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

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1 In such a case , it is clear that if left to the Member States , the Community-wide action would not take place .
2 At the outbreak of World War I , both informed and common opinion held that a major , probably decisive , naval action would soon take place between the British and German fleets .
3 A levy through a trade association would also discourage credit grantors from membership . ’
4 Labour would also take control of the national electricity grid , making it responsibility for energy saving .
5 If the magazine ever publishes an article called , ‘ What Embalmers Get Up To In Their Spare Time ’ the following photograph would surely earn pride of place .
6 This technique is only used when a person is dangerously ill and his own blood would not have time to develop the antibodies .
7 Parties polling less than 4 per cent of the vote would not gain representation through the county lists .
8 The Ministry emphasized that closure would not affect trade between the two countries .
9 It was clear from the start that American aid would only take place in the context of commitments to economic reform within Europe .
10 In 1987 it began to turn its attention to the inner urban areas , with the idea of opening small factories , workshops and offices in the hope that private industry would then follow suit .
11 Durie is only half right — a defeat would certainly kiss goodbye to Scotland 's sixth successive World Cup finals , but a draw would also seem insufficient .
12 MPs were taken by surprise when Labour managed to secure an emergency debate yesterday on last week 's announcement that a defeat on the social chapter would not prevent ratification of the treaty .
13 Such a general rule would then have application , regardless of the details , to all unions recognized as marriages .
14 The major modification was that where the judge thought that disclosure of a particular risk was obviously necessary but it was not medical pactice to disclose , then following standard practice would not avoid liability .
15 They assessed that the BCP leadership was interested in opposition participation in government only in order to demonstrate Bulgaria 's commitment to democratic reform to Western bodies which might offer financial support , and to burden the opposition with some of the responsibility for tackling the current economic crisis , but that the BCP in practice would still retain control of all the levers of power .
16 Fissuring of an atherosclerotic plaque would also expose collagen fibres , and the adhering platelets could release agents such as thromboxane A 2 and ADP , which would rapidly lead to adhesion and aggregation of more platelets and growth of the thrombus .
17 What effect would not giving credit have on your sales , your cash flow and your profits ?
18 One prominent cinema organist would completely lose control of his feet when attempting to record ; the violinist Bronislaw Huberman needed perfect quiet , and could even hear a typist operating six storeys away , but Jan Kubelik , though always needing to stand on a rubber mat , had possessed perfect studio concentration .
19 The Druze leader , Walid Jumblatt , said in Amman yesterday that the Taif deal would not bring peace to Lebanon and that , although he did not intend to block it , he would not accept it either .
20 It was typical of him to find a place for Basil D'Oliveira in English cricket after the South African had written to him in desperation that his talent would ever find outlet .
21 The force would eventually form part of the overall UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia ( UNTAC ) , whose numbers were expected to reach some 10,000 by mid-1992 .
22 Intor would not produce electricity , that would come later in the so-called demonstration plant .
23 April : An extension of links with South Africa was announced by Ratsiraka , including a direct air service and expanded economic and commercial relations , although he emphasized that diplomatic recognition would not take place until South Africa had abolished apartheid .
24 That it was against the law would not worry milady in the least .
25 With this scenario for fusion research , the timescale would still put demonstration of the feasibility of fusion power some decades away , even assuming that the outcome of JET is satisfactory .
26 It was widely thought that the acceptance of sound broadcasting would soon weaken opposition to television .
27 This typification does not imply that work would not take place at each of the four levels , in each policy context ( though it may , indeed , take different forms and receive different priorities ) .
28 However , this runs counter to basic principles of intellectual property rights ; such an activity with respect to a copyright work would probably infringe copyright because any derivative work would contain a copy of a substantial part of the first work .
29 Shop stewards would lead unofficial disputes even in a downturn , confident that management would not dare attempt victimization .
30 Our shipwrecked hero would probably become king ; he would kill a great many blacks in the struggle for existence ; he would have a great many wives and children , while many of his subjects would live and die as bachelors …
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