Example sentences of "be [vb pp] that [adj] [noun] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It might therefore be expected that many contests would provide fatalities , but this was not the case . |
| 3 | Given this shorter period of experimentation with other drugs prior to heroin use , it could be expected that these informants would have exhibited less variety in their pre-heroin polydrug use . |
| 4 | In addition to the consumption of resources by the Contra war , it might well be expected that military invasion would harden government attitudes towards those whose actions were deemed anti-social or anti-government . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It could be argued that these provisions would justify allowing any person to challenge exercises of power A , but also applying a more restrictive standing rule ( perhaps something like ‘ special interest ’ ) to challenges to exercises of power B on the ground that Parliament had intended the government body in question to be the prime guardian of the public interest in the exercise of power B. |
| 8 | There may be some sense of cohesion in the North-East , Yorkshire , Lancashire , or the South-West , but even if this sentiment is totally lacking in the rest of England , it can be argued that these areas would be better administered by a series of regional ministries . |
| 9 | It could be argued that these opinions would in any event have prevailed . |
| 10 | It might also be thought that seasonal workers would be distinguished from their regular counterparts by special contracts of employment . |
| 11 | But if the aphelia lay well beyond Jupiter then it can be shown that these regions would be about 3900 Ma old . |
| 12 | In this context , it should be noted that best execution would not apply , unless one of the SFA members is acting as intermediary for or advises the other and the client firm does not waive it . |
| 13 | It should be noted that positive discrimination would also be unlawful under the Act , since it inevitably results in one racial or ethnic group being treated less favourably than another on the grounds of their race , and so on . |
| 14 | This mode of study was too time-consuming to be suited to the part-time student and it had to be assumed that these benefits would be provided by the employer and the real-life work situation . |
| 15 | It was to be hoped that capitalist progress would eventually bring the labourers nearer to this maximum , and regrettable ( though not inconvenient for keeping wages down ) that so many were still so far below it . |
| 16 | One might say that the ‘ candid camera ’ technique used for some television programmes , where people have tricks played on them for the benefit of the viewers , is rather in this mode of observation , though it is to be hoped that social researchers would not encourage people to make fools of themselves in the way television producers do . |
| 17 | At an Inter-Command conference it was decided that if a similar situation emerged in Burma the Governor should be warned that Indian troops would not be available to quell a national rising . |
| 18 | Even in cases where the employee is imprisoned after trial , the employer can not be advised that any dismissal would be fair . |