Example sentences of "would [adv] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] in " in BNC.

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1 This , plus a variety of photographs of him featuring a range of his involvements and achievements would eventually find a place in his portrait portfolio .
2 Tonks feared that the All Blacks playing a South African XV at Treviso would so widen the gap in South Africa that future combination might almost be impossible .
3 Hands kept well away from Dronfield , staying at a hotel in Derby , on the grounds that the appearance of an HMI would only implicate the board in Outram 's dismissal .
4 Moreover , an investor would only obtain a deduction in respect of premiums if it is a financial institution holding its interest as trading stock .
5 I had few worries that she would suddenly take an interest in American history , but she might notice something out of place and the combination lock looked much more sophisticated than it actually was .
6 Other African countries were vocally hostile to allowing any legal trade , which , they said , would merely provoke an upsurge in poaching since it would effectively be impossible to check the origin of products offered for the market .
7 She seemed worried that Prince Charles would not make the wedding in time .
8 John Houghton , director of the Meteorological Office and chair of the IPCC 's Working Group I , said that Thatcher 's programme , if repeated worldwide , would not stop the rise in temperatures , but would slow down the rate of increase .
9 It said it may discuss such transactions , which would not involve a change in control , with the management .
10 But such a mechanism would not explain the increase in nuclear calcium that occurs following activation of lymphocytes or sea urchin eggs .
11 Charles II found land grants very convenient ; he could give them to people who at the beginning of the century would have asked for monopolies and he could feel confident that these grants would not rouse the hostility in England that monopolies had caused .
12 There were a number of horror stars looking for work who would not want the earth in salaries , and he assembled a notable team of players which included Vincent Price , Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre .
13 ‘ I 'm sure if King Stephen ever did have the Empress in his power he would not wave a sword in her face , ’ she declared severely .
14 In the present recession a fall in the value of the pound would not mean a rise in expenditures abroad .
15 Prime Computer Inc said it is continuing to weigh various capitalisation schemes , ‘ including capital market transactions ’ but would not confirm a report in the Wall Street Journal that it is in the midst of talks that would lead it to going public again , Reuter reports from Boston .
16 In February , however , the local population took direct action to ensure that uranium prospecting would not contaminate a well in Glenleighan near Fintown .
17 You know simple language , they wanted to know where he was coming from , but Jesus it says would not say a word in answer to any of those accusations , but then the High Priest says are you the Messiah , the Son of the Blessed God .
18 Hafez al-Assad , the President of Syria and the long-term adversary of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein , quickly let it be known that he would not attend a summit in Baghdad , and the ensuing efforts of some Arab leaders to persuade Assad to attend were of little use .
19 It has only been there ( altered from a house ) since 1980 because Sir James Reckitt ( of Reckitt and Colman fame ) who bought Swanland manor in 1884 , was a devout Quaker and would not allow a pub in the village .
20 However , because of the limited scope of the Act , the east front of the India Office would only be seen at an oblique angle from the narrow King Street , and it would not have the space in front of it , as originally proposed .
21 Even if America 's coasts , and the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve , were once again opened to drilling , the results would not offset the decline in production .
22 It was true that she would not enter a shop in her own country .
23 ‘ As everyone is so fond of reminding me , ’ Nogai met Burun 's eyes , ‘ my death would not cause a ripple in the affairs of the Khanate .
24 In spite of claims by some delegates that a settlement was imminent , prices suffered a setback after a report that Nigeria would not accept a cut in its output of more than 50,000 barrels per day ( bpd ) , compared with the 75,000 bpd which it was reported previously to have offered .
25 Ultimately the UMP reached a deal with the VNUP which was believed to have involved a promise by Lini that he would not seek a post in the new Cabinet .
26 Most people think that local government is still run by ill-mannered bureaucrats who would not survive a minute in the rough and tumble of commerce .
27 If , for instance , A was tenant for life and B tenant in fee simple in reversion or remainder , B's death before A's would not destroy the estate in fee simple , but B 's heir , or the person to whom B had conveyed it by deed , or left it by will , was entitled to come in on A 's death .
28 Even though such a doubling of the number of beds would not produce a doubling in cost , since most long stay patients need only low technological care , it is difficult to imagine society accepting this burden .
29 Wives whose husbands earned a regular wage would usually have a copper in which to heat water for washing , and by 1914 , a mangle .
30 Leith doubted that she would ever meet the man in such a highly exalted position .
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