Example sentences of "would [be] [verb] [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sure they thought I 'd be knocked out for ages and not come round until they 'd gone . |
| 2 | ‘ If the river is contaminated with toxic waste then there is every possibility all river life would be killed off for generations . ’ |
| 3 | A hospital spokesman said she would be kept in for observation while doctors decided on the best treatment for her . |
| 4 | On Jan. 16 the round table talks immediately ran into problems when the UDF representatives accused the BCP of reneging on promises made during the preliminary discussions that the opposition would be allowed its own newspaper and access to state television and radio , and that a building would be handed over for use as a UDF headquarters . |
| 5 | Each week , a comedian from the '50s or '60s would be wheeled in for cameo relief ( eg Jimmy Jewel , Peggy Mount , Arthur English ) as a cantankerous alcoholic old patient , and you were guaranteed one horrifying accident per 60 minutes . |
| 6 | A fifth CNAA Committee would be set up for Art and Design , and pending a reconstitution of the Council 's committees and boards in 1975 the present NCDAD members were being asked to serve as a nucleus of the future committee . |
| 7 | Once the parties had been heard , the master or registrar would have the power either to make an ‘ unless ’ order , that is that the case would be struck out unless particular steps were taken within a particular time , or the case would be set down for trial . |
| 8 | A pledge on which a loan of more than ten shillings had been made would be put up for auction , but its owner could come and redeem it on any day up to that of the sale . |
| 9 | Legislation on " small " privatizations , whereby around 100,000 state-owned shops , restaurants and other small businesses would be put up for auction , had been passed on Oct. 25 , 1990 , after a long official debate on its pace and a spate of strikes by shopworkers fearing redundancy . |
| 10 | Companies that were awarded routes might have the right to run services for , say ten years , before their franchise would be put up for sale again , like ITV companies . |
| 11 | When the application period ended ( on June 8 ) an assessment of the results would be made and unsold shares would be put up for sale at a lower price . |
| 12 | Their air-strike capability would be knocked out for years . |