Example sentences of "[noun] would [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we had known that our ceaseless lionisation of El Kylo would one day result in a pop band saying they preferred the raging sexy raunch of her latest single to the droning early-'70s lard-rock of The Cure ! |
| 2 | Her apple-green light wool suit reminded them all that spring would one day come . |
| 3 | Silence fell , and for a while Luce thought about the Lion of Venice and his Lucia , and wished fervently that the ring would one day be recovered . |
| 4 | Tina had never been married , though her mother had never given up hope , and did not give it up now , that a wedding would one day take place . |
| 5 | What effect would that policy have on the unemployment figures ? |
| 6 | What effect would last night 's regrettable occurrence have upon the morning 's debate on immigration , to which Mr Clarke was expected to reply ? |
| 7 | He 'd worried , often enough , that he had n't got the measure of Mrs Ames , that their friendship would one day founder on a simple misunderstanding . |
| 8 | But what the Allies could do , the Japanese could also achieve at that time ; only in later months would American sea and airpower prevent the Japanese reinforcing their island garrisons . |
| 9 | He argued at a Westminster press conference that in only 35 out of 403 local authority areas would any claimants gain or break even , despite Mrs Thatcher 's pledge in July 1987 that they would not be adversely affected . |
| 10 | WHO would have thought such an angelic little boy would one day transform himself into a colossal 275lb power-packed man-mountain ? |
| 11 | and the boy would next morning would pass on the outside of the gate offering a reward of five pounds to anyone who would in other words five pounds for Oliver Twist I never in for this in my life said the in the white , white coat as he locked the gate and he went to the next morning . |
| 12 | On the other hand , he could not remember a time when it had not been taken for granted the Hall would one day be his own . |
| 13 | We can debate the scope of the community 's duty and leave for separate consideration the different issue of which arrangement of official duties would best acquit the communal responsibility . |
| 14 | Although it enshrined the idea that Spain would one day be ruled by a prince of the blood , the key concept was " one day " , for no date was specified for this event . |
| 15 | Her family remained supportive , despite the emotional load : they remained hopeful that Rose would one day regain the motivation to try to help herself , and therefore the people around her . |
| 16 | Given that industrial democracy , defined as the ultimate right and duty of the men and women working in an industrial enterprise to call management to account for its performance , and , if that performance does not satisfy them , to replace management , is desirable in principle and as a means of making the efficient conduct of the enterprise their natural concern ; recognising that the rights of use attaching to ownership , whether in the private or public sector , are inalienable ; recognising the value in general of competition as a means of keeping production and provision sensitive to public needs and tastes , and as a means of relating the distribution of resources to them ; to consider ( i ) in what sort of industrial organisation would industrial democracy be feasible ; ( ii ) how far and in what circumstances would the adoption of such a form of organisation be feasible ; ( iii ) by what means should its adoption be promoted and how long would it take to establish it as a characteristic feature in the industrial scene ; ( iv ) what part should trade unions play in its promotion and adoption and what changes would that part require in their functions as they are commonly understood ; and ( v ) where in the case of a particular industry , or organisation , the general interest requires that accountability should be to the public at large , considered for example as consumers or users of goods produced or beneficiaries from services provided , what compensatory measures should be introduced so as to make good as far as possible the permanent denial to employees of a right which is in principle generally desirable ? |
| 17 | He would have been still more surprised if he had been told that the closing of an old railway station would one day move men to sadness no less than the demolition of a Gothic church or the violation of a landscape . |
| 18 | He was describing the kind of everyday ecstasy with which his paintings would one day be imbued . |
| 19 | " Was not Schwarzenberg himself [ the Austrian first minister who died in 1852 ] alleged to have declared that Austria would one day astound the world by the greatness of her ingratitude ? " |
| 20 | Given that industrial democracy , defined as the ultimate right and duty of the men and women working in an industrial enterprise to call management to account for its performance , and , if that performance does not satisfy them , to replace management , is desirable in principle and as a means of making the efficient conduct of the enterprise their natural concern ; recognising that the rights of use attaching to ownership , whether in the private or public sector , are inalienable ; recognising the value in general of competition as a means of keeping production and provision sensitive to public needs and tastes , and as a means of relating the distribution of resources to them ; to consider ( i ) in what sort of industrial organisation would industrial democracy be feasible ; ( ii ) how far and in what circumstances would the adoption of such a form of organisation be feasible ; ( iii ) by what means should its adoption be promoted and how long would it take to establish it as a characteristic feature in the industrial scene ; ( iv ) what part should trade unions play in its promotion and adoption and what changes would that part require in their functions as they are commonly understood ; and ( v ) where in the case of a particular industry , or organisation , the general interest requires that accountability should be to the public at large , considered for example as consumers or users of goods produced or beneficiaries from services provided , what compensatory measures should be introduced so as to make good as far as possible the permanent denial to employees of a right which is in principle generally desirable ? |
| 21 | It was there I first saw the Face To Face programmes , too , little realising John Freeman would one day become my greatest influence as an interviewer . |
| 22 | Little did he know his curious collection would one day be attracting tourists by the thousand . |
| 23 | That these people would one day be enthroned in the citadel of power could not have seemed conceivable to him . |
| 24 | The khthons had known that the Earth colonists would one day re-awaken the Elder Gods ; they would come to this planet and open the gates of their imprisonment . |
| 25 | The key question is : what impact would Labour policies have on unemployment and the economic well-being of the country ? |
| 26 | She 's somebody who is quite obsessed with power and powerful men and she loved the idea that Mellor would one day be Premier . |
| 27 | The only threat to the Honda armada would Regal Champion Johnny Rea on the Millar Yamaha , but so far it has not proved a match for the Hondas . |
| 28 | And how many hours would six men have to work for before they worked thirty six man hours ? |
| 29 | So how long , how many hours would three men have to work , before they 'd made up forty eight man hours ? |
| 30 | He appeared to have a hard grasp on politics , current states ' rights issues and federal judgeships being contested — a scenario that had seemed as likely as the fusillade of laser fire Ali said Muslim spaceships would one day loose on the white devils . |