Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Morton saw that Leonard and Mrs Cohen were very close , and nothing emphasised this more than her willingness to take them and their friends out for meals , especially to a favourite Greek restaurant where she would be the life of the party , not least in singing , and encouraged by good wine which the restaurateur would ply them with in order to get the mood of the evening going . |
| 2 | Every hour the assistant on duty had to read the instruments , make a note of the wind speed and direction , the visibility , the cloud , precipitation ( if any ) , and whether the barometer was rising or falling , and then stand by to teletype the details in code to Group Headquarters , who in turn would transmit it to Bomber Command . |
| 3 | The boy was pictured in a stilled movement that clearly represented the brief moment before he reached out and reached down to pluck the flower , a movement which would topple him over the edge to certain death . |
| 4 | The patient is moved forward in the chair , and he holds his hands clasped together , to avoid the temptation of pushing himself off his chair , or pulling onto the other chair , which would throw him off balance and increase his spasticity . |
| 5 | Alternatively , they are matters together with those specifically mentioned below which would influence me against granting an injunction . |
| 6 | If you were considering ( either by yourself or with others ) taking over the Blue Parrot , what factors would influence you in deciding which form of business organization to select ? |
| 7 | If you were considering ( either by yourself or with others ) taking over the Blue Parrot , what factors would influence you in deciding which form of business organization to select ? |
| 8 | The factors which would influence you in deciding on the form of business include : |
| 9 | Who would think it of Cook 's . |
| 10 | Perhaps if he wrecked the thermostat , someone would think it worth putting a little pressure on their British friends . |
| 11 | She very much doubted that when she got home , if she ever did , she would think it worth asking her mother . |
| 12 | Sebastian 's driver would deliver me to him . |
| 13 | And Ximena 's heart failed her , and she asked the Cid if peradventure God would deliver him from these enemies . |
| 14 | Under the terms of the truce and the modifications agreed to it on 27 June , the siege of Quimperlé would be lifted , Duke John would withdraw his army from Brittany , Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte would be handed over to papal mediators who would deliver it to the King of France when the truce expired , and the English would receive 40,000 francs in compensation . |
| 15 | Tears burst from his eyes when we were leaving South American soil and stepping aboard the cargo ship that would deliver us in Panama . |
| 16 | No lie would aid him in a contest with a master of the craft , but the truth , his only hope of gaining the upper hand , had to remain hidden . |
| 17 | There is utter and total confusion and anything that stands still they used to say they would paint it in industry they now say market test it and they do admit to us that the end object does not necessarily mean complete contractorization or privatization , but at this particular moment in time |
| 18 | " Mrs Plant , " Timothy said quite softly , and Mr Plant whispered that if he issued another sound he would thump him to a pulp . |
| 19 | If you caused a flood by knocking a nail through a water pipe , the flood section would cover you for damage caused by the water , but not for the damage to the pipe . |
| 20 | Which would cover us for Friday and Monday 's loadings . |
| 21 | The court had been told that Mrs McWilliams had suffered severe brain damage which would affect her for the rest of her life . |
| 22 | I stored away that plural ; one day I would mimic it to someone . |
| 23 | He admired knowledge , which was why he would lord it over you . ’ |
| 24 | He would badger him about anything , often hitting him on the least pretext . |
| 25 | And so they decided they did n't want their house any more and they would lease it to citizen . |
| 26 | So I would prefer them to be assessed in that way than to post them off , and I 'm glad we 've got that choice … |
| 27 | She did n't really want him , of course but she simply had to prove to herself that he would prefer her to Sally , given the choice . |
| 28 | And my aunt said , Well I would prefer her to if that 's what she wants to do and she 's gon na learn something that might be a benefit to her later on in life . |
| 29 | He would prefer us to be in the position of the person who learns to trust that a friend has posted a letter , and who does not go out to be certain that the letter has found its destination , a search that in fact would portray not faith , but a lack of faith . |
| 30 | I personally would prefer us to be looking at some way of allowing greater scope for debate at section conferences , and where necessary to have decisions on general issues deferred to Congress for ratification or withdrawal . |