Example sentences of "would [adv] [verb] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had concluded that the new strategy would eventually lead to a resumption of the armed struggle , but , more dubiously , had gone on to suppose that civil rights activities could be treated as if they were an armed insurrection . |
| 2 | They were men of such unyielding integrity ( they would only admit to a fault in order to show how it might be overcome ) that the wavering personality of a child could not rest for long against those monumental shoulders . |
| 3 | It would not do for it to take place in Moran 's house and Moran would not go to a hotel . |
| 4 | Several stated that this was why they would not go to a GP or a Detoxification Unit , even as an out-patient . |
| 5 | In the Soviet Union the party and government bureaucracies issued a mass of rules and regulations — so many , in fact , that sometimes ways had to be found to circumvent them so that the system would not grind to a halt . |
| 6 | Lord Donaldson said afterwards that his proposal would not lead to a downgrading of justice . |
| 7 | It could , for example , consist of a complaint that a rating list had been prepared on an unfair basis in the sense that another ratepayer 's property had been undervalued , even if a revaluation would not lead to a reduction in the complainant 's rate bill . |
| 8 | Another concession won by the NFU was clarification that inadvertent damage to a sett would not lead to a prosecution . |
| 9 | Many would not turn to a sound , nor would they smile or babble when spoken to . |
| 10 | The last point is important since we have become used to structural walls being of solid construction , and normally it would not occur to a DIY or small builder carrying out alterations that walls could be otherwise . |
| 11 | I believed he would not agree to a truce . |
| 12 | Taylor had consistently made it known that he would not agree to a ceasefire until Doe had resigned and left the country . |
| 13 | Students , likewise , would simply be admitted to the institution ; they would not belong to a department or faculty . |
| 14 | One important factor whch applied in that case would not apply to a case considered under s3 : s13 of the Act , which defines the classes of the clauses to which the Act applies , provides that to the extent that ss2 and 5-7 of the Act prevent the exclusion or restriction of liability , they " also prevent excluding or restricting liability by reference to terms and notices which exclude or restrict the relevant obligation or duty " . |
| 15 | A wound has been defined as an injury which breaks both the outer and inner skin — a bruise or a burst blood-vessel in an eye would not amount to a wound . |
| 16 | Without them , many of the ecological processes upon which we and other organisms knowingly or unknowingly depend , would soon grind to a halt . |
| 17 | The then Lord Chief Justice in 1980 commented that , If it were not that a high proportion of cases are compromised long before they reach court the administration of justice would soon grind to a halt ; the courts would be overwhelmed by the volume of work . ’ |
| 18 | Many Serbs believe that such a concession would soon lead to a demand for secession . |
| 19 | Under the New South Wales legislation , an assertion of consent would generally amount to a denial that injury was inflicted with intent to have sexual intercourse . |
| 20 | ‘ He would always listen to a player 's problems and offer help where he could . |
| 21 | Without their support some of the giants of British business would quickly grind to a halt . |
| 22 | Left on its own it would quickly revert to a wilderness . |
| 23 | Last but by not means least , and we 've heard them mentioned a couple times already this week and it will be dealt with more extensively later in the week we have of course persuaded to enter into detailed discussions with us er , which would hopefully lead to a transfer of engagements by the end of this year . |
| 24 | Each package would probably equate to a half module and there should be a clear set of prerequisites . |
| 25 | Reacher confirmed he had thought about possible replacements for Clough , and he admitted the job would probably go to a Forest insider . |
| 26 | Continued non-appliance or a serious breach would probably lead to a warning from the Disciplinary Committee followed maybe by ‘ a recommendation of expulsion ’ . |
| 27 | Instead , the sweeping of the meander belt would probably lead to a system of unpaired terraces , such as those already described . |
| 28 | But the work of the Spaak committee soon revealed that , even if the word ‘ supranationalism ’ was no longer used by the Six , the Messina decisions would probably lead to a loss of sovereignty to common institutions . |
| 29 | The greatest benefit of the deal for BA comprises the sharing of flight codes which means that transatlantic passengers booking on to a USAir flight in the US would automatically transfer to a BA flight for the Atlantic crossing . |
| 30 | The major benefit of the deal for BA was described yesterday as the sharing of flight codes which meant that transatlantic passengers booking on to a USAir flight in the US would automatically transfer to a BA flight for the Atlantic crossing . |