Example sentences of "would [adv] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not disputed by the Legal Aid Board , and indeed it is obvious , that the existing practice is highly convenient and may avoid unnecessary costs being incurred which would eventually fall on the legal aid fund if it were necessary in every case to set in motion a procedure for filing of evidence . |
| 2 | There sellers and buyers , sometimes after hours of negotiations with the aid of the mediatore — men like Signor Grignaffini , who well knew the value of the bestiame in question — would eventually agree on a price . |
| 3 | So seriously analytical was Chapman 's mind that he would rarely comment on a match until several days later , after he had studied every move . |
| 4 | He would rather died on the spot than endure that pain again . |
| 5 | For the predictions that have made him famous , Britain 's top amateur weather-watcher would rather rely on a few observations of his own … |
| 6 | The only obligations to transfer economic benefits which should not be taken into account are those which would not be considered in accordance with the going concern concept , that is , those which would only arise on the insolvency of the issuer and , where the issuer is expected to be able to comply with covenants on loan and similar agreements , those which would follow a breach of those covenants . |
| 7 | The two companies would keep separate identities and would only cooperate on the one service . |
| 8 | The barges used to come down the Leeds and Liverpool canal right down to Tate and Lyle 's , where they had chutes that came down from the building into the barges and the coal was sucked up because the coal was very fine ; and the poor people there — they 'd be on the other side of the canal and one would perhaps get on a barge and throw two or three pieces of coal and then scamper up . |
| 9 | Sometimes he would merely sit on the Government bench , half listening to some minor debate , half wrapping his mind round the backgrounds and appearances of different members . |
| 10 | A few clever and overequipped craftsmen have a little magnetic device to locate the studs by finding the nails driven into them , but most people would just bang on the wall until they hear a thud that is duller than the others . |
| 11 | Her endless list of extras include a helipad on the boatdeck and several other features that one would not expect on a boat of her size . |
| 12 | An IR system based on ASKs would not depend on a user 's query formulation but would attempt to describe the ASK and thus " construct " an image of user needs . |
| 13 | The act of neutralisation would not depend on the will of the neutralised state . |
| 14 | Bond Corp would not comment on the situation . |
| 15 | Officially , the organisation would not comment on the proposed change . |
| 16 | The senator 's Washington office said he would not comment on the claims . |
| 17 | Married Sarfraz , of School Road , Hounslow , would not comment on the alleged offences which are said to have taken place last Wednesday . |
| 18 | The government service organisation questioned would not comment on the quality of the headhunting service it had received but , of eleven firms it cited , mentioned only one top international consultancy , Spencer Stuart . |
| 19 | It would not comment on the potential value of the joint venture but published reports put it at around $3,000m , adding that Cable & Wireless and Telstra would share 40% , Benpres would take another 40% , and the rest would go to smaller investors . |
| 20 | British Gas would not comment on the matter yesterday . |
| 21 | British Gas would not comment on the matter yesterday . |
| 22 | British Coal would not comment on the protests by Lancashire Women Against Pit Closures . |
| 23 | Mr Peter Stewart , hospital unit general manager , would not comment on the outcome of the appeal until he had heard officially that it had been defeated . |
| 24 | Reactionary trade union officials who had steadfastly declared that they would not stand on a public platform with revolutionary workers , found themselves caught up in the stream and carried forward to participation in great united front unemployed demonstrations . |
| 25 | She would not travel on the underground or in an aeroplane , and felt panicky if she went into a department store and was too far from the door or windows . |
| 26 | BMC General Secretary Derek Walker would not speculate on the outcome of these meetings , adding : ‘ It would be wrong for me to pre-empt any decision of the Management Committee . |
| 27 | ‘ I say 50% , but in fact I expect more [ savings ] , ’ he said , but would not speculate on the exact amount he would save in processing the bank 's total 30,000 phone bills . |
| 28 | Labour 's Alan Milburn and Michael Fallon , who is defending the seat for the Tories , said they would not appear on the same political platform as Dr Clarke . |
| 29 | For example , if Linford Christie were a man of such deep religious beliefs that he would not compete on a Sunday and subsequently found out that a qualifying round of the 100m was to be held on a Sunday , he would have to think long and hard before deciding to run the 400m . |
| 30 | Telford gave it hollow spandrels to lighten the load on the foundations , which also gives a deceptive appearance of lightness to the structure ; and the roadway does not rise to the crown of the arch , which was usually done to ensure that rainwater would not lie on the road surface . |