Example sentences of "would then " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you sure you 're being realistic ? ’ she would say , and the conversation would then cease . |
| 2 | Limewashing began in October and all the houses had to be finished by the end of February , as many would then have the heat turned up to set their inmates into growth . |
| 3 | It is for this reason that any unused ‘ B ’ solution must never be returned to the original container , as it would then destabilise the contents which , in a sealed container without a vented cap , could cause the container to burst , and with a vented cap the solution would eventually become ineffective . |
| 4 | With the stickback style , however , it is only necessary to curve the top piece ; the sticks would then position themselves into a curve , even from a straight base . |
| 5 | Housing benefit would then pay their rent and 80% of their community charge . |
| 6 | But I am also attracted by Graff 's suggestion that those who favoured a ‘ literary ’ , aesthetic , affective way of reading would then experience the satisfaction of working against the prevailing grain . |
| 7 | The Shias of the south , the Sunnis of Sidon and Tripoli , would not only oppose such a state , but produce more children than the Maronites , who would then be a minority in the country they had created . |
| 8 | During a debate on the dispute at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton yesterday , Steve Gazzard , an ambulance worker , said that by allowing arbitration , ministers would then ‘ repay their debt ’ to ambulancemen called in after the bombing during the Tory party conference which was held in the town in 1984 . |
| 9 | We could all fly to Paris in perfect safety if we were prepared to pay £1,000 for a ticket , since we would then travel with the same cast-iron safety precautions as do heads of state . |
| 10 | But if individual membership doubled — in line with Labour 's 1991 campaign target — the proportions would shift dramatically : union voting strength would then be reduced to 55 per cent , with constituency parties having a 45 per cent share . |
| 11 | It has been suggested that the club would pay Knighton £1m as compensation , which would then be added to the price-tag Midani would put on the Edwards stake . |
| 12 | The pound would then no longer be an isolated currency , to which greater risk attaches , necessitating a premium rate of return to induce people to hold it . |
| 13 | These students would then , no doubt , be accused of depriving immigrants of their sole source of livelihood . |
| 14 | We would then organise the party along the lines of other large events such as pop concerts or sports meetings , in co-operation with the police . |
| 15 | ‘ The full credibility of its strategy would then be enhanced . |
| 16 | Snow Bride , who finished three-lengths second to Aliysa , would then be declared the winner and she should consolidate her enormous value as a broodmare by taking today 's Princess Royal Stakes . |
| 17 | Labour would then benefit from the extra coverage given to the incumbent government . |
| 18 | Nations , and perhaps humanity itself , would then be seen to owe their survival to their follies , or at least to an appropriate dilution of rationality with pretence and self-deception . |
| 19 | It would then whoosh straight off to the central cashiers ' office . |
| 20 | But the ratio would then fall sharply in the second and third decades of the twenty-first century . |
| 21 | ‘ As a starting point we would like to see some sort of voluntary test similar to the German system which would then give anglers a discount on the cost of a licence if they passed , ’ added Robin . |
| 22 | He imagined labour as it would be , had it not been formulated by capitalism , and say that it would then be merely an aspect of the total business of living , unseparated from such activities as recreation , consumption , family life : that it would be just part of existence . |
| 23 | The cars would then be rebuilt . |
| 24 | The extra revenue would then be spent on public transport . |
| 25 | Vehicles would then drive off , up the roller trackway Which had been laid like a silver ribbon across the soft shingle of the beach , and formed up in marshalling areas before moving on to their destination . |
| 26 | The miller would then deduct a proportion of the grain in payment for his services . |
| 27 | If the fashion industry responded by establishing better links through design and manufacturing to the high street , it would then be able to provide the customer with a more individual product . ’ |
| 28 | It would then be up to the US and Canada to decide whether they want to face towards the Atlantic or Pacific — or be caught between two great trading oceans . |
| 29 | Traditionally , computer manufacturers have used proprietary software to ‘ lock in ’ users , who would then find it impossible or prohibitively expensive , to move their applications to other manufacturers ' machines — or even , in IBM 's case , different machines from the same manufacturer . |
| 30 | ‘ I said that if I was turfed out by the trade union vote I would see Neil Kinnock and we would then both issue a statement afterwards , ’ he said . |