Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] would [vb infin] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next day , Mark told Millie , his secretary , that the Corporation 's plans for reorganisation would involve the elimination of regional management . |
| 2 | At best , existence after death would resemble the interlude she was now experiencing while reclining in a deckchair : from all sides , she would hear the continuous babble of female voices . |
| 3 | A moment ago , the Home Secretary said that every applicant for asylum would have the right of appeal to a tribunal . |
| 4 | A moment ago , the Home Secretary said that every applicant for asylum would have the right to go to an appeal tribunal , and his hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster ( Dame E. Kellett-Bowman ) rightly picked him up on the point . |
| 5 | Home rule for Scotland would show the rest of the United Kingdom that government devolved from the centre is an opportunity to be seized with enthusiasm . |
| 6 | Devonport Management Ltd has already submitted a 13-volume report to the Ministry of Defence arguing that opting for Devonport would save the Government more than £400m through lower operational costs and more flexible dock facilities . |
| 7 | In the absence of transactions costs and the option premium this series of contracts would permit the investor to buy the shares at 220p from the writer and sell them in the market for 237p thus gaining a gross profit of 17p per share . |
| 8 | The return of Hirst would intensify the competition for a place in attack as Alan Shearer 's partner . |
| 9 | A member of the government delegation described this claim as ridiculous , adding that the removal of Dhlakama would damage the peace process by rendering the MNR " even more incoherent " . |
| 10 | There is , however , concern over a number of points , particularly that sensationalised reporting of cases would damage the Institute and its members . |
| 11 | But Admiral Turner pointed out that any mention in court of money would enable the dictator to cite in his defence secret payments from the CIA and the Drug Enforcement Agency . |
| 12 | The MPIs too could benefit from closer contacts with universities : older members who have passed their first flush of creativity would have the opportunity to refresh themselves by teaching , at the same time attracting new young people . |
| 13 | Such ‘ ownership ’ of plans would give the school a clearer and more unified sense of purpose and direction and reduce the stress felt in such a time of educational change . |
| 14 | Bureaucratic forms of administration would reduce the state 's capacity to direct the economy effectively . |
| 15 | I had reckoned that an accusation of fear would sting the Maggot , and even before he interrupted me he had banked the plane westwards . |
| 16 | But such a course of action would involve the problem of alternative safe places for the proceeds of sale . |
| 17 | On consultation , it was persuaded otherwise ; to limit the offence to the actual use of violence would exempt the person who threw a punch that missed , or who brandished a razor . |
| 18 | The rule of law thus described still prevails in the Probate Court , where it is not enough to prove a relation between testator and beneficiary , which in the court of equity would require the beneficiary to displace the presumption of undue influence by proving independent advice to the testator . |
| 19 | This packet of light would disturb the particle and cause it to move at a speed in some direction . |
| 20 | Even if he acts in such a way from what he misguidedly thinks are ‘ humanitarian ’ reasons , the tribunal will be unlikely to be impressed , as the manner of dismissal would eliminate the possibility , however remote , that following consultation , your job might be saved . |
| 21 | It would also be preferable that the Bank of Ireland would discuss the situation with IBOA as the representative of the majority of their staff . |
| 22 | Of course , each King of Ireland would have the right to confer hereditary peerages on heroes and contributors to the public good . |
| 23 | Those who avoided temptation , practised good deeds , and regularly sought forgiveness for their sins through the sacrament of confession would receive the reward of a place in heaven . |
| 24 | However , he refused to grant an order preventing BNFL starting the 10-week testing period before the outcome of the legal action is known , saying he had been " very considerably influenced " by evidence from BNFL that a delay in the start of testing would cost the company up to £2 million a week and put 700 jobs at risk . |
| 25 | Despite Iran 's avowed non-alignment Soviet officials in all likelihood expected that the tide of anti-Western sentiment which swept Iran out of CENTO would open the way for a closer political affiliation with the USSR as practised by other radical states in the Non-Aligned Movement . |
| 26 | The government stressed that the capture of Massawa would disrupt the transport of food supplies to the estimated 4,000,000 people threatened by famine in northern Ethiopia [ see pp. 37113 ; 37173 ; 37239-40 ] . |
| 27 | These men were grateful to be working at all , fearful that one foot out of place would end the cash flow that eventually found its way into some remote village on the other side of the Straits of Hormuz . |
| 28 | A nationwide chain of shop would sell the product . |
| 29 | After a year , I had only the boots , but I knew that if somebody of importance would approve the idea then the rest would follow . |
| 30 | A more even spread of half-term holidays over three weeks of October would offer the industry the incentive to open beyond September . |