Example sentences of "would [verb] to [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thereupon asked Howard Samuel whether he would grant to the Labour Party a licence for the extract , as I had discovered from the contract that the quotation rights were vested in the publisher . |
| 2 | An extreme form of restriction would relate to a specific government grant . |
| 3 | It is assumed that because of a basin that is still strongly subsiding , the degree of coalification will not yet have reached the equilibrium which would relate to the present depth and temperature , and that gas generation and accumulation are still taking place here . |
| 4 | His composure would vanish , his grey eyes would shift around the room and , muttering something about antibiotics , he would disappear to the other end of the room , where some hours later he would be discovered at some local worthy 's side , discussing parking problems at Waitrose with the quiet authority of a great physician . |
| 5 | There was , however , another crucial difference between Darwin 's position and that of his contemporaries : he believed that , when members of a species were transported to a new location , they might sometimes establish themselves even if the conditions were not identical to those of the homeland , in which case the isolated population would adapt to the new environment and eventually be transformed into a distinct species . |
| 6 | Whether statements are capable in law of being defamatory depends on the content and context of the whole article or programme , and the impression it would convey to the average viewer . |
| 7 | Ah erm well , Chairman , I I think that this is something that 's going to cut , as far as Hambledon 's got concerns , is going to come up in the erm in the next debate , certainly , erm , the erm , the issue of erm whether policy should be expressed in terms of principle and criteria , or erm area and a district as being a dilemma erm to Hambledon , erm , it feels it 's erm erm not being able to support the policy as defined , because ultimately the Council would object to a new settlement in Hambledon . |
| 8 | IAAF spokeswoman Jayne Pearce today confirmed that the federation did not accept the Ohio court decision and would appeal to a higher court in Cincinnati . |
| 9 | One question that the newly appointed editor Tim Marlowe ( of the Tate 's education department ) will have to decide is the editorial stance of the magazine : he has to balance the curatorial concerns of the Tate with issues that would appeal to a general reader while treading an ideologically independent path . |
| 10 | A male editor might better appreciate the merits of his style : ‘ twinkling nipples ’ was the kind of phrase that would appeal to a real man . |
| 11 | While not primarily a composer of chamber music , his substantial Piano Trio performed by the Joubert Trio in 1985 , would appeal to a wide audience . |
| 12 | Defence lawyers said that they would appeal to the Supreme Court . |
| 13 | On Nov. 11 thousands of people in Lomé demonstrated in favour of Koffigoh , who said that he would appeal to the Supreme Court . |
| 14 | Its agents , the Land Authority for Wales , told borough planning officials yesterday that if there was a third deferment of the issue , it would appeal to the Welsh Office . |
| 15 | Their style and sophistication would appeal to the discerning customer . |
| 16 | Yo , Picasso has an assertiveness that would appeal to the combative collector . |
| 17 | To presume that large lump sums payable to bureaucrats would appeal to the median voter or taxpayer ‘ requires an astonishing remoteness from political realities and culture ’ , as does the idea that the public would approve the accumulation of a portion of the savings from more efficient administration in the form of an increase in amenities ( Wade 1979 ) . |
| 18 | It would swell to a raging headache , just in time for him to finish his shift . |
| 19 | In his absence the task would fall to the best man . |
| 20 | In the event that the current Parliament was unable to select a new President , the task would fall to the new parliament emerging from the April 8 general election . |
| 21 | The field linguist , engaged in radical translation , asks himself under what conditions the natives would assent to a given occasion sentence S , and under what conditions they would dissent . |
| 22 | That meant , above all , that America would signal to the Soviet Union that it had no intention of rubbing Moscow 's nose in its defeat . |
| 23 | The major advantage of the new proposal , from Ivan 's point of view , was the additional revenue it would bring to the central treasury , for his offer was conditional on a steep rise in the rate of taxation . |
| 24 | Each letter would refer to a standard paragraph , although in paragraph A there is the need for the insertion of a date . |
| 25 | Seldom in history has a work of fiction had such influence in forming public attitudes and the full fruit of this influence would only be recognized in 1861 : it was Lincoln himself who would refer to the little lady who started the war . |
| 26 | Yes I have er it would refer to the operational order . |
| 27 | Hopes that this would to lead to a significant drop in drug trafficking was offset by speculation that the rival Cali cartel , whose drug operations were more sophisticated and less reliant on intimidation and violence , would now step in and increase cocaine production . |
| 28 | Furthermore , when the king-duke died , his eldest son would succeed to the English throne , thus necessitating a new transfer of Aquitaine . |
| 29 | Ulster Unionist secretary Jim Wilson said he would speak to the American Consulate about the purpose of the group 's meeting with Sinn Fein and then report back to senior party members . |
| 30 | What was meant for a joyous occasion would shrivel to a general wretchedness . |