Example sentences of "[conj] it would [verb] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Struggling for a frame of reference , I calculate that it would contain Empire State Buildings . |
| 2 | THE United Nations relief agency UNHCR said yesterday that it would send aid convoys to challenge a Serb blockade of thousands of starving Muslims trapped in eastern Bosnia . |
| 3 | In the emotionally charged atmosphere in which the hearings on the Freedom of Choice Bill began , its opponents ( most of whom were Republicans ) claimed that it would extend abortion rights beyond those already established by Roe v. Wade . |
| 4 | Although China gave no guarantee that it would end missile sales , it indicated that it was " seriously considering " signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) . |
| 5 | On the basis of Fields 's figures , if certain guidelines were adhered to rigorously , Branson estimated that it would cost Virgin £20m a year to run the airline , but the most they stood to lose by ‘ cutting and running ’ at any time was £2m . |
| 6 | Like the unit in Pembrokeshire , it has done that because it believes that it can satisfy the Secretary of State on four points : first , that such a move would show benefits for patients ; secondly , that it would improve management capability ; thirdly , that clinicians would be involved in management ; and , fourthly , that the trust has a future of financial soundness . |
| 7 | The decision clearly affected the Chief Constable 's legal right for no better reason than that it would affect pension rights . |
| 8 | When the March figure for money-supply growth was released late last week , showing year-on-year growth in its favoured monetary measure , M2 plus CDs , at a record low of 4.9% , the central bank was quick to squash any hopes that it would lower interest rates . |
| 9 | Following expiry of the revised deadline , the Federal Defence Secretariat warned on Jan. 23 that it would put JNA units on combat readiness unless Croatia and Slovenia complied with the disarmament order immediately . |
| 10 | In addition slow progress was made on renegotiating terms with commercial creditor banks despite the government 's December announcement that it would recommence interest payment on its US$60,000 million commercial debt . |
| 11 | I now find that this computer is clearly inadequate for my needs and that despite the fact that Dixon 's staff assured me that it would support desktop publishing and graphics , I now discover that it is never going to produce the results I need . |
| 12 | Adding salt to the wound , HP also announced that it would have OpenView release 3.1 out by the third quarter increasing the pressure on other DME participants to get their stuff out the door . |
| 13 | If the animal lived on the sea bottom , it seems unlikely that it would have eye lenses specialized for looking downwards , and we begin to suspect that the animal habitually dwelt above the sea floor . |
| 14 | Farmers ' representatives have attacked the move , arguing that it would cut crop yields , but environmentalists argue that it is insufficient , and should extend to an 80 per cent cut . |
| 15 | If we insisted on electricity generators buying expensive coal , that would be bad news for domestic electricity customers and it would cause job losses in the rest of British industry . |
| 16 | In February 1981 the Transport Department and British Rail published a joint report which concluded that a substantial programme of main-line electrification would be financially worthwhile : it would show a real return on capital of around 11 per cent and it would cut oil consumption . |
| 17 | The CDP has hitherto resisted such a proposal on the grounds that it would represent direct competition with university applicants who might thereby fail to see the polytechnics as a clear alternative and because it would restrict student choice to a limited number of institutions . |
| 18 | An editorial alleged that the Government would welcome headlines saying that a patient had died because it would swing public opinion against the unions . |