Example sentences of "would [be] [verb] at the " in BNC.

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31 The famous social scientist , D. T. Campbell , once proposed a more naturalistic experiment , in which scores of towns would be selected and formed into two groups at random , the newspapers in each town would be persuaded to take part in the experiment by publishing phoney articles about the state of candidates , and comparisons would be made at the end between the two groups of towns ( Campbell 1951 ) .
32 At any moment hell would break loose , and poor Morris ( my Dad ) would be battered at the first onslaught .
33 Under the plan some 50 missiles would be transferred from the launch silos in Wyoming ( the seventh designated MX location ) to 25 new trains , which would be kept at the seven bases for deployment on the public rail system in time of crisis .
34 As she gaped at him he went on calmly , ‘ I told them you would be staying at the palazzo and asked them to have your luggage repacked and sent over here . ’
35 The dependency should be taken on the basis that the wife would be maintained at the same rate of expenditure throughout her life .
36 These morning sets would be begun at the time when enough of the young rabbits were big enough to sell .
37 If such a granitic magma had a low gas content , it would be erupted at the surface as a viscous lava flow , which would ooze sluggishly out of the vent , travel only a short distance and pile up into massive heaps .
38 She had objected , and she was suspended , Mrs Laughton herself was told that her suitability as a Panel Member would be reconsidered at the end of her term of office in May .
39 More than 200 members of the public packed the main hall at Hambleton Community Centre on Wednesday morning to hear how evidence would be presented at the hearing starting on May 19 .
40 A decision that a local authority should take proceedings for libel , if the action were available at law , would probably be made by the majority of councillors in defence of the reputation of the council with reference to conduct for which that majority might be responsible ; and the proceedings would be conducted at the expense of the local taxpayers .
41 Police have even infiltrated crowds at major snooker tournaments to counter threats that the brilliant young Scot would be shot at the table .
42 If quality could be improved , customers would be happy and costs would be cut at the same time .
43 Other organisations , including the Woodcraft Folk , religious youth groups and the youth group attached to the Red Cross , would have to apply for funding which would be given at the council 's discretion .
44 Once a CFE treaty was signed talks should begin to build on additional measures including ones to limit manpower in Europe ; a commitment would be given at the time of signature of the CFE treaty concerning the manpower levels of a unified Germany .
45 ( vii ) Output would be printed at the site of origin .
46 The plenum , which was described as " stormy " , decided that a formal CPSU stance on the question of CPL independence would be adopted at the next central committee plenum ( scheduled for late January but subsequently deferred until February ) , to be based on assessments made as a result of Gorbachev 's visit to Lithuania .
47 The idea is that anyone bringing a pensioner ( or indeed a minor ) would be admitted at the concessionary rate .
48 Yesterday Mr Clinton said he hoped some of the 230 members would be picketing at the college .
49 In another few minutes , she and Simon would be arriving at the Sintra home of Margrida d'Arcos and she would be meeting Vitor again .
50 She knew Jennifer would be hurt at the mention of him and the poor girl had enough problems as it was without adding to them .
51 Many commentators had anticipated that a number of high-level party appointments would be approved at the plenum , but in the event no such appointments were made .
52 And just to make sure that everything was fair and above-board , the computer , like the facilities for tapping phones , would be located at the law courts , safely out of the hands of the police .
53 Mr Burr said the rump of the shares on offer would be aimed at the 11,000 members of the club as Stock Exchange rules did not allow shares to be allotted to them directly .
54 A general meeting would be held at the Blenheim coffee house on 8 April to appoint a president , vice-presidents , directors , and other officers .
55 It was decided that Eileen and Anne would be bridesmaids and that the wedding reception would be held at the Fitzgerald house , as Helen 's mother was a widow and a semi-invalid , and Helen was an only child .
56 President Omar Bongo announced on March 9 , after a meeting of the central committee of the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party ( PDG ) , that a national conference would be held at the end of March to discuss democracy and to draft the statutes of a new party , the Gabonese Social Democratic Rally ( RSDG ) .
57 Elections to the Slovak and Czech National Councils would be held at the same time .
58 The beaten favourite in Braiswick 's race was Mamaluna , whose jockey , Greville Starkey , later announced he would be retiring at the end of the season to take up a post with the Newmarket trainer Michael Stoute .
59 It would be sitting at the pictures if I could have the money to do it fill time .
60 The talk would take in all the great political and aesthetic themes : Jean-Paul Sartre would join in , for he would be sitting at the next table : together , artists and intellectuals would conquer life 's essential absurdity ; and from such discussions tomorrow 's painting would be born .
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