Example sentences of "would [be] [verb] [adj] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Liberal tradition , Asquith preferred to think of state welfare as a temporary measure which would be rendered unnecessary by the increasing capacity of the population to practice self-help . |
| 2 | One way of putting this would be to say that with the deconstruction of these intervening cultural developments , we can see the early modern clearly once again . |
| 3 | Then I remembered they would be getting ready for the Roman banquet later on in the evening . |
| 4 | ‘ While engaged in watching the movements of the several species of the great family of Procellaridae , which at one time often and often surrounded the ships that conveyed me round the world , a bright speck would appear on the distant horizon , and , gradually approaching nearer and nearer , at length assumed the form of the White-headed petrel , whose wing-powers far exceed those of any of its congeners ; at one moment it would be rising high in the air , at the next sweeping comet-like through the flocks flying around ; never , however , approaching the ship sufficiently near for a successful shot , and it was equally wary in avoiding the boat with which I was frequently favoured for the purpose of securing examples of other species ; but , to make use of a familiar adage , the most knowing are taken in at last ’ ’ ; one beautiful morning , the 20th of Feb. 1839 , during my passage from Hobart Town to Sydney , when the sea was perfectly calm and of a glassy smoothness , this wanderer of the ocean came in sight and approached within three hundred yards of the vessel ; anxious to attract him still closer , so as to bring him within range , I thought of the following stratagem : — a corked bottle , attached to a long line , was thrown overboard and allowed to drift to the distance of forty or fifty yards , and kept there until the bird favoured us with another visit , while flying around in immense circles ; at length his keen eye caught sight of the neck of the bottle ( to which a bobbing motion was communicated by sudden jerks of the string ) , and he at once proceeded to examine more closely what it was that had arrested his attention ; during this momentary pause the trigger was pulled , the boat lowered , and the bird was soon in my possession . ’ |
| 5 | However , the defendant 's employee stamped the note with a statement that delivery would be accepted subject to the defendant 's conditions , and then signed it . |
| 6 | Mummy , you must be mad if you think I would be seen dead in a yellow frock ! |
| 7 | Erm so that in fact a true alto would be using most of the notes there . |
| 8 | In return for paying a small weekly contribution the contributor and his dependants acquired a presumption that they would be treated free without a means test though this was never a legal right . |
| 9 | They believe the notorious ‘ Marton Crawl ’ would be made worse by the extra traffic the superstore would bring . |
| 10 | In this small inward-looking world , the intrusion of death could be dreadfully destructive ; the damage could be limited partly by sharing the loss and partly by belief that it would be made good in the afterlife . |
| 11 | Until recently , they took it for granted that their supplies from domestic sources could be obtained on credit and that , when these bills matured , any shortage of funds would be made good by the banks . |
| 12 | Whether an equivalent car would be made available to a company secretary who was not a family member is a question of fact — perhaps depending on the size of the company and customs in the particular trade . |
| 13 | But in addition to this , wine would be made available to the local population at an affordable price , and in a condition that allows it to be stored without spoiling . |
| 14 | Two days after the unbanning of the ANC in February 1990 , the minister in charge of black education , Stoffel van der Merwe , announced that more money would be made available to the black education system . |
| 15 | These councils were granted the same economic development powers as the ‘ other districts ’ , but they were additionally invited to submit an annual programme that would normally lead to greater Urban Programme funding than would be made available to the lowest tier of authorities . |
| 16 | In addition , the Palacio de Velazquez would be made available to the Prado on a temporary basis . |
| 17 | It was agreed that these would be made available to the relevant political bodies and the public for consultation and amendment . |
| 18 | The sum of £300 would be made available for the club from the new financial year accounts . |
| 19 | The sum of £300 would be made available for the club from the new financial year accounts . |
| 20 | A mass meeting of the Raybestos workers was then held at which workers agreed to return to work after being assured by union representatives that a safety investigation would take place at the factory and the findings would be made available as a precondition for a return to work . |
| 21 | In addition , and formally outside the scope of Lome IV , an extra 165 million ECU ( compared with 100 million ECU under Lome III ) would be made available under the EDF for aid to the overseas territories and dependencies of EC member countries , these territories themselves not being party to the convention . |
| 22 | He maintained that there was no doubt that if Taiwan fell , then it would be made available by the Chinese communists for Soviet use as a base whenever desired . |
| 23 | It was proposed by the Principal Education Officer ( Schools ) that £70,000 would be made available from the Schools Branch budget , representing £35,000 from the sum normally allocated to the School Library Services and £35,000 from central funding for replacement purposes . |
| 24 | If members would accept the additional resolution which stands in my name erm which reads this is what we 'd copied to all district councils and they would be made aware of the county council 's views on the matter . |
| 25 | The Democratic majority in Congress , however , had opposed any such tampering with the Bill of Rights , preferring to demonstrate its opposition to flag burning by enacting the Flag Protection Act , even though it was widely anticipated that the Act would be declared unconstitutional in the courts . |
| 26 | Prepared jointly by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Works , with advice from the Ministry of Town and Country Planning on matters of site planning and layout , it was intended for the guidance of local authorities — who , it was presumed would be undertaking most of the post-war redevelopment . |
| 27 | He once reproached Sir Philip Sidney for his famous refusal of a cup of water on a Dutch battlefield as an act that looks ‘ aggressively holy ’ , and it is hard to imagine any other critic of the age allowing himself such a remark , or even conceiving of it : The okay thing would be to drink some of the cup himself and pass it on , leaving most of it to the other man … ’ |
| 28 | On Dec. 30 President Violeta Chamorro de Barrios ordered police officers to seize the National Assembly building and its assets and documents , stating that an interim board of directors would be appointed prior to a meeting of the National Assembly on Jan. 9 when new officers could be elected for the Assembly . |
| 29 | One way would be to close eight of the counties smaller libraries like this one in Matson , just outside Gloucester . |
| 30 | The others would be washed first as a priority . |