Example sentences of "would be [vb pp] [adv] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then came the announcement that a further set of specimen questions would be sent out to primary schools in September . |
| 2 | ‘ Places like Ayr , Largs and Helensburgh which currently have trains until late at night and weekends would be cut down to peak-hour commuter services because they are the only ones that make money . |
| 3 | Where it was found that middle peasants had been encroached upon , where it was found that middle peasants had been dispossessed erm that position would be rectified and that would be given back to middle peasants . |
| 4 | Under the terms of the truce and the modifications agreed to it on 27 June , the siege of Quimperlé would be lifted , Duke John would withdraw his army from Brittany , Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte would be handed over to papal mediators who would deliver it to the King of France when the truce expired , and the English would receive 40,000 francs in compensation . |
| 5 | Having learnt its worst fears were about to be realised , that it would be handed over to Chinese rule in 1997 without external protections or guarantees , it immediately put the best possible face on its situation . |
| 6 | By merging rural district councils with nearby urban districts and county councils with county boroughs , it was widely believed that not only was administration bound to become even more remote , but that the control of rural affairs would be handed over to urban interests with no understanding of agriculture and the ways of the countryside . |
| 7 | Pinochet also claimed no direct knowledge of events at Pisagua and there were widespread fears that the case would be handed over to military jurisdiction . |
| 8 | Only the Maronites felt able to drink from the cup of French tutelage and even they quickly found that the chalice contained a special , colonial poison , the effects of which would be passed on to future generations ; for by adding such large areas of Muslim Syria to the new ‘ Lebanon ’ , the French ensured that the Christians ' precarious status as the largest religious community would — once the Muslim birthrate increased — be lost . |
| 9 | Over four years , Ukraine would receive 75,000 million cubic metres of gas and 50,000,000-70,000,000 tons of oil , some of which would be passed on to other European countries . |
| 10 | Oh , a at nineteen forty eight they split up the electric supply and the three was nationalized and erm it , it just went out of the control of the local councils , it was government controlled then and there was a distinct possibility that the transport section would be sold off to private enterprise and the only private enterprise that was capable of taking over then was the Eastern Counties but erm I think the , the erm local council having had the transport under their wing for so many years , fought off that erm feeling and erm they kept with it and er , of course all the accountancy went to the Borough Treasurer and the certain members of clerks from the Borough Treasurers , which was at in those days , er seconded on to transport accounts . |
| 11 | But , in his report , Government inspector H Stephens says : ‘ The banging of car doors , the starting of engines and the noise from car alarms would be introduced close to habitable rooms and adjacent to residents ’ gardens which might normally be expected to be both peaceful and quiet . ’ |
| 12 | The notepaper is topped with an authentic Buckingham Palace crest and details about the attitude of the princess would be known only to close friends and aides . |
| 13 | If he had been born in Australia or Lithuania or even Manchester , Sheikh al Hassan could have ejected his minion on to the street in the sure knowledge that it would be put down to robust good humour . |
| 14 | In a nasty , but highly entertaining tirade , one of the more perceptive remarks was that if it was n't for The Wedding Present , Ukrainian music would be confined solely to Blue Peter specials ; surely one of the main reasons the band did it in the first place . |
| 15 | Loss-making state enterprises would be obliged to enter the market ; impediments to the development of the market would be removed , including those for stocks and bonds ; and more areas would be opened up to foreign trade and investment . |
| 16 | In 1932 , amid growing fears that English players would be lured away to foreign shores , the rumour circulated that the Parisians had made an offer for David Jack . |
| 17 | The cow would be brought in to live in the far end of the hut when the weather finally broke ; they 'd all keep each other warm . |