Example sentences of "would be [pron] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , if the material is commonplace , there would be nothing to stop an ex-employee deriving the same or similar material again as long as he did not simply copy his employer 's material . |
| 2 | When the star had exhausted its nuclear fuel , there would be nothing to maintain the outward pressure , and the star would begin to collapse because of its own gravity . |
| 3 | If there were no House of Lords , there would be nothing to prevent a majority in the Commons from postponing an election by extending Parliament beyond the limit of five years . |
| 4 | However , there would be nothing to prevent an employer from requiring disabled applicants to submit to a more extensive medical examination than others . |
| 5 | Suspension : If dirt was merely broken up into small particles cleaning would not necessarily be able to take place as there would be nothing to prevent the dirt reforming and re-attaching to a surface . |
| 6 | Except that if they moved away , there would be nothing to hinder the army couched over the river from crossing and flinging their full weight against Scone before his own men from the south could arrive . |