Example sentences of "would [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He expressed particular concern that the President would remain Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces , albeit nominally . |
| 2 | On Oct. 26 the national conference elected Amadou Cheffou as Prime Minister for a 15-month transitional period ( Nov. 1 , 1991-Jan. 31 , 1993 ) ; on Oct. 11 the conference had confirmed that President Ali Saibou would remain head of state during the transition . |
| 3 | Pilger himself would remain editor in chief as agreed . |
| 4 | Sir Denys Henderson would remain chairman of the two groups . |
| 5 | Even however , if the hereditary element were thus removed , there would remain controversy about the basis of selection for the rest . |
| 6 | Mr Gillespie would remain vice-chairman until his 65th birthday and be a director to the age of 75 . |
| 7 | The sensitive nature of the case was further inflamed by the woman 's near-complete recovery — after an initial medical prognosis had suggested that she would remain brain-damaged for life — a development which led some members of the black community , including Rev. Sharpton , to suggest that aspects of the attack had been fabricated . |
| 8 | It was not clear whether Mmusi would remain secretary-general of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party . |
| 9 | The world would remain unshaken over this but maybe the constable would have a gentle word with the unthinking reverser . |
| 10 | At a federal congress on May 28-31 in Bremen 97.4 per cent of delegates voted in favour of the election of Björn Engholm , 51 , as chair of the SPD in place of Hans-Jochen Vogel , 65 , who was retiring after four years ( but would remain chair of the SPD faction in the Bundestag . |
| 11 | Labour would throw money at industry . |
| 12 | ‘ Are you suggesting that Barney made up his mind to kill Angy and cold-bloodedly chose a method that would throw suspicion on someone else ? |
| 13 | ‘ I really just wanted to see somebody who had done some heinous crimes and find out if there was anything different about him that would throw light on demon possession , that type of thing , ’ he says . |
| 14 | Darwin was one of a small group of naturalists who took the opposite route , following Lyell in the search for natural processes at work in the present and the recent past that would throw light on the distribution of life around the globe today . |
| 15 | He realized that the structure of each species — and especially the development of the embryo — would throw light on the relationship of one form to another . |
| 16 | I would dip blanket after blanket in boiling water , wring them out almost without realising that I was scalding myself , take off the old strips of saturated cloth , wrap the new ones round each leg and tuck them into the corners of affected muscles , but half the time not really knowing what I was doing . |
| 17 | most were set by several … [ and ] although one compositor might set a whole book , he would not normally be working on that book alone but would intersperse work on other jobs when it was called for … |
| 18 | Priority was to be given to walking , not only because it was felt that this would give disproportionate environmental benefits and would aid access to public transport , but it would recognise the dominance of local movement by foot transport . |
| 19 | He would paint flames ; and she would paint fire in a brazier . |
| 20 | It was understood that the agreement would cover co-operation on military training and other spheres and would be signed by the two Defence Ministers [ see also p. 38734 ] . |
| 21 | Daily newspaper Le Monde said the accord would cover co-operation in developing 16M-bit Flash memories rather than the current generation 4Ms . |
| 22 | It is possible that for brief periods during construction of the breakwater , barges or other vessels may need to moor in positions which would affect operation of the radar station . |
| 23 | This discourages mounting adhesive from oozing on to the lower surface of the preparation , where it would affect attachment on the lapping machine 's vacuum chucks . |
| 24 | It was inevitable that the war in Asia would affect politics in Western Europe , most obviously in the military sphere . |
| 25 | As Malcolm Johnson ( 1982 , p. 144 ) has suggested , they would prefer help with shopping so that they can prepare often more palatable meals of their choice and when they choose thus maximizing their independence and probably their health . |
| 26 | CAMRA would prefer beer to be brewed solely from barley malt but the use of sugar dates back to the 19th century and many renowned beers , such as Marston 's Pedigree , have recipes that include 10 per cent or more brewing sugars . |
| 27 | Cockburn would prefer appointment as a clerk of session , but failing that |
| 28 | There were to be mixed commissions whose deliberations would be sent to bishops and experts for comment , while a new committee would oversee collaboration between the commissions . |
| 29 | On 7 September 1944 it was announced that Japan would grant independence to Java — perhaps along with Sumatra — after the war . |
| 30 | It is hardly likely that a local authority would grant permission for a development against which it had served an enforcement notice , but it could , of course , attach conditions ; and for the owner there is the usual right of appeal . |