Example sentences of "be [verb] that this [noun] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some strange optical reason this makes it look bigger than it really is and it has been argued that this illusion would have the effect of making an attacking lion misjudge its leap , striking short of the true position of the prey . |
| 2 | Without wishing to detract from the impact of the number of dogs put to sleep weekly by the RSPCA , it must be realised that this number would be much higher if vets themselves did not also spend much of their time carrying out euthanasia . |
| 3 | In agreement with their assertion that the principal phase of gas generation from humic sources commences at a maturity level equivalent to R + 1% , it can be seen that this level would be achieved at + 11700 ft ( 3500 m ) using the standard maturity-depth gradient ( Fig. 2 ) . |
| 4 | Jackson have been very possessive of their peghead shape in the past and it could be argued that this guitar would n't be a Jackson without it . |
| 5 | Rather oddly , in the context of a crisis in which the abolition of the House of Lords was under consideration , it seems to have been assumed that this reservation would present a realistic safeguard against a majority party in the House of Commons seeking to keep its government in power indefinitely rather than face the country . |
| 6 | Like any new improvements this had its opponents , claims being made that this work would drain the surrounding wells , so that those not connected would get no water . |
| 7 | She had been determined that this baby would be hers . |
| 8 | It is estimated that this element would bring the total to over 20,000 . |
| 9 | However , who 's to say that this figure would n't be as open to exaggeration as amp output always used to be ? |
| 10 | Well , I think all I can do is to reiterate that this road would not be considered for construction at all at this stage if it was n't for the probable re-siting of the erm transfer station and therefore we would not be looking at any aspect of it at this time if it were not for that . |
| 11 | It was argued that this arrangement would make the scheme more popular both with contributors and with advocates of self-help , since contributors would appear to be financing their own benefits , whilst experiencing a form of training in saving . |
| 12 | By involving course organisers in the distribution of destinations questionnaires and in the collection of completed questionnaires for despatch to [ MS for analysis and interpretation , it was felt that this mechanism would assist the flow of information . |
| 13 | I also took on the position knowingly of the bad reputation in Scotland of Sports to the trade regarding hotel sales of your equipment , but was promised that this practice would be cut out . |
| 14 | By 1979 The Economist was implying that the government 's new cost control team under Sir Derek Rayner ( head of Marks and Spencer ) had effectively killed PAR , though it was anticipated that this body would do similar work by introducing business methods of accounting into government . |
| 15 | It was believed that this intervention would be aided if the state had control of certain key industries ( eg coal , railways , gas , electricity distribution ) , which were crucial to post-war economic recovery and which were in such a rundown state that it was unlikely that sufficient private capital would materialise to rejuvenate them . |
| 16 | This raid had prompted the USA to suspend its dialogue with the PLO [ see pp. 37547-48 ] , and it was hoped that this dialogue would now be resumed . |
| 17 | Maybe it was hoped that this move would cool the situation a bit . |
| 18 | It was hoped that this simplification would enhance further the attractiveness of the SDR in both official and private transactions . |
| 19 | Although she felt like a little girl who had gone into the wrong party room , she was determined that this woman would not keep her away from her husband . |