Example sentences of "[noun sg] would [be] [adj] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , for example , two people watch young tearaways behaving in an abusive manner towards them from a safe distance across the street , a conviction would be proper only if they were really likely to fear that violence would be likely to be used against them ( or another ) . |
| 2 | Such reasons might include a governing body disregarding LEA advice that dismissal would be likely to be found unfair before an industrial tribunal : or a governing body determining payments to departing members of staff which were in excess of the LEA 's own practice . |
| 3 | An expert would be sure to be paid only if he had included a provision in his agreement with the parties that they would pay his fees even if the reference turned out to be invalid for this or whatever reason . |
| 4 | Knowing Wigg , I warned him that to pursue the matter for any other reason would be discreditable and in the long run would be sure to be to his detriment . |
| 5 | A nine year old whose father had just left the family home would be unlikely to be able to concentrate upon mathematics or science if he were beset with worries about his mother . |
| 6 | The snag was , though , that for the major matches the entire club membership would be lucky to be allocated even two tickets . |
| 7 | In practice , if this is your only source of UK income , tax would be unlikely to be charged . |
| 8 | ‘ Where , in the case of any fishing vessel , the Secretary of State is satisfied that — ( a ) the vessel would be eligible to be registered as a British fishing vessel but for the fact that any particular individual , or ( as the case may be ) each of a number of particular individuals , is not a British citizen ( and is accordingly not a qualified person ) , and ( b ) it would be appropriate to dispense with the requirement of British citizenship in the case of that individual or those individuals , in view of the length of time he has or they have resided in the United Kingdom and been involved in the fishing industry of the United Kingdom , the Secretary of State may determine that that requirement should be so dispensed with ; and , if he does so , the vessel shall , so long as paragraph ( a ) above applies to it and any such determination remains in force , be treated for the purposes of this Part as eligible to be registered as a British fishing vessel . |
| 9 | No , but what I have done is to give you my expert opinion that any developments within the conservation area er within the D thirty nine part of the conservation area would be likely to be destructive of the character of the ancient part of the village . |
| 10 | Mill 's reply , in effect , was that the middle class , " the class which is universally described as both the most wise and the most virtuous part of the community " , would still dominate in a democracy , because : " Of the people beneath them , a vast majority would be sure to be guided by their advice and example . " |
| 11 | Discovery can be ordered before the commencement of such proceedings against a person likely to be a party to the proceedings , and after the commencement of such proceedings against third parties , but not where compliance would be likely to be injurious to the public interest . |
| 12 | Therefore , vaccines that present HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins ( gp120 or gp 160 ) in their native form would be unlikely to be of clinical benefit to an HIV-infected individual . |
| 13 | There is , however , some American authority which suggests that if this case were being heard in the American courts the answer would be likely to be in favour of granting a declaration in these circumstances : see In re A.C. ( 1990 ) 573 A.2d 1235 , 1240 , 1246–1248 , 1252 . |
| 14 | I was told early on that it was possible that your Royal Highness would be able to be there and indeed you were and it gave us all one of the most unforgettable nights . |
| 15 | ‘ If a person presenting or directing the performance is not shown to have intended to stir up racial hatred , it is a defence for him to prove — ( a ) that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the performance would involve the use of the offending words or behaviour , or ( b ) that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the offending words or behaviour were threatening , abusive or insulting , or ( c ) that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the circumstances in which the performance would be given would be such that racial hatred would be likely to be stirred up . ’ |
| 16 | So far as the performer is concerned , he has the defence that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that a programme involving the use of the offending material would be included in a cable broadcast , or that the circumstances in which such material was included would be such that racial hatred would be likely to be stirred up . |
| 17 | If the creditor makes application for time to be extended , the trustee would be entitled to be heard . |
| 18 | The loco would be able to be driven from a cab at either end , and two or more units could be coupled in multiple and controlled from one cab , as with present-day diesels . |