Example sentences of "[conj] would [not/n't] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An attempt to clarify the position as to what works would or would not be affected by the ban had further confused the issue . |
| 2 | Although the Scottish Office would not say how far supplies exceeded MACs for lead , at least 17 schemes were in progress to reduce lead in water that would not be completed until as late as 1992 . |
| 3 | In this way , they are led to pursue goals that would not be achieved by leaving the activity to the private enterprise sector . |
| 4 | In turn , this can lead to an acceptance of physical ill-health that would not be tolerated by younger people . |
| 5 | The sort of affair that would not be tolerated now that he held the stewardship of the Service . |
| 6 | After all , I do n't remember seeing anything posted to the list that would not be accepted by TSB . |
| 7 | Structural geomorphology is still sometimes allied with the study of landscape evolution and Ollier ( 1981 ) , in a view that would not be supported by all geomorphologists , has contended : |
| 8 | Yet during family sessions , feelings can rise so quickly that very damaging statements can be made , which may be frank and honest but have a destructive meaning or impact that would not be intended in calmer and more reasonable moments . |
| 9 | And so , as the fighting at Verdun was reaching a climax of frightfulness , the continuance of both the war and the battle was assured by a firmness on the home fronts of the adversaries that would not be seen again . |
| 10 | Fatal accidents involving motor vehicles rose from 373 in 1909 to 1,154 in 1913 and to 2,010 in 1920 ; in 1926 road deaths rose to 4,886 and to 7,300 in 1934 — a figure that would not be reached again until the early 1960s . |
| 11 | Sometimes the court will assess damages on the basis of the " wasted capital expenditure " ( ie that part of the expenditure that would not be recovered on a resale in the open market ) . |
| 12 | Shortly after , one man developed symptoms that would not be expected from exposure to sulphur hexafluoride : he coughed up bloodstained fluid and doctors diagnosed fluid on the lungs . |
| 13 | It is not simply that a large number of multiply-deprived people live in the urban cores ( Hall and Laurence , 1981 ) ; there are individuals and households where this applies , but highest unemployment rates are frequently encountered in areas of new public housing that would not be identified as inadequate in census surveys . |
| 14 | I try and make women 's history clearer , because obviously they 've done history A level so they 've probably learnt about wars and all the male sort of things , so what women were doing and thinking and the way in which that has been suppressed ; as much as possible I like to teach by not putting very much of what I think across but trying to get other people to produce it … also encouraging them to share as an experience and personal responses and talking about things one would n't normally talk about in the department , the emotional side of things , in quotes ‘ irrational ’ , ‘ intuitive ’ and all of that , and valuing that … try and make it a space where people can say whatever they want to say ; I suppose value things that would not be valued elsewhere . |
| 15 | Yet ironically , very often the hospitals provide a density of building on a particular site that would not be permitted by planners nowadays . |
| 16 | It was a prosperous community : going to America was a big step to take , and one that would not be taken by people with prospects at the top of English society unless they were going out to fill a government post , but for anyone else it was likely to lead to a higher standard of living than could reasonably be expected in Britain . |
| 17 | North sea operators are given dispensations , not only when there are equivalent or higher alternative arrangements in place but in some cases when it is well known to the authorities that the platforms are operating at a level that would not be allowed if they were completely new platforms . |
| 18 | Knew a fellow somewhere in Evy that would n't be seen dead holding a black Polled cattle , so er he er came along to me with er farmer 's weekly , and a black Polled cow on it , and gave me a photograph of this man . |
| 19 | His mouth closed swiftly over her anguished lips , to reassure her that his need was real and would n't be snatched away from her in a punishing gesture . |
| 20 | Pardy had almost admitted that he knew that — but had stopped just short and would n't be fooled into such a damning admission now . |
| 21 | She was suddenly far too aware that they were alone and would n't be disturbed until morning , too aware that the man whose overpowering masculine strength filled the room was her husband and had certain rights , too aware that the last frail layer of her protective façade had been shattered forever when she had wept in his arms and let him comfort her . |
| 22 | And would n't be moved . |
| 23 | She was beginning to feel quite mournful when she remembered that Meredith was a Catholic and would n't be allowed in the church . |
| 24 | The paradox here is that this variable is very difficult to access and would not be accessed at all if our field methods and analytic methods were inadequate ; yet , the variation has strong social meaning within the community . |
| 25 | It is simply a mid-point on the range and would not be affected by changes in the minimum wage . |
| 26 | In his meeting with Anand on Sept. 22 , Chinese Premier Li Peng said that relations between the two countries were very good and had not and would not be affected by domestic changes in the two countries . |
| 27 | He said 75pc of cigarettes produced by Rothmans in Darlington went outside Europe and would not be affected by the ban . |
| 28 | He said 75pc of cigarettes produced by Rothmans in Darlington went outside Europe and would not be affected by the ban . |
| 29 | The theory of MCE is inadequately thought out and would not be supported in language learning fields . |
| 30 | She had ample power to stem the tide that ebbed enthusiastically out past the Needles , and would not be blown off course by the north-easterly wind . |