Example sentences of "[verb] would [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps more importantly , the total number of crimes committed would be of little interest because there is great variation in the meaning and significance of individual criminal acts . |
| 2 | It can be seen that any contractual remedy that P2 has would be against P1 . |
| 3 | The stuff Rufus wanted to know would be beyond the average reader 's comprehension . |
| 4 | The IMF cast doubt on budget expectations relating to inflation , forecast by the government to come down to 4.5 per cent but which the IMF believed would be at least 5.5 per cent , and on the ability of the government to cut public spending sufficiently . |
| 5 | When it came to the interview he was somewhat nervous and on the defensive ( not being an old hand at it ) , and while I did my best to make him feel at ease , I felt it incumbent to put questions about the Roman Catholic Church 's teachings on divorce , homosexuality , abortion , celibacy , etc. , the answers to which I believed would be of interest to Catholics and non-Catholics alike . |
| 6 | I hid it in my shirt pocket , which I believed would be like its warm nest . |
| 7 | Dick is a trespasser and any duty owed would be under the 1984 Act . |
| 8 | In any event he came to see me and we discussed the matter , and I said exactly that to him : that if he had appealed to the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary , it seemed to me a very remote prospect that anything I could do would be of the slightest effect . |
| 9 | He had hoped that the new journey he had made would be to freedom , back to his beloved homesite and his parents . |
| 10 | There would probably be some results , but they would probably be somewhat superficial , and the knowledge gleaned would be of a general rather than a specific nature . |
| 11 | Well I did bother to ask who you 'd thought would be in the flat , you said Mrs Mr . |
| 12 | ‘ What I 'd like would be for him to go back to that first wife of his . ’ |
| 13 | All that could be agreed would be to loan trained men for a specific operation . |
| 14 | The showmen hated those whom the Cinematograph Year Book always described as ‘ the Busybodies and Meddlers ’ and thought of their demands in terms of what the Bioscope referred to as ‘ Prussianism ’ but in order to keep control of their own industry the showmen accepted many of the standards of middle-class taste and insisted that what they would provide would be for the most part family entertainment . |
| 15 | The only way in which such communication could be measured would be by questionnaire . |
| 16 | There is , however , one way in which A's intentions can be given validity at least in part , and it was this route which was followed : the senate ruled that a provision of this sort could be interpreted as a trust on B to make over A 's estate to C. The wording A actually used would be along these lines : fidei tuae committo ut Titium heredem instituas . |
| 17 | It is believed that were the present definition broadened , the number affected would be between 10 000 and 100 000 , mostly male . |
| 18 | A reduction in the number of those resitting would be in the interests of both employers and students . |
| 19 | ‘ The easiest thing to do would be to piecemeal together a career of some commentating , corporation outings , being a spokesperson , doing a little bit of the tennis politics , doing some coaching for the USTA . |
| 20 | I am perfectly prepared to accept six set back , the thing to do would be to probably to separate the six , and six and a new seven . |
| 21 | but should you have , should you have doubts about that my Lord then er what we urged your Lordship to do would be in your judgment er to include a consideration of the strength of the case er your Lordship is seized of the matter now , if your Lordship er considers that there are issues of law which require clarification from the European court of justice and in competition cases all the European court candid on references is to give guidance on questions of law , your Lordship identifies questions of law which need to be i which need to be resolved and you think that it is the most appropriate course to refer a question , then we would ask that your Lordship consider in the interim the position of the , the Lloyds Act clauses there are sort to be challenged by the defences because it will be |
| 22 | This looks like a case of a random example ; for the only problem it could create would be by failing to fall within a category of admissible wordings . |
| 23 | If war and destruction were to break loose , the small landlords with property easily burnt would be among the first to suffer . |
| 24 | How much are you saying would be in the Greater York area in your district ? |
| 25 | Erm one possible way round the I suppose would be for the county council to amend the explan explanatory memorandum er as a matter of urgency and to bring forward in it er or or at least to acknowledge some of the the matters that have been raised . |
| 26 | This is a national resource and prisoners are sent here who staff believe would be at risk of violence ( because of their offence ) in a normal prison setting , or whose fear of violence has led them , themselves , to request such a transfer . |
| 27 | Our advise would be to first speak to your accountants who would be able to talk you through the various options which are : |
| 28 | As the house becomes more and more popular , we are attracting quite a select clientele — some of whom I feel would be on yours and every other society guest list . " |
| 29 | But to be paid for playing — well , that 's something that I do n't think would be to the overall benefit of the games . ’ |
| 30 | They were arguing about whose fingernails were longest , thinnest and sharpest and thought that the only way to see would be by testing them on each other 's bony arms . |