Example sentences of "it would [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also emphasises the ethics : ‘ Certainly if anyone were to advocate placing whale genes or elephant growth hormone genes into the genetic code of a human embryo , so that it would grow to sexual maturity at age six , and twice as tall … |
| 2 | I was deeply disturbed by this and quite convinced that it would lead to serious trouble . |
| 3 | On the one hand the approach I am proposing would lead the learners to realize ( in the sense of actualize ) grammatical potential in contexts of use , that is to say that it would lead to effective behaviour . |
| 4 | Rivals British Midland , Virgin Atlantic and Air UK objected to the merger and asked the Government and the European Commission to examine the takeover amid claims that it would lead to further domination of domestic airline business by BA . |
| 5 | Bush strongly backed the measure , passed by Congress on June 13 , despite objections from some business groups that it would lead to numerous law suits . |
| 6 | Having initially announced that it would continue with commercial whaling in defiance of an international moratorium , the North Norwegian Minke Whalers Association has called off its hunt . |
| 7 | The first is provided in the new arrangements , though it would benefit from more elaboration . |
| 8 | The fact that the share price had been 60p did not mean it would return to that level . |
| 9 | Subsequently the government ‘ capped ’ the amount of money it would pay in private care fees . |
| 10 | Yeltsin , however , refused to suspend the decree during the investigation , and warned that any attempt by Gorbachev to countermand it would result in renewed antagonism . |
| 11 | Donald Brash , the governor of the Reserve Bank , suggested that it gave scope for easing monetary controls and predicted that it would result in lower interest rates . |
| 12 | In any case if I had any spare money it would go on clerical assistance . |
| 13 | " It would depend on nervous strain or other excitement , of course , but from the look of things this strikes me as a fairly cool job . |
| 14 | It would restore to public control ownership of the water authorities , the electricity grid and British Telecom . |
| 15 | Now , it would appear from this article , that this ideal is shattered and a two-tiered Europe is on the cards . |
| 16 | No , well except that it would , it would happen to some extent , I mean the key is whether you , whether or not when a complaint comes in whether you can assess that it 's likely to go |
| 17 | Compulsory retirement , PEP considered , would be a political impossibility since it would interfere with individual liberty , not to speak of raising the anomaly of those in occupations with no statutory upper age-limit , such as judges . |
| 18 | Were such a test to be adopted in future , it would reintroduce into British obscenity law a wholly subjective assessment of taste and decency with respect to works of art and public communications , and it would do so by amending an Act which was designed to focus solely on the question of harm . |
| 19 | One such school had immediately offered places and declared that it would abide by any access restrictions laid upon it . |
| 20 | But a glass key I never saw or heard of and can not imagine what use it might be ; it would shiver in any lock . ’ |
| 21 | Half the rate of the widow 's pension for one child and it would equate to that amount if there were two or more children . |
| 22 | Neville , however , pressed on him the support in the country that he would bring to such an administration and the effect it would have in restoring confidence . |
| 23 | Neville , however , pressed on him the support in the country that he would bring to such an administration , and the effect it would have in restoring confidence . |
| 24 | By reducing the output of chemicals society would save more in social cost than it would lose in social benefit . |
| 25 | His mother was in , seated at her kitchen desk and gloomily going over the month 's bills — her Persian lamb coat made the Hudson 's Bay bill look enormous , and , at the rate she was paying it off , it would take until next Easter to clear it . |
| 26 | Firstly it would demonstrate to prospective freelance writers the type of material required . |
| 27 | Although spacing trees widely is not essential , it would allow for easier access and management , and would increase the rate of tree growth and resulting timber quality . |
| 28 | It is not yet clear exactly how it would expand in this area , but the steps it has already taken are illuminating . |
| 29 | In short , if you crept up behind a chameleon and shouted ‘ boo ’ it would respond by changing colour but not necessarily to the colour of its surroundings . |
| 30 | It would provide for extra authority and resources for electoral returning officers . |