Example sentences of "[subord] it would [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The track 's existence came under threat — there was talk of it becoming a gravel pit and it was , after all , a prime industrial area — but in 1982 tobacco giant Gallagher purchased the site and handed the important sections over to the Brooklands Museum Trust , erecting its new headquarters building where it would create least damage . |
| 2 | Overall , it appeared by the middle of March that the Gulf environment was proving more resilient than had been feared , but environmentalists cautioned that the full extent of the damage would not be apparent for some time , particularly as the oil sank to the bed of the shallow Gulf , where it would damage vital food plants . |
| 3 | The chief officer pointed out : ‘ In circumstances where it would prove uneconomic to apply the full rigours of building regulations , it is reasonable for the council to grant relaxations . ’ |
| 4 | The presence of vines is more difficult to explain as viticulture has yet to be proved positively in Roman Britain , although it would seem logical after the Edict of Probus . |
| 5 | The Regulations do not deal with the form of this record and although it would seem desirable for the sole member to sign it , in case of dispute , there is no requirement of signature in the Regulations . |
| 6 | just from a quick glance it looked like it would need some er work on it |
| 7 | Cos I , well I doubt if it would go alternate . |
| 8 | Yeah erm I du n no if it would do much good actually but er yeah but er no she , she 's , she 's quite good about you know sort of erm you know kind of keeping an eye on students and , and stuff like that , anyway er so if you could right |
| 9 | privately he wondered if it would do any good at all . |
| 10 | Briefly he wondered if it would do any good to tell the ship 's administrator that the presence of the newly appointed Admiral of the White on an ordinary survey mission was not an occurrence of special significance . |
| 11 | Suddenly my short journalistic career looked as if it would stay short . |
| 12 | Well I wonder Lynne if it would look odd because you know the position of the greenhouse just now I mean is it a lean-to , or is it sitting out there in the lawn , where is it ? |
| 13 | Inspect the result and decide if it would look better if you stretched or shrunk the scale . |
| 14 | If it would help any , I 'm a good listener . |
| 15 | ‘ I wonder if it would have that smile if it knew of Belsen . ’ |
| 16 | Probably wondering if it would have some sort of adverse effect on his investment ! ’ |
| 17 | I did n't know if it would have any value … |
| 18 | I have n't got that , and of course I could n't run your version of setver unless I had setver cos it would say incorrect DOS version . |
| 19 | Tory loyalists argue that the Peyton amendment would jeopardize this sort of competition , because it would deter enterprising B R managers from leaving the public sector to stage management buy-outs . |
| 20 | Whatever he backed or took over — insecure but deserving commercial ventures , a struggling publishing firm , an inefficient factory which he refused to modernize because it would make some workers redundant-always miraculously turned the corner and became financially successful . |
| 21 | Nobody who is sensible or sane would say that we should export more arms to a country that is already awash with them , because it would do little more than increase the bloodshed that has already stained that country . |
| 22 | A few hundred or a few thousand farmers might oppose a return to downland because it would mean lower profits . |
| 23 | ‘ I think the fans would welcome that because it would mean more weekend games . |
| 24 | But why do n't you allow them to run a similar course there because it would mean more student members |
| 25 | Mr Delors is accused of sabotaging any chances of a deal because it would hit French farmers and as a result agriculture commissioner Ray MacSharry has resigned as the EC 's chief negotiator in the talks with the US . |
| 26 | This it estimated would cost between £120 million and £225 million because it would need major civil engineering works . |
| 27 | It 's a good thing you do n't have to wear your lungs on the outside of your chest , because it would spoil that athletic image you cultivate entirely . ’ |
| 28 | It would be a stronger party because it would win popular support from all sections of the unionism by advocating equitable social and economic policies and by removing power from the undependable unionist élites . |
| 29 | Said one : ‘ Myself and others are opposed to the ferry because it would turn this area into a busy through route . ’ |
| 30 | The Institute had hoped that the Department of Trade and Industry would replace the existing Companies Act legislation with new provisions based on the Directives , but this route has apparently been dismissed by the DTI in its consultative document on implementation , because it would require primary legislation . |