Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kinship , they believed , would contrast with the relations of production found in capitalist systems . |
| 2 | Ironically it was the former Labour prime minister Clement Attlee who persuaded Parliament to spend £2 million for a new royal yacht , claiming it would double as a hospital ship in war time . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Although it was possible that the site 's nuclear capacity would double in the future , there was no chance of a third power station . |
| 6 | I should be glad if Mr Henderson , USA , would transmit to the Shah the following observation of a general character which I believe is correct and in accordance with democratic principles . |
| 7 | It had been expected that a limited corp of staff would remain as a support unit after the last aircraft departs in January . |
| 8 | In the light of that , will he reconsider the abolition of vacation hardship allowance , especially as it was abolished in clear breach of undertakings given in the House that it would remain as a safety net following the abolition of social security provision ? |
| 9 | Then you would remain as a group and could observe your own customs , those which do not conflict with our law . ’ |
| 10 | Before long all that would remain of The Haven would be yet another pile of rubble . |
| 11 | The rest — industrial chemicals , explosives , materials and paints would remain under the ICI umbrella . |
| 12 | ‘ I wish you would remain under the protection of my men . |
| 13 | She established herself firmly in her parents ' house once again , with the addition of her daughter , and decided that , as she did not appear at her very best when moving due to her injury , she would remain on a sofa all the time . |
| 14 | Galileo did have the insight to perceive that the effect was probably the same as that when a drop of water would remain on a cabbage leaf . |
| 15 | The US Representative for Trade Negotiations , Carla Hills , announced on April 28 , 1990 , that under Section 301 of the US Trade Act Thailand would remain on a priority watch list of countries which had not made enough progress in improving intellectual property protection . |
| 16 | It was to ensure that throughout the years that lay ahead he would remain on the road . |
| 17 | Sub-units of the regular army would remain on the border between the two republics , but would not contain Armenian troops . |
| 18 | He would remain on the sidelines , and do some more work if and when they were ready to launch the paper . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Under the revised proposals multiparty transitional councils would be appointed by CODESA during the first phase to oversee regional and local government , finance and multiracial elections ; ultimate responsibility would remain with the NP government . |
| 24 | — 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 . |
| 25 | Until it was developed , prawn hatcheries would remain at the mercy of factors beyond their control . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The General Herborising was also conducted by the Demonstrator who led his more expert colleagues further afield , sometimes to the coast where they would remain for a couple of days or more . |
| 29 | Soon this was to be entered and then only Tibet and Ethiopia would remain for a time unresponsive to European politics , ideas and technology . |
| 30 | 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 . |