Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [pron] would [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British government 's programme for the development of renewable energy has been massively oversubscribed , with developers submitting applications for projects which would generate electricity well in excess of the government 's target . |
| 2 | The Bank 's commitment to fostering environmentally sound development projects was to be underscored by a pilot programme of concessional lending for projects which would yield benefits on matters of key international environmental concern , amounting to between $1,000 million and $1,200 million over the next three years . |
| 3 | When we asked buyers on your behalf , about products you would like Sainsbury 's to sell , we discovered all sorts of interesting things . |
| 4 | If people are leaving severed heads in fonts and monkeying about with regimental relics after hours they 'd need keys and naturally it 's awkward for Charles if … ’ |
| 5 | He refused to elaborate , but is known to have expressed dismay at a proposed increase in prize money for doubles which would give singles only a 70-30 advantage . |
| 6 | This , coupled with the rise of a narrower version of monetarism , was to clear the ground for a far more extreme school of macroeconomics which would make adherents to old style monetarism look like liberal wimps . |
| 7 | The talks had been undertaken by the English-speaking provinces with a view to agreeing a package of reforms which would induce Quebec to remain within the Canadian confederation . |
| 8 | McNealy has a menu of things he 'd like Noorda to do once he takes over . |
| 9 | If only you readers realised how difficult it is attempting to open envelopes without the gift of arms you 'd send postcards instead ! |
| 10 | The Scottish Office has said it would not allow schools with low rolls to opt out , but the parents claim they have enough schools ready to join in a rolling campaign of ballots which would delay closures by two years . |
| 11 | For weeks I would pull slivers of skin like rice-paper from the top of my head and my ears . ) |
| 12 | However , Denmark , Germany , the Netherlands and the UK , all of which derived substantial excise revenues from tobacco sales , objected to the ban and the Council of ( Health ) Ministers agreed in Luxembourg on June 6 to press for changes which would restrict publicity on a voluntary rather than a statutory basis . |
| 13 | Would it even matter , if this rabble of which he had himself once been a part , managed to get their vote and fill the House of Commons with men who would pass Factory Acts galore , including that damnable Ten Hours Bill of Richard Oastler 's , so that no man would be able to control his own affairs ? |
| 14 | Thirdly , the growth of computerisation within the organisation allied to the advent of newer technologies meant that the ICL 1900 series computers were being phased out and needed to be replaced with systems which would meet company needs through the 1980's . |
| 15 | It is possible that for brief periods during construction of the breakwater , barges or other vessels may need to moor in positions which would affect operation of the radar station . |
| 16 | ‘ Do you honestly believe I 'd be stupid enough to involve my employees in actions which would create talk and could damage the reputation of my company ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Some current proposals seem designed primarily as job-creation schemes for lawyers who would oust editors from their proper task of ensuring that the Code is observed . ’ |
| 18 | An example of such a calculation would be one which compared the images on the two retinas , and searched for differences which would provide information about relative distances . |
| 19 | The manner of the capitalization was that the shares would not be publicly quoted and dealt in like ones on the Stock Exchange , but would be offered to investors who would have faith that the company would grow and their shares would increase with it . |
| 20 | Little assembled a squad of 20 professionals , many on terms which would make Hartlepool blanch . |
| 21 | Johnson ( 1971 , p. 283 ) points out that , historically , the emphasis ‘ in Britain has been almost exclusively on procedures which would enable Parliament to exercise a post facto check on the manner in which monies had been spent for the purposes approved by ( but not proposed by ) Parliament ’ . |
| 22 | If the police were to open their vaults on footballers it would make Hercule Poirot . |
| 23 | The search continued for drugs which would relieve anxiety , although in the absence of good models , approaches were bound to be somewhat speculative , and good luck also played its part . |
| 24 | All insects are most active in summer ; though seldom apparent on cold , sunless days , those of the high tundra must be able to hunt , feed , evade predators and reproduce at temperatures which would immobilize species from lower latitudes . |
| 25 | It was recognized that a work of literature might employ , to advance its serious purpose , a style which resembled , or had the same effect as , the pornographer 's : here the jury was to be assisted to draw the line by experts who would offer judgments as to the degree of importance the article represented in its particular discipline . |