Example sentences of "[noun] would [adv] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 SEP had simply assumed that expenditure on upkeep would more than compensate for any deterioration of its warehouses ’ .
2 The remainder would not or did not distinguish between these two aspects of their work ( Maud 1967 , Vol. 2 : 1 39 ) .
3 Extra costs for abortions or maternity care would more than outweigh the savings .
4 In their previous league match two weeks ago , they had travelled to Leicester knowing that a win would all but give them the championship , but that day they slumped to a surprise 3–2 defeat .
5 Whereas a consumer using electricity only for lighting , an iron , a radio and a vacuum cleaner might use under 300kWh a year , the addition of one heavy current-using appliance like an immersion water heater or a cooker would more than quadruple that basic demand .
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