Example sentences of "would at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it seems to me that the wife might thereafter have offered to return and might have ceased to be in desertion , and that clause 2 would at that stage and in that event have been in operation : therefore it does not seem to me that it can be said that clause 2 was not of value to the husband . |
| 2 | I travelled up from Kings Cross with Sidney , Daryl Bligh of the Graphic , K. B. D. Clarke of the Times , ‘ Tibby ’ Tisdale of the News , Stanford Roberts , of course , and I think we had Norton Malley with us , who would at that time I suppose have been on the Morning Post , though he later went back to the Irish Times . |
| 3 | Our existing negative planning control provides a valuable check on the market , and would at first sight seem capable of safeguarding our heritage and resolving the conflict between private interests and the public good . |
| 4 | Only 6 per cent of education spending came from the federal budget and it was estimated that the cost of Bush 's proposals would at federal level absorb $820 million of the federal budget of $27,100 million for the fiscal year beginning on Oct. 1 . |
| 5 | But that is another part of this story , and not to be pursued here , for Brian is not a woman and reflections on his prospects or lack of prospects in 1952 would at this juncture muddy the narrative tendency . |
| 6 | She was quite mature in her answers , and as you will see from Document A , sir , the Visitor got the impression — we have to rely on their experience in this sort of judgement — ; that she was more or less in command of the situation and had gained poise and experience from it and that a second traumatic removal from what in fact was a secure home for her would at this stage do more harm than good , especially as the relationship between the girl and her father was not good . |
| 7 | Ethnic Germans from the rest of Eastern Europe would at this stage continue to receive benefits . ) |
| 8 | This phenomenon is almost impossible to illustrate in a monologue , and I would at this point have issued a handout , if the talk were not being recorded , for it is very easy to see a sentence in progress when the turns in the dialogue are written down . |
| 9 | Even a glance at the map shows that the French would at this time have been strategically much better placed without Verdun , for withdrawal would have straightened and shortened their line , thus strengthening it . |
| 10 | Before long , there was a new interest and activity in Dada 's life — an interest provided and paid for by Aunt Tossie , who had once divined how the extravagant purchase of the Bentley and the Purdey guns might , in some practical way , alleviate the loss of her wicked sister , his Love and Life ; would at any rate restore something to his self-esteem . |
| 11 | It would not be unusual , however , to provide ( Clause 7.02 ) that new capital should be provided in the same proportions as the original contributions unless otherwise agreedwhich would at any rate provide the basis for subsequent negotiation when additional funding is found to be required . |
| 12 | Unsafe drivers , in particular , accepted that every male driver would at some time do something risky . |
| 13 | She went down the stairs and , again remembering Naylor 's rage , she was certain about one thing — that , whatever way , whichever way , somehow , if he had not done so already , Naylor would at some time soon take action that would for all time sever the relationship he thought she had with his cousin . |
| 14 | Right and we 'll leave the other sheet for now so 's you can have a look at that yourself if you would at some stage and just erm go through it . |
| 15 | Most of a canal 's metalwork would at some stage pass through the blacksmith 's forge . |