Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] what would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the sun shone bright and hot , I hated the thought of Treasure Island , afraid of what would happen there . |
| 2 | As the first set of declaration reports were produced , it became apparent that development within the zones would not be significantly different from what would have occurred anyway ( Corby District Council , 1981 ; Newcastle upon Tyne , 1981 ; Swansea City Council , 1981 ) : planning controls were often retained along zone boundaries ; Special Industrial Uses , including noxious and dangerous processes , were still subject to control ; and , on occasion , environmental improvements were written into declaration reports . |
| 3 | BES companies lasted for a minimum of five years , and shareholders were interested in what would happen at the end of this period . |
| 4 | The terms ‘ Royal ’ and ‘ King ’ are perhaps not altogether appropriate for what would have been no more than tribal chieftains . |
| 5 | Soon after the ceremony he went to Glasgow , where he fell ill with what would seem to have been smallpox , and from vanity kept a taffeta mask over his face . |
| 6 | The University had filed for patents , believing that millions of dollars could accrue if test-tube fusion were commercially practical , and the patent lawyers were concerned about what would happen if other groups found out the results and duplicated them . |
| 7 | The hon. Member for Garscadden quoted COSLA as being concerned about what would happen if someone 's aunt came to stay for a couple of months . |
| 8 | It is around this time that the demand for films began to increase substantially and producers built larger studios to produce pictures that , while longer than before , were still some way short of what would become established feature length . |
| 9 | I have been more concerned with what would happen to my business if Andrew switched his manufacturing orders to someone else . ’ |
| 10 | And if you do n't want to be put onto list , censored , because obviously , that 's very important to what would happen there if you want it preserved . |
| 11 | Many local folk who earned their living on or from the river were still worried about what would happen in the end , but one man busy in his small yard behind the bustling Tower Bridge Road market did not give international events a second thought . |
| 12 | I ca n't remember what he said — I was too worried about what would happen when he stopped — but he looked supremely confident . |
| 13 | I think he knew , just as I did , that Eric would get back , and he was worried about what would happen . |
| 14 | Craft-level courses are equivalent to what would have been apprenticeship level . |
| 15 | I was well aware of what would happen and I just have to accept it . ’ |
| 16 | We children were huddled together , scared of what would happen . |
| 17 | Similarly , the second criterion can be satisfied despite what would follow with respect to the several circumstances if some x had also existed . |