Example sentences of "would [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , the BBC SSO is holding fire on balloting its members until it receives more information about the merger to create a National Orchestra of Scotland , which would double as the orchestra for both the BBC and SO . |
| 2 | If current trends continued unchecked , they foresaw that the amount of carbon dioxide ( CO2 — the most important " greenhouse gas " ) in the atmosphere would double by the year 2030 ; global temperatures would rise by 1o-2o centigrade by 2030 and by 2o-4o centigrade by 2050 , while sea levels would rise by around 30 cm by 2030 . |
| 3 | Although it was possible that the site 's nuclear capacity would double in the future , there was no chance of a third power station . |
| 4 | Before long all that would remain of The Haven would be yet another pile of rubble . |
| 5 | ‘ I wish you would remain under the protection of my men . |
| 6 | It was to ensure that throughout the years that lay ahead he would remain on the road . |
| 7 | Sub-units of the regular army would remain on the border between the two republics , but would not contain Armenian troops . |
| 8 | The overhead wires were extended from the South Metropolitan side to just beyond the change point , making a section of dual equipped road , on which through cars would use the overhead wires and cars terminating would remain on the conduit . |
| 9 | He proposed a reduction in the State President 's powers , and reaffirmed that while the Separate Amenities Act would be repealed in 1990 , and the Group Areas Act replaced with a non-discriminatory law the following year , other apartheid legislation would remain on the statute book until a new constitution was drawn up . |
| 10 | It came on a day of positive signs for the British economy , with the Bank of England saying it thought inflation would remain below the Government 's target of 4 per cent for the next two years , and cautious indications of a pick-up in high street spending . |
| 11 | Obviously , the council would exist to carry out functions on behalf of the Secretary of State , but the duty would remain with the Secretary of State . |
| 12 | — The hon. Gentleman is making the political point that if the SNP had 72 Scottish Members of Parliament as he posits , sovereignty would remain with the House , but the House would conclude that the Act of Union was no longer sustainable . |
| 13 | Until it was developed , prawn hatcheries would remain at the mercy of factors beyond their control . |
| 14 | The application of community sanctions would remain at the discretion of sentencers , though there would then be a price to be paid in terms of consistency of application . |
| 15 | Greenpeace workers had begun packaging the 425 tonnes of waste , dumped in the Sibiu area of central Romania , for safe transport back to Germany and said they would remain at the site until the transport promised by German Environment Minister Klaus Töpfer arrived . |
| 16 | Theda 's eyes remained closed as the lumbering stagecoach rumbled its way from Newark , where she had caught it outside the Saracen 's Head , to Ashby-de-la-Zouch , where it would remain for the night before proceeding to Stafford . |
| 17 | The train had already left Sion when the avalanche struck and with the possibility of further minor falls it had retreated to the sanctuary of the station where the passengers were told it would remain for the rest of the night . |
| 18 | Mitterrand , however , said that France would remain outside the alliance 's military structure , noting that this policy had worked successfully for his country for a quarter of a century . |
| 19 | Pure retail business involving small shareholders would remain outside the system for the foreseeable future . |
| 20 | After two courses of treatment , he was driven home to Wiltshire , where he would remain until the start of the third course . |
| 21 | The two parties announced that they would remain within the Rally of Democratic Forces . |
| 22 | UK draft treaty proposals on foreign policy co-ordination , presented on Feb. 27 , envisaged procedures based on consensus without legally binding obligations ; defence issues ( as distinct from common security policy ) would remain within the framework of the WEU . |
| 23 | On the same day the Egyptian government made it clear that it would remain within the coalition even if Israel were to retaliate against Iraq , while a somewhat more ambiguous Syrian statement allowed the inference that a limited Israeli response , proportionate to the Iraqi attack , need not have adverse consequences for Syria 's participation in the coalition . |
| 24 | The information would remain in the computer 's memory and copies taken at any time . |
| 25 | The offer by Lancaster University to become ‘ academic custodians ’ of the collection , while ownership would remain in the Education Trust 's hands , was timely . |
| 26 | Henry Stackpole , said that about 400 US Marines and engineers would remain in the country until June 15 . |
| 27 | Our proposal was based on the fact that living outside would possibly be cheaper and , if they did n't agree to pay for me to do so , I would remain in the home as an expense to them anyway . |
| 28 | The pair would remain in the house , and the rest go out to the fishhouse . |
| 29 | To make matters worse it was generally believed that the spirit of the child would remain in the body of the mother , and so for three days after the actual birth the mother had to sit by a wood and bamboo fire and sweat out the child 's spirit so that the child should be completed and the mother freed from what was now an alien spirit inside her . |
| 30 | Generally regarded as more liberal and more affable than Lee , Goh was seen as lacking his charisma and there was some speculation as to how long Goh would remain in the post . |