Example sentences of "as [noun] would [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his message to the nation of 31 December 1950 , Franco admitted that " the rhythm of resettlement is still a long way below our ambitions " , but immediately excused this by saying that a sector so vital as agriculture would be damaged by " erroneous or precipitate reform " . |
| 2 | Thorn is a floating voter , but a Labour victory would be better for business , as replacements would be needed for the boxes which Tories wished to keep for old times ' sake . |
| 3 | To describe the process as reform would be to claim too much . |
| 4 | This she protested against very strongly , on the ground that she had known many missed and some murdered who essayed to travel round that way in the night ; not that she thought such dark deeds as robbery would be perpetrated by any of the islanders , ‘ But you see , sir , the island is very near the sea , and all sorts of men are sailing round about , an ’ when they 've spent all their own earnings on drink , it 's hard to know what they 'll no' do to try and get more . ’ |
| 5 | Under the new criteria , around a third of the 100 million acres currently designated as wetlands would be excluded . |
| 6 | 75 ( 1 ) The Limitation Acts shall apply to registered land in the same manner and to the same extent as those Acts apply to land not registered , except that where , if the land were not registered , the estate of the person registered as proprietor would be extinguished , such estate shall not be extinguished but shall be deemed to be held by the proprietor for the time being in trust for the person who , by virtue of the said Acts , has acquired title against any proprietor , but without prejudice to the estates and interests of any other person interested in the land whose estate or interest is not extinguished by those Acts . |
| 7 | It would also increase rent revenue as tenants would be better off and more satisfied , and could also increase the authority 's chances of winning more money from the Government . |
| 8 | Consumer prices would also double , as producers would be able to set their own prices up to a fixed maximum , but Byambasuren said that the prices of some foodstuffs and industrial goods would remain under government control . |
| 9 | This is not to suggest that our primary schools are perfect ; perfection in something as complex and variable as education would be very hard to achieve . |
| 10 | As the OECD research group on traffic safety in residential areas has commented , ‘ signing regulations should be supported by engineering structural measures as enforcement would be expected to be minimal . ’ |
| 11 | and the nurse enjoys her work , could have some value as a little stretch of human relationship , but all that really pertained to it as nursing would be futile , since the point of nursing is normally to return the patient to a healthy life in the world outside . |
| 12 | Anyone doing as well as Cilla would be hypocritical to say they voted Labour . |
| 13 | Having replied Yes with much confidence in his initial request I did not think I could take two steps to the rear , so I hastened to add that the job would take me some considerable time as ti would be my spare-time/spare-time job , consoled myself with the thought that it was the first time that I had made anything to be used in a church , so it would be a challenge . |
| 14 | Manzoku and Cool for Cats share a common start before diverging into separate lines ( to describe them as grooves would be a touch too expressive on either side of the crag 's blunt nose . |
| 15 | Cheryl decided that as Angela would be away all afternoon and Mrs. Yatton wanted her shoes for the weekend , she would go into Linby and fetch the shoes and at the same time collect the signalling flags , if Jessica had found them . |
| 16 | As George would be the one who would work most closely with the new shepherd , he went with his father to the Hirings in Kirkbymoorside to help choose a man . |
| 17 | However , where the conversion into shares is probable , many companies maintain that to classify the bonds as liabilities would be misleading because , as no economic benefits ( cash ) will be transferred to the bond holders , there can be no liability . |
| 18 | I also like the Clough/Taylor model … infact this may be even more successfull as Wilko' would be able to let Strachan have more of a say in a way that Cloghie never could ( IMHO ) with Taylor … this would be a great grooming school for Strachan … |
| 19 | If the earth spins , why are such objects not flung from the earth 's surface , as stones would be flung from the rim of a rotating wheel ? |
| 20 | DUP councillor Sammy Wilson said at last week 's monthly meeting of the council it was unnecessary for the Lord Mayor to attend the Hong Kong trip as Belfast would be well represented by Laganisde board members , amongst others . |
| 21 | I told my mother that as Thomas would be in strange surroundings and might wake in the night I thought it better if the two of you shared a room . |
| 22 | I had expressed concern that after the long journey , probably spent standing in the corridor , I might look rather haggard , so the wearing of a yashmak was suggested , especially as Leslie would be used to seeing this item of female camouflage in the souks and cafés of North Africa from Alexandria to Algiers . |