Example sentences of "[noun sg] would [be] [verb] to [art] " in BNC.

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1 On the basis of certain assumptions about the chemical heterogeneity of the mantle and a postulated marked increase in viscosity with depth , it has been argued that convection would be confined to the asthenosphere , that is to a maximum depth of about 300 km ( Fig. 2.1 7(A) ) .
2 A patrol car would be sent to the house immediately , a policeman said .
3 I indicated that legal action was , in my view , inappropriate in respect of what was a rather feeble attempt at satire , and the importance of the programme would be enhanced to an absurd extent if anyone depicted in it took it seriously , but none of us liked being ridiculed .
4 This new pond would be connected to the present rear header pool using 4″ pipework and the header pool itself would be raised higher because this would control the level of the water in the new pond .
5 This pond would be linked to the present pond through the header pools , so effectively would be an extension and not a separate stand-alone pond .
6 Or material profits involved in the break-up of the landholdings of a lineage would be sacrificed to the symbolic profits associated with keeping the lineage 's patrimony intact .
7 When it opened its doors in 1971 , it was the realization of a long-desired wish to provide Wales with a comprehensive system of agricultural education whereby a high-level institution would be added to the existing colleges of agriculture and horticulture .
8 Due to the low pay offered the likelihood was that anyone with creative talent would be attracted to a better-paid job elsewhere .
9 So I asked him if the task force would be going to the Gulf ; how many people were involved ; and what experience they had .
10 The labour cost of this work would be presented to the Camphill Building Fund as our gift/donation .
11 If this can be demonstrated , parts of the ITO 's in-house work would be transferred to the private sector partner at a pace that suits both parties .
12 He could not anticipate — that his work would be put to an entirely different use , let alone tell a story .
13 After twenty years ' exposure to religious scrutiny , if deemed worthy and untarnished , this votive tablet would be transferred to the Reclusiam itself .
14 Cardinal Nicola Canali , responsible for Vatican finances , enquired whether ‘ once again the preparation of the Council would be entrusted to the Holy Office ’ .
15 However , even here there are some differences : the German position , officially supported by Bonn , is that work should be based on the international agreements signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin , under which the issue would be limited to the return of treasures located on their territory .
16 It was eventually agreed that sovereignty would be transferred to a United States of Indonesia ( USI ) before 30 December 1949 .
17 The bo the bottom would be cut to the size and shape .
18 He had just nodded his head , and then returned to the talk about the social evening , and how difficult it was to be safe with prawns , and he had wanted to know if Dan and his lady would be coming to the Service 's New Year 's Eve party .
19 A demonstration in Tirana , the capital , on Jan. 17 , by 20,000 supporters of the Union of Independent Trade Unions of Albania ( UITUA ) , was reportedly followed by a meeting on Jan. 18 between union officials and Prime Minister Vilson Ahmeti , and by promises from Ahmeti that wages would be inflation-adjusted and that social assistance would be given to the unemployed .
20 However , he added , like all ministers , the Chancellor would be moving to a more environment-friendly machine in the fullness of time .
21 In this way , the more specific question would be related to a more comprehensive framework of conceptual evaluation , and particular techniques seen to be realizations of more general principles of teaching .
22 The new lines and equipment would be added to the bill , but charges might still be made in error for removed equipment .
23 In addition , a fifth , independent , director would be co-opted to the board .
24 But the change in phenotype would be gradual and concurrent in all individuals ; the genetic variation and differences in fitness between individuals in the population would be kept to a minimum .
25 It would be reasonable to assume , therefore , that particular attention would be given to the incorporation of such knowledge in the development of handwriting recognition systems .
26 In the case of mouth , if one knew what an animal 's mouth was , and one were to hear , for the first time , a reference to the mouth of a river , I surmise that there would be little difficulty in construing the meaning ; but suppose one were familiar only with mouth used to refer to the mouth of a river , and one heard a reference to the horse 's mouth , it is by no means certain that one 's attention would be directed to the appropriate end of the horse !
27 If the proposed re-adjustments should take place it would mean that the northern half of Baberton Mains would be transferred to the –new–regional division .
28 If the proposed re-adjustments should take place it would mean that the northern half of Baberton Mains would be transferred to the –new–regional division .
29 Maeve would be seeing to the barns , ensuring stock was slaughtered , the meat dried , salted and hung high in the kitchen to smoke , preserving it for the long winter months .
30 Brooke would chair the talks which , he said , would be allowed to continue for about three months , and any agreed outcome would be put to a referendum in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic .
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