Example sentences of "would be [vb pp] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such strains would be exacerbated if a trend developed in which young and middle-aged people opted out , only to return to the NHS when they were unable to afford the private premiums in later life . |
| 2 | Edwards agreed last month to sell his stake of 51 per cent of the company 's shares to Knighton for £10m , but that deal would be scuppered if a court rules in favour of Edwards . |
| 3 | Under the new legislation , water levels would be monitored and a charge would be levied for water used for industry and agriculture . |
| 4 | The last sentence was the cue for Miss Horsbrugh to announce to the House of Commons in April that the 10% Cut would be withdrawn and a Committee of Enquiry into adult education established instead . |
| 5 | As the coach thundered into Glasgow , the post-horn would be sounded and a blunderbuss fired into the air . |
| 6 | Four years ago , the then Scottish Secretary , Malcolm Rifkind , overturned an independent recommendation that the centre remain open , and promised instead that a new hospital would be built and a post-graduate dental institute funded at the university . |
| 7 | In a vector GIS the set of M different output maps would be rasterized and a count made of the frequency that each cell appears in the final map . |
| 8 | Using conventional x-ray films , a bone loss of some 30 per cent would be needed before a clinician could be sure that changes had occurred . |
| 9 | An answer by return would be appreciated but a phone call will do ; you can contact me on Garstang ( 0995 ) 604755 after 5 p.m. most evenings . |
| 10 | It would be appreciated if a reply could be forwarded to this department by Friday 18 December 1992 . |
| 11 | It would be appreciated if a reply could be forwarded to this department by Friday 18 December 1992 . |
| 12 | It would be appreciated if a reply could be forwarded to this department by Friday 18 December 1992 . |
| 13 | A new constitution would follow one year later ; elections would be held after a peace agreement had been reached with the UNITA rebels " within a timetable to be defined by experts " . |
| 14 | 1064 was to investigate a violent death that was a matter of public concern and in circumstances where it was apparent from the beginning that an inquest would be held and a prosecution might follow . |
| 15 | The reason behind this hesitancy is again related to the grading of pupils ' performance and the fear that such grading would be taken as a value judgement on a pupil 's worth . |
| 16 | The situation would be resolved if a transfusion were required . |
| 17 | This is about the energy that would be released if a hydrogen atom could be totally converted into energy . |
| 18 | By exactly the same reasoning , it would be predicted that a patient who reads pint with a short i ( a regularisation error ) would fail to understand this word , because the only route to understanding print is via pronunciation , and the patient 's pronunciation represents a non-word ( pint with a short i ) . |
| 19 | This was a way of defining the parish boundary , and every half mile or so gospels would be read and a cross erected . |
| 20 | Not only funds but a proper strategy would be required and a willingness to import Russian and east European goods . |
| 21 | let's assume that Mr is right in the suggestion he put to you about the building on the left , that it 's a golf course and we can see for ourselves without any evidence there 's a man fishing on the lake at the bottom there , were you trying to suggest that as part of the deal at a lake would be provided or a golf club ? |
| 22 | Many fewer lawsuits would be started because a plaintiff would sue only if he had a clear right to win , in which case the prospective defendant would never defend but would pay instead . |