Example sentences of "would [adv] [be] [vb pp] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On May 30 after government discussions on the fuel industry , it was announced that prices for energy would not be raised to world prices as sought by the IMF because of fears of rising social tension . |
| 2 | Heysel occurred at a ground so dilapidated it would not be cleared to stage Fourth Division matches in this country . |
| 3 | Indeed , many would not be sentenced to custody on conviction . |
| 4 | ‘ I knew that I would not be allowed to box but I proved a point by showing up , ’ he said . |
| 5 | He gave his condolences to the widow and said that he hoped whoever had perpetrated this terrible deed would soon be brought to justice . |
| 6 | In the wake of the Letelier decision there were hopes that celebrated cases of human rights abuse would soon be brought to justice . |
| 7 | She knew she was handling this badly , acting like a fool , making a scene because she could n't face the pretence , could n't face having to stifle her feelings , her crazy and immature hopes — hopes that would always be doomed to failure where a man like Luke Denner was concerned . |
| 8 | Any other small mammal of this size would quickly be squashed to death , but when he steps off it after several minutes , the hero shrew reveals that it is still very much alive by trying to escape . |
| 9 | By the late summer of 1831 so crucial did regular sympathetic treatment in the metropolitan press seem to Thomas Pringle , secretary of the Anti-Slavery Society , that he discussed a plan with provincial abolitionists for the purchase of a part share in the Morning Herald which would also be distributed to country subscribers . |
| 10 | Economic decision-making and private ownership would then be transferred to production units . |
| 11 | It was led by Tonu Anton and intended to write a new constitution by Nov. 15 which would then be put to referendum . |