Example sentences of "would [adv] see [art] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a pond and beacon were both on the line , you would only see the reflection of the beacon in the pond if you were on the line too . |
| 2 | We must be grateful to past landowners who planted in the knowledge that they would not see the results of their endeavours , but that successive generations would . |
| 3 | Heaven knows who it was who set their mind on heading for that pointy wee soul but , like most hill-walkers , once a route is planned we would sooner see the laws of physics change before our itinerary did . |
| 4 | The tradesman who put him there knew this , and hoped that by being removed to such unfamiliar and unpleasant surroundings his debtor would soon see the sense of agreeing to do what would immediately return him to the comparative comfort of his own home , namely to surrender , in settlement of his debt , the real estate which the law did not allow the trader to touch . |
| 5 | Let's not forget that even if no more children 's books were published at all , each year would still see the arrival of a new cohort of children and their parents and grandparents , who for the first time start to contemplate buying books which are relevant for a child of that age . |
| 6 | If he got up and peered closely enough he would still see the prick of that vanished drawing-pin in the plaster . |
| 7 | The IFM looked at similar systems in Germany and Czechoslovakia before making the suggestions which would also see the launch of a mjor training scheme for new anglers . |
| 8 | Not many developing countries would now see the activities of TNCs as impinging on their sovereignty … there are clear indications of a new pragmatic approach which comes from the growing belief that developing countries can negotiate agreements with TNCs in which the benefits of foreign investments are not necessarily outweighed by the cost ’ ( UNCTC , 1988a : p. 314 ) . |
| 9 | Few would now see the introduction of commercial television in 1955 as the threat envisaged by , say , Lord Reith . |
| 10 | If the millions of pounds raised annually in this country for these people via television , telethon , etc. are spent in such a manner , this would surely see the start of a reversal of the present path on the dead-end road we seem to be following . |
| 11 | Sadly , for it was a lively , largely autobiographical piece , it would never see the light of day . |
| 12 | Many of Brindley 's ideas were regarded as the hair-brained schemes of a madman which would never see the light of day . |
| 13 | Where that information relates to national security , all that the Government has to show is that publication might cause some injury to the national interest — a test which would ensure that the British equivalent of the Pentagon Papers would never see the light of day . |