Example sentences of "[noun pl] would [verb] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Altogether , EC farmers would lose nearly £3 billion ( $1.7 billion ) a year ; taxpayers and consumers would gain , between them , about £4.5 billion ; and Eastern Europe 's exporters would gain about £1.5 billion .
2 These waves would carry away energy and would cause the electrons to spiral into the nucleus , producing the collapse of the atom .
3 According to the region , removing the existing districts would save about £4.4 million a year , which is equivalent to a cut of £62 in the council tax .
4 A typical configuration supporting four technical people and 20 engineers would cost about $45,000 .
5 Reductions would affect especially artillery and anti-tank weapons , while procurement of naval vessels would be slowed .
6 They did , however , anticipate that boards would bring together people likely to have different views about the purposes of boards .
7 Jevons told last Friday 's Assembly of Welsh Counties social development committee at Caernarfon that the regulations would add nearly £2 million to his own department 's bill .
8 Mr Lilley says his changes would save about £180m in 1995–96 but he tells the Prime Minister that Mr Portillo wants him to go further in reducing spending .
9 Other work included gardening in the grounds , and in the summertime farmers would take away parties for pea-picking and potato-picking .
10 Altogether , EC farmers would lose nearly £3 billion ( $1.7 billion ) a year ; taxpayers and consumers would gain , between them , about £4.5 billion ; and Eastern Europe 's exporters would gain about £1.5 billion .
11 Interviews with 200 such customers would cost around £2,500 through a market research agency .
12 Even under the old Labour scheme somebody on £130 a week would pay £26 in national insurance — employers and employees contributions combined — whereas under the Conservative proposals somebody on the same earnings would pay only £19.24 .
13 Pensioners and the disabled had also benefitted from the Tories , he continued , claiming Labour 's proposals would cost over £10bn .
14 A very basic instrument consisting of five ranks of pipes on one manual and pedals would cost about £15,000 .
15 She inspected the rooms and found them perfectly tolerable and assured Wilson the ladies would require only coffee in the morning and would otherwise dine elsewhere .
16 The transport department estimates that a charge of about 1.5 pence a mile for cars and vans and 4.5 pence for other vehicles would divert about 10% of vehicle miles at peak periods .
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