of my life without trying to get in touch ? ’
9 Once the topics had been set out in an order which would make sense to the recipients ( in this case of a postal questionnaire ) then the questions could be worked out .
10 If you could make my look , my money work a bit harder it would make sense to me , after all .
11 So for once the sort of comment John would make face to face with other collaborators is actually recorded .
12 Microprocessors for real-time control applications ( e.g. Motorola 6800 , Intel 8080 ) have instruction cycle times of 1 — 2 us and therefore a software.based closed.loop control would be limited to 25–50 instructions per motor step at high speeds , which would restrict control to simple functions , such as step timing , step counting and phase sequencing .
13 And although turbocharging is proposed , a limiting pop-off valve would restrict power to 400bhp .
14 Muslims on the other hand would consider Truth to be the revelation vouchsafed by Allah to his prophet Muhammad .
15 A marked difference between the sexes in the structure or presence of such glands indicates that some aspects of sexuality are communicated by aromatic means but , as always , one would need access to an individual bat 's mind to know how such messages are interpreted and what behaviour results .
16 for example , planning likes forecasts and figures arid this would tie strategy to areas that could provide these .
17 Without close supervision the suggested cuts , in particular , would fall victim to the machinations of interest groups and the pork barrel orientations of members of Congress .
18 The scale of the defeat was laid firmly at the doors of several established players , who failed to turn out because they had made other arrangements on the basis that the match would fall victim to the frost .
19 Had she hoped that Simon would alert Vitor to her presence , and that he might search her out , explain he had rethought and declare undying love ?
20 In turn Mazowiecki argued that the reforms should be continued at a cautious pace which would minimize damage to the social and economic fabric .
21 Replace all metal drainpipes with plastic ones ( which are far too flimsy for anyone to scale ) , remove any trees near the house that would assist ascent to the first floor and absolutely never leave ladders outside the house , front or back , always lock them away .
22 Some teachers were unhappy and would seek transfer to ‘ civilisation ’ after doing a two year stint .
23 To be sure , such a reconstituted social psychology will be more ‘ social ’ than much of current social psychology , and a rhetorical emphasis would direct attention to problems which currently tend to be overlooked .
24 Care is taken to teach the boy how to be a good observer and to reckon things by observation without counting them , as counting , especially of sheep , goats , cattle or people is considered as one of the gikuyu taboos , mogiro , and one which would bring ill-luck to the people or animals counted .
25 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton , education minister , said the change would bring credit to Queen Margaret 's graduates and to Scotland 's growing academic standing .
26 He would bring Ma to the fête , that 's what he 'd do .
27 For a few moments , I wondered if the sand and shingle had been brought from the coast to be used as a road surface , then I doubted my sanity in thinking that anyone would bring sand to the Sahara .
28 This was a sensible policy which would bring stability to Britain , and took it for granted that stability would mean that relations with the colonies would remain unchanged .
29 Again , Atrakhasis was warned , the god instructing him in a dream to build a boat , take on board his family and animals , and explain his action to his fellow men as a punishment inflicted upon him which would bring benefit to them .
30 Flirtation with multi-party politics would bring chaos to Vietnam , they say .
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