Example sentences of "would be [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was going out and would be engaged for the following few days . |
| 2 | Surely those politicians , members of royalty , athletes or anyone who wishes to make a clarifying statement should have sufficient intelligence to appreciate that the media-kings of speculation can not only guess what the content of the future announcement will be , but can make it so much more interesting by speculating on the response , plus the reaction to the response by the person who probably intended to say the opposite to what the ‘ experts ’ had been speculating would be said for the past 48 hours . |
| 3 | In November 1989 it was announced that the Falkland Islands Company ( now owned by Anglo United , a UK-based mining and fuel distribution group which had taken over Coalite , the Falkland Islands Company 's existing owner , in August 1989 ) would be appointing a chief executive who would be based for the first time on the islands themselves . |
| 4 | He pointed out that under the proposals an extra 42 places would be reserved for the disabled in Abbot 's Yard , near High Row and Skinnergate . |
| 5 | Then , too , there were those who opposed enclosure because there was no guarantee that any open spaces would be reserved for the public benefit ; and , as things stood , the slum-dweller in Nottingham could at least walk in the adjacent fields and get some fresh air . |
| 6 | The number was extremely complicated so realising that completion would take some time , he took out advertisements a year before of the first performance and announced that bookings would be accepted for the unseen act . |
| 7 | Provision would be made for the possible transfer of other functions at a later date , ( e.g. The assessments of means , decisions on the grant of criminal legal aid , and at least some of the determinations of bills now carried out in the courts ) . |
| 8 | With less than twenty minutes of his shift remaining he had already decided on the clothes he would be wearing for the special occasion . |
| 9 | The " Paris Club " of industrialized creditor countries would write down rescheduled debt by two-thirds instead of one-third ; they would deal with the total debt of an eligible country in one operation instead of in one-year maturities ; interest payments would be capitalized for the first five years of rescheduling , with debt repayments linked to the debtor nation 's export capacity ; and the repayment period would be extended from 14 to 25 years . |
| 10 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 11 | CHRISTO VAN RENSBURG , one of the world 's leading doubles players , went on court at the Albert Hall yesterday believing he would be competing for the last time in the official season-ending doubles championship . |
| 12 | They would be routed for the second time in their existence , and their slaves — the people — would be set free and return to fight with God against them ! |
| 13 | A further 16,000 houses would be needed for the predicted 40,000 incomers expected to arrive over this period . |
| 14 | The custodian was taking it back to the clubhouse area , where it would be needed for the final ceremony in about an hour 's time . |
| 15 | During 1902 it became evident that larger capacity cars would be needed for the main Norbury — Purley line and fifteen were ordered , ten to belong to the Corporation and five to the B.E.T . |
| 16 | Let me put it another way , if we lived in a magic world , and were n't having things like essays and package deals together , and any officer was being asked to forecast the money that would be needed for the sensible and , and virile implementation of five B , would you arrive at a figure of about thirty thousand pounds or not ? |
| 17 | Notice was to be given to the pupils that prizes would be awarded for the best essay on the eye of the horse , embracing its anatomy and physiology , and also the laws of light applicable to vision , the chemical composition of the humour , and the pathology , treatment and results of the disease known as constitutional ophthalmia . |
| 18 | No doubt as to where I would be standing for the eight-hour day , two miles out to sea . |
| 19 | Namely , whatever action the company took , it would be blamed for the ensuing conflict . |
| 20 | More immediately , there was a fear that the business community would be blamed for the inevitable social side-effects of economic liberalization by a government concerned about its electoral prospects . |
| 21 | To help fund the increases in social spending , representing 38.2 per cent of the total budget , value added tax would be raised and would be introduced for the first time on all foodstuffs . |
| 22 | By dropping the novel and other kinds of drama , more time would be provided for the extensive reading of poetry which is so essential if one is to make sense of any one poem . |
| 23 | If one of the possible extensions scored well , i.e. the top-down prediction appeared to be correct , then the island would be extended further , otherwise the seed would be abandoned for the next best seed word generated bottom-up over that area . |
| 24 | Sometimes a donkey would be used for the same purpose . |
| 25 | Mr Clarke said last night that the pay of five million workers , ranging from teachers to nurses and civil servants , would be curbed for the second year in a row . |