Example sentences of "it would [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He hoped that it would lead to similar moves by other countries .
2 For example , an asset such as land would not normally attract a depreciation charge but it would result in principal charges to revenue if it was financed by loan .
3 She argued that if women were paid the same as men " it would result in many women being dismissed from many trades " , and also accepted without demur , when giving evidence to the Fair Wages Committee a few years later , the proposition that women were satisfied with less money because they were earning " pin money " if married , and " pocket money " if not.38 With such pessimism about equal pay entrenched in the mind of their organizers , with such low evaluation being set on their work , one might argue that it would have been surprising if a militant women 's union could really be organized in the prevailing atmosphere .
4 It would persist for many generations .
5 Details of the new force , which was expected to become operational by the end of 1994 , revealed that it would consist of three elements : a Rapid Reaction Force consisting of a multinational corps under UK command ; Main Defence Forces consisting of six multinational corps ( two under German command , one each under US , Netherlands and Belgian command and another under rotating German and Danish command ) ; and Augmentation Forces or reserves .
6 The STV system , it is argued , could threaten the essential link between an elector and his MP given that it would necessitate in rural areas constituencies of massive size .
7 It would appear from these results that children 's grasp of the deductive mode is less secure than their grasp of the empirical and intentional modes .
8 Oh ! hear me witness that my heart is set on higher things ; it would sail into far seas unvisited of man , but always there is this anchor of the flesh chaining it to its native shore . ’
9 Once it was mooted that there should be a study-period after school , but this was vetoed by the parents ' meeting which protested that it would interfere with after-school sports .
10 it would follow from these findings that the children currently being referred to clinics for anti-social behaviour are the group for whom successful intervention is the more urgently needed , to prevent personal misery for them as adults , for their spouses and children , and for the persons whom they will rob or swindle .
11 ‘ The first council to do it would share in enormous benefits . ’
12 I waited outside , rubbing my shin and inspecting the damage to my Docs ; luckily the scuff on the right toe did n't show up the way it would have with polished boots .
13 After the demise of the League , South Africa had on several occasions acknowledged that its obligations under the Mandate continued , and asserted that it would conform with these obligations .
14 We had barely enough food for three months , let alone the four and a half it would take at fifteen miles a day .
15 We must now change gear somewhat , and ask what it would take for such relationships to be treated as satisfactory explanations .
16 As for MTM ( which took its name from US actress Mary Tyler Moore , its founder , and is best known in Britain for Hill Street Blues and Lou Grant ) Mr Gatward said it would take between 18 months to two years before the company was turned around .
17 As for MTM ( which took its name from US actress Mary Tyler Moore , its founder , and is best known in Britain for Hill Street Blues and Lou Grant ) Mr Gatward said it would take between 18 months to two years before the company was turned around .
18 This would not only reduce its political significance but it would allow for yearly increases ( though broadcasters have been quick to point out that the general rate of inflation is below the industry 's rate and so an increase would still leave a shortfall which can only be made up by savings ) .
19 It would seem from these comments that Hitler 's association with the solution of the ‘ Jewish problem ’ was regarded as a highly positive attribute in the eyes of mainly the ‘ politically active ’ part of the population which formed the bulk of the film 's viewers , but that among ‘ ordinary ’ Germans there was also a considerable degree of disinterest in the ‘ Jewish Question , .
20 The need to enlist French help , with the awareness that it would come on French terms , was agreed by the council which met at Stirling on 2 November 1547 .
21 The shadow transport spokesman , John Prescott , described a route through Dartford , Thurrock and Swanscombe , saying it would come within 300 yards of a Gravesend housing estate .
22 It would apply to new plants almost immediately , while new licenses for existing plants would have to be sought within 10 years , and renewed at least every decade to take account of advances in pollution control technology .
23 Warner Brothers immediately set in motion its own research programme to explore the feasibility of the idea ; it would run for some months before anyone realised it had been an April Fool and abandoned their research .
24 ‘ But that is a ridiculous argument because it would look like sour grapes as none of our county players were selected .
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