Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the electrons would either escape from the atom altogether or would spiral into the nucleus . |
| 2 | Both the State and the family would like to avoid this happening , and a fiscal package is being put together that would enable the huge death duties owing to be paid off partly in kind . |
| 3 | Proposals to curb litter and waste did not go far enough and would land local authorities with extra bills but no additional resources . |
| 4 | If that were all Olson were saying , then it would be reasonable enough and would provide an interesting basis for historical study of the reasons for specific literacy practices in specific cultures . |
| 5 | I also wish to renew the suspension for something slightly better and would like to know what one you recommend and how easy it is to fit . |
| 6 | But even the happiness Mother and Father felt at being able to live together under the same roof at last was tinged with sadness , because they both liked Stainmore very much and would have preferred to stay in the area . |
| 7 | The BA hopes to produce the directory annually and would welcome suggestions for new entries , corrections or additions by 28th February , with the incentive of a draw for a bottle of champagne . |
| 8 | Edward assured her that he also desired to speak with Philip personally and would arrange a meeting ( 7 April 1304 ) . |
| 9 | It was planned that the new accommodation would be furnished very basically and would offer at minimum charge , a camp bed or mattress , blankets , and basic cooking facilities on production of the membership card of a central organization . |
| 10 | It had brought them together and would drive them apart . |
| 11 | No doubt it would not be beyond the wit of nature to join up the cellulose molecules sideways with primary chemical bonds so that it would be thoroughly tied together and would have much the same strength in every direction . |
| 12 | most were set by several … [ and ] although one compositor might set a whole book , he would not normally be working on that book alone but would intersperse work on other jobs when it was called for … |
| 13 | Sankey ( the Lord Chancellor ) and J. H. Thomas survived longer than would have been likely had they been Conservatives . |
| 14 | The other two slept in a room above and would hear them if they called . |
| 15 | Then he would go downstairs and would put on the kettle ; at 7.15 he would be ready to leave the house . |
| 16 | At yesterday 's appeal hearing in Brno , a colleague of Mr Devaty , Jana Petrova , handed the judge a statement on his behalf which said that Mr Devaty did not regard his trial as just and would pursue his activities underground while the risk of punishment remained . |
| 17 | Neither names are registered as a trade mark ; in fact the names would be refused registration because they are too descriptive of computer retailing generally and would make it difficult for other traders to describe their business activities . |
| 18 | Thus , we could forecast that the prevalence curve was rising less steeply and would peak around 1988–9 . |
| 19 | This would allow the identification of implants that are doing badly and would allow individual units to compare their performance with national figures . |
| 20 | Indeed , that section is worded exceptionally widely and would empower the Secretary of State to undertake root-and-branch reforms of the whole process of transferring shares , whether or not these were listed on an exchange . |
| 21 | She would look all right and would throw herself into the dancing with undisciplined enthusiasm . |
| 22 | These above-average profits depended to some extent on the Company 's political influence in England ; in India it was not powerful enough to control the market , but its charter gave it a monopoly in England which let it push prices up further than would have been practicable if non-members of the Company ( denounced as ‘ interlopers ’ ) had been able to import cotton goods into England freely . |
| 23 | THE mother of a 16-year-old girl murdered 11 years ago sought a High Court ruling yesterday that would let her bring a civil damages action against two men she alleges were responsible . |
| 24 | Clearly if , if the fines were more that would help , but I do think now because of the consciousness of the general public and because of the involvement of the media in , in the environment , er that firms are not keen and the third parties , whoever they may be , are not keen to be fined in court for pollution , because public opinion is such that it 's very much disapproved of . |
| 25 | Anticoagulant poisons , poisons affecting the blood system , do not act quickly and would allow time for the ferret to resurface long before suffering any ill effects . |
| 26 | The highly respected veteran Academician Dimitri Likhachev sent a telegram to the discussion , expressing his feelings : if this document becomes law , he vows to leave the country for ever and would appeal to the UN or UNESCO to take control of those State museums that are no longer able to protect and preserve their museum treasures . |
| 27 | Very often , even though the planes came back safely , there would be dead and injured on board , and sometimes a damaged aircraft would have been unable to release its bombs either over the target or in the North Sea on the way home and would have to land back at base with the bombs still on board . |
| 28 | Annette spent the intervening time with her son who had been made as comfortable as possible and she told him that she would stay with him until he went for the operation and would then go home but would return first thing in the morning . |
| 29 | The evidence shows that in many cases the minister of state has set a date for the first review later than would have been the case if he had adopted the views expressed by the judiciary . |
| 30 | ( N.B. The dealer would himself ring the client fifteen minutes later and would spin the following yarn : " I 've got just 5,000 shares left on my books . |