Example sentences of "[Wh det] would [adv] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | which is made by an individual , 2. on or after 18 March 1986 , 3. which would otherwise be a chargeable transfer , and 4. comprises a gift made to : ( a ) another individual , or ( b ) an accumulation and maintenance trust , or ( c ) a disabled persons trust ( IHTA 1984 , s3A ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Attendance at external courses must be justified against training objectives or be seen to acquire for the county library some new or up-date skill/ knowledge/experience which would otherwise be a noticeable gap ’ . |
| 3 | The picture which emerges from research , from that of Dorothy Wedderburn in the 1960s to that of Sara Arber and her colleagues in the 1980s , on the relationship between pensioners and younger relatives , friends and neighbours , is not one of simple dependency of the old upon the young , but of an exchange relationship to which both sides contribute which shifts only gradually over time towards the younger participants being the predominant givers ( Cole and Utting , 1962 ; Gilbert et al. , 1989 ; Evandrou et al. , 1986 ) providing a significant volume of services which would otherwise be a costly burden on the state . |
| 4 | Which would obviously be a necessary change to make if it was going to relieve the western bypass . |
| 5 | Usually it is the weak , undersized and malformed beasts that are weeded out , not the finest , which would obviously be a selfdefeating exercise . |
| 6 | Add to this the Great Australian Bight and the Bass Strait — for if we did not , it would be difficult to regard Australia as a Pacific nation , which would indeed be a foolish error — and we have arrived at what seems the most appropriate and comprehensive definition of our goal : one oceanic bloc , twenty-four marginal Seas ( of which one is designated Inland ) , five Gulfs , four Straits , one Canadian Confusion and one Australian Bight . |
| 7 | The question surely is whether land is open country , not whether that open country is bisected by a boundary , a good hedge or a good line of trees , which would undoubtedly be a suitable greenbelt boundary . |
| 8 | But in Toby 's experience friendship between a boy in his fourth year and one in his second was a rare occurrence , and one which would usually be a particular sort of friendship . |
| 9 | Then came Hiroshima and Nagasaki , and miraculously the whole things was over , instead of our having to face what would probably be a long naval and air war against Japan , which we should of course have won in the end — after unthinkable losses of men and equipment . |
| 10 | It seems that the Volunteer Cavalry , and Cavalry exist to give tone to what would otherwise be a mere vulgar brawl , had already dispersed the rioters , after they had rioted along through Garscube and burned the Parish Records in Old Kilpatrick . |
| 11 | They said : " It is this crystallization of the elements of the village in accordance with a definitely organised life of mutual relations respect or service , which gives the appearance of organic whole the home of a community , to what would otherwise be a mere agglomeration of building " ( 1901 p 92 ) . |
| 12 | But it is the most distinctive characteristic of an observant or well educated mind to bring unity to what would otherwise be a meaningless scatter of seemingly random and unrelated phenomena , and I bow to few for want of intellect . |
| 13 | If it were proved that insider dealing was a desirable activity , then the issue of the Chinese Wall would be of marginal significance , since adopting the mechanism would hinder what would otherwise be a worthy activity . |
| 14 | But turn a corner and there the resort is , one of a number which have been built in the Pyrenees since the start of the 1960s at greater altitudes than the old , so as to lengthen what would otherwise be a brief and uneconomic skiing season . |
| 15 | Otherwise you could be changing status now only to change back again very shortly and it is not worth the upheaval for what would only be a marginal difference . ’ |