Example sentences of "[vb past] that [pron] would be [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As a young man , David Gower prophesied that he would be England captain by the age of 25 .
2 Tom Williams , Labour Member for the constituency in which the colliery was situated , announced that it would be folly to continue the debate , and the dispute , perhaps not a very difficult one in any event , got itself settled .
3 She believed that there would be changes , a new cycle of prosperity , Mussolini will fall .
4 Police on the scene predicted that it would be months before the capital 's vital traffic gateway to the north was back to normal .
5 Although he indicated that there would be help for those on low incomes , doubt was sown by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury , Michael Portillo , in the Commons on Wednesday and the indication was that compensation would be confined to benefits being upgraded in line with inflation .
6 It implied that there would be ways of modifying it , just as peripheral transmission at ganglia could be blocked by methonium compounds and transmission at certain nerve endings by beta-blockers ( see Chapter 12 ) .
7 These showed that the fact that space-time was curved in on itself implied that there would be singularities , places where space-time had a beginning or an end .
8 Answering a questionnaire drawn up by Labour MP Alun Michael , Shadow Minister for Home Affairs , Mr White confessed that there would be problems finding alternative sources of local funding .
9 Going back to the early thoughts of the RHA on the matter in the mid-1970s , it had been recognized that the reduction in the hospital populations meant that there would be competition for any savings between the hospitals themselves and district services .
10 Sam could not see exactly what they were , but he knew that they would be lions with their heads between their paws .
11 His nickname , his flattened nose , a crossed scar like an emblem beside one eyebrow had all been won honourably , in and out of the ring , and whatever suspicions he might have about the feelings — even about the suitability for the present assignment — of Denis Hurley , sitting back-to-back with him on the cart , he knew that he would be man enough for anything , his nerve would not fail .
12 He thought that it would be Tessa who 'd yell , so he 'd already put a hand across her mouth .
13 But we have n't actually had a set amou , although they said that there would be money coming
14 He said that there would be preference funding for smallholdings .
15 Does the Secretary of State recall that , earlier this year , when he was talking about the increase in BR 's external financing , he said that there would be £70 million more for safety matters ?
16 It regretted that there would be job losses in both cases , at Redheugh adolescent unit at Kilbirnie , Ayrshire , and Methlan Park Eventide Home at Clydeshore Road , Dumbarton .
17 She calculated that there would be time for a quick dip before afternoon tea , which Juliette normally served at a quarter to four .
18 He conceded that there would be disputes with colleagues , but said : ‘ There are no quick fixes , and I will not be indulging in any quick fix .
19 Stephen considered that it would be rape where a woman 's permission was ‘ extorted by force or fear of immediate bodily harm . ’
20 Evidently unabashed at the ideological implications of his re-orientation , Sope in July 1990 predicted an opposition victory in the 1991 general election and suggested that he would be Deputy Prime Minister in a government headed by UMP leader Maxim Carlot .
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