have met you.
4. If one of the witnesses had not been injured in the acci-
dent, he could give his evidence now.
5. The prosecutor demanded that the prisoner should be sen-
tenced to death.
6. If the scene of the crime had been examined more thor-
oughly, the detective could have found some evidence.
7. The public wished the accused had been acquitted.
8. It is necessary that the accused should be informed of
having the right to defence.
9. The lawyer insisted that the defendant accused of having
committed an act of theft should be released on bail.
10. We wish capital punishment were a deterrent to criminals
and would-be criminals.
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11. If it depended on me, I would persuade him to testify at
the trial.
12. If the witness had seen the suspect leave the house, he
could have identified him during the trial.
13. The defendant wished he had listened to the advice of his
lawyer and his case had been considered by a jury.
Exercise 112 А
1. I wish he knew the work on preparing and considering legis-
lation is mainly done by the Congress Committees.
2. If the juvenile had not stolen the money, he would not have
been punished.
3. We wish the bill introduced by the government hadn’t been
criticized by the opposition.
4. If that hybrid offence had been considered by jurors, the ac-
cused would have been sentenced to probation.
5. I wish he had had money to hire a good barrister.
6. I wish I had passed the exam in criminalistics with better
results.
7. It was undesirable that this information should be given away
before the trial.
8. We wish you had consulted this lawyer for he is very expe-
rienced.
9. If offenders are under 14, they are not sentenced to imprison-
ment.
10. If I were you, I wouldn’t consent to it.
11. If the witness were not ill, he would be present at the trial.
12. Criminality would have been put an end to long ago, if all
people observed the laws.
13. It is important that he should give testimony as soon as pos-
sible.
14. The Minister insisted that she leave the country immedi-
ately.
15. I propose that Mrs. Green be elected a secretary.
16. It is necessary that the committee resign.
17. The prosecutor demanded that the defendants should be
put in jail.
18. It is important that the meeting should start on time.
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19. It is essential that every child have the same educational
opportunity.
20. It was necessary you help the victim.
21. The head of the department suggested that we take part in
the conference.
22. It was imperative we take immediate steps.
23. It is vital that Mr. Brown be treated as a guest of honour
because much depends on him.
24. It seemed quite natural that they should be again seated at
the table where they had discussed so many issues of public impor-
tance.
25. There are many reasons which make it highly desirable that
our opponents should adopt it.
26. He finds it rather odd that the amendments should be intro-
duced tomorrow.
27. It is requested that all the participants of the conference
should register in Hall 7.
28. It will be desirable we have a heart-to-heart talk.
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