Example sentences of "[noun] would [be] [vb pp] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In this way , the institution would be given more flexibility but at the same time would have to live with any mistakes it might make .
2 Two bespectacled scientists , doing an early season wasp count , were about to head back to the far end of the lake with their analyses of how often the summer visitors would be stung that year .
3 He said no bread would be baked this Sunday in the first of a series of one-day strikes if the 9,000 workers who produce nearly 80 per cent of loaves throw out the deal .
4 Who ensured that Noah 's mountain of all mountains would be blessed each day with a halo of cloud ? ’
5 In a comparatively small health district such as West Cumbria ( 137000 population ) five to six deaths from asthma would be expected each year .
6 Stephen and he agreed that in view of the value to the island of Crystal Springs ' recruitment plans , the regulations would be waived this time and Michael Stein 's long-term permit would be processed as quickly as possible .
7 Staff held a 48-hour strike last week and said a 72-hour strike would be held this week unless Paul Knight was reinstated at the home in Barnet .
8 If Tom had asked her to give extra blood , then they were definitely planning to transfuse , but this told her nothing about whether the baby would be delivered that night .
9 Mr Curry earlier stressed the compensation rates would be reviewed each year , taking all factors into account .
10 ( d ) The remeasured quantity and rates would be abstracted each week and on completion compared with the breakdown provided by the estimator .
11 Remember : the Government had set for the growth of earnings a guideline of five per cent ; and looked towards a long-term approach in which collective bargaining would be based each year on a broad agreement between Government , union and employers about the maximum level of earnings which would be compatible with keeping inflation under control in the following twelve months .
12 Erm , now I can produce some variants on the next few figures , they , this is the one in the third paragraph which says that two thousand eight hundred , er took two eight nine one two , er , hours would be needed this year , that is working on the commissions erm current estimate of six percent of complaints going to stage two , erm , the reality in York is that seven point five percent are going to stage two , and if one took account of that reality , and I 'm bound to say that in in estimating terms we do n't , but if one did take in reality that would push that figure for this year up to thirty thousand four hundred and forty nine .
13 Since the accommodation would be occupied all year round , the standard would have to be similar to that required for permanent occupation .
14 Filling in more detail on the Environment Protection Bill for the coming session of Parliament , Mr Patten said the public would be given more access than ever before to information about industrial pollution and about how individual firms would be obliged to clean up their operations .
15 LONG before England came such a cropper at Lansdowne Road , there were many besides the Scots among the British rugby fraternity who were already positive that Gavin Hastings would be revealed this morning as the Lions ' captain for the forthcoming tour of New Zealand .
16 Once the basic wage was agreed , increments would be given each year up to the age of 40 and additional payments made for each family member with a 25 per cent component left for job performance .
17 If , as frequently happened , two of us would fall out and come to blows , then passers-by would stop , form a circle and watch without intervening , confirming their view that justice would be achieved this way .
18 The Mutawas informed the physician that the new mother would be removed that day and taken away to be stoned for her crime against God .
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