Example sentences of "[be] [verb] would [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am sure the people who have been treated would say this has been money well spent , ’ she said . |
| 2 | Since fuel is a major part of a coal station 's running costs , the fact that prices were not rising nearly as fast as had been expected would have a fundamental impact on the future cost of coal-fired electricity . |
| 3 | To repair damage that 's been done would take |
| 4 | To continue without a far more searching analysis than had so far been made would have been the height of folly . |
| 5 | In modern life this role is filled , almost entirely , by DNA molecules , but anything of which copies are made would do . |
| 6 | Her known associates are all deceased , although a sighting which has not been discounted would put her in the company earlier this year of Hawk-That-Settles , a Navaho medicine man and dealer in controlled substances . |
| 7 | In determining whether goods are of a class to which an advertised trade description relates , s5(3) provides that regard shall be had not only to the form and content of the advertisement but also to the time , place , manner and frequency of its publication and all other matters making it likely or unlikely that a person to whom the goods are supplied would think of the goods belonging to the class in question . |
| 8 | The sheer quantity , diversity , and rich quality of the electronic information resources from which these records have been derived would seem to indicate that the preservation of the information in electronic form could provide historians with a better opportunity to understand our period than the paper records alone could ever do . |
| 9 | The extent of the work that could be undertaken would depend not only upon her willingness to consider it , but also on the finance available from the elderly person herself , her family , or the local authority , who are able to make grants for this purpose in suitable cases . |
| 10 | In this kind of evaluation of change over time , it is argued that it is easier to attribute changes directly to the planned intervention , since it is unlikely that other experiences to which the child might be exposed would produce the same pattern of differential progress across different aspects of language . |
| 11 | Circumstances in which a change of name would be permitted would include marriage or the acquisition of a title . |
| 12 | He accepted that it might well be difficult for practitioners to give instant answers to queries on old files , but pointed out that allowing a seven day delay for answers to be prepared would increase the number of days required for each visit ; this would both increase disruption to practitioners and put up costs , possibly even doubling them . |
| 13 | The first is that the donations that would be made would go to charitable social service agencies providing for the same groups as statutory agencies . |
| 14 | The fact that the endometrial sampling is not listed in the statement of fees and allowances ( section 42 , minor surgery ) as a minor surgical procedure for which payment may be made would preclude most from adding vabra curettage to their repertoire . |
| 15 | The Court held that compliance with the Extradition Treaty ( which specifically included murder as an extradictable offence ) by the United Kingdom in circumstances where the death sentence might be imposed would put that country in breach of the European Convention . |
| 16 | During the afternoon , Mr. Penny would somewhat unsteadily make his way to the trap , get in , flop down and lightly pick up the reins ; the pony knowing what had to be done would start off , quickly breaking into a spanking trot as he made his way along Milford Street . |
| 17 | Slothfulness has always been rife amongst trainees , many of whom it has to be said would feel qualms about putting clients into shares they hear through the grapevine are dubious . |
| 18 | The debate on whether insider dealing should or should not be regulated would appear to revolve around difference in moral values and differences as to the factual consequences of insider dealing . |
| 19 | Any damages that might be recovered would belong to the company . |
| 20 | ‘ Indeed , the elaborate statutory provisions in various Finance Acts regarding the precise circumstances in which income tax already paid may be reclaimed would have been quite unnecessary if the conclusion sought to be drawn by the corporation were sound . |
| 21 | For a flying delivery to be effected the Vulcan Display Team crew could need to be kept would need to be kept current on XH558 ( they must at least fly every 28 days under current procedures ) which would necessitate check-flights until a buyer is established . |
| 22 | ‘ And then , ’ he added , whispering and grinning , ‘ if that ever was to happen — which it wo n't — the birds that have never been caged would kill 'em . ’ |
| 23 | Membership of a system of exchange rate parities which are fixed would involve considerable intervention in the underlying economy to maintain that fixity . |
| 24 | The court stated obiter that there is no reason why a section 2(2) notice should not be issued to the applicant after he had been charged , but this statement was accompanied by the clear and crucial corollary that the person who had been charged would have first to be cautioned and questions could only be put for the paragraph 16.5 purposes . |
| 25 | Some hon. Members may think that that is unfair , but I believe that car owners whose vehicles have been taken would think differently . |
| 26 | The Bishop finished by praying that what had been discussed would become an apostolic thrust of the diocese . |
| 27 | There was agreement among the ASEAN states on the broad ZOPFAN principles , but they were reluctant to accept the limitations on their actions that being neutralised would entail . |
| 28 | In the light of what has been said above about the nature of the relationships between managerial and professional processes in schools , the competency/threshold model currently being developed would seem to have little to offer in terms of meeting the need for a move towards holistic management processes . |
| 29 | ‘ And what have your sisters been doing today ? ’ — The ‘ broth ’ would laugh , and while they were laughing would kick and pinch the two youngest under the table , — and while Ellie and Patsy were rubbing their bruises , steal the food off their plates . |
| 30 | The Moroccan said that athletes might still take drugs if they thought being caught would mean only a temporary ban . |