Example sentences of "would [be] [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Now I 've had two of those rest days prior to all this so I would be owed a fortnight 's holiday pay plus three rest days .
2 Now , on the chaise to Banff , Boswell planned with Johnson that they would regenerate the University of St Andrews according to the abilities or conceits of the Club members , each of whom would be granted a Faculty or two .
3 Between 1337 and 1353 the tax on wool formed part of a series of schemes under which the king attempted to establish a body of powerful and wealthy merchants who would be granted a monopoly in the purchase and export of wool in return for making loans to the king which would be repaid from the maltote , the export tax on wool .
4 Around her neck would be placed a bib of gold which reached to her waist .
5 If you were a girl Wolf Cub you would be called a Louvette .
6 To a very large extent , Hound Tor represents the archetypal hamlet described by Harald Uhlig as representing the original west European type of settlement — what would be called a drubbel in Germany or claehan on the Celtic fringes — a hamlet inhabited by relatives , working the land together .
7 The Earl of Bothwell , nephew of the earl who had done James 's mother so much harm , was what today would be called a tearaway : he revelled in leading Border raids , once broke into the Edinburgh Tolbooth to free one of his men from custody , and was widely believed to hold the office of chief warlock to various covens of witches .
8 No , the girl would be taught a lesson .
9 About a year before I left it was all discussed when I would be made a partner along with one or two other people who were being brought through .
10 The Sheikha would know what she could spend on gifts for her prospective daughter-in-law ; the son would be given a budget for his bride house .
11 He would sometimes be slapped with a hand on the bottom , and very occasionally would be given a clip around the ear by Mr Roberts .
12 He would sometimes be slapped with a hand on the bottom , and very occasionally would be given a clip around the ear by Mr Roberts .
13 He was n't sure that he would be given a chance to hold on to his wife .
14 At meal times the children would make a line and wait at one end of the room , where a table had been placed , there they would be given a helping of that day 's menu .
15 The judgement on whether the consequences were acceptable was clearly left to the negotiators : all that had been done was to remove the uncertainty as to what the consequences would be given a set of grade boundaries , not to state whether any set of consequences was acceptable .
16 Each of these values would be given a weight of ¼ and the sum of these values would be the forecast .
17 ‘ Before this election , Chris Patten sent a note to departments about campaign plans and how Ministers would be given a theme every day .
18 ‘ I like the exercise and , besides , I have two friends down the road in a Land Rover , ’ I said , implying that I would be given a lift .
19 The two of them told me that no formalities were required , that I would simply be received in a small private room , and that there would even be the possibility that I would be given a glass of sherry — which presented some difficulty since I am teetotal .
20 He explained the procedure by which Balbinder would be given a place .
21 A new industrial relations court would be given a conciliation role with full powers of enforcement and damages , the right to take sympathy action would be restored , while secondary picketing would only be allowed where the second employer was directly assisting the first employer to frustrate the dispute .
22 Sugar , in his sworn statement , said : ‘ Venables said what usually happens is that people would meet Clough in a motorway cafe somewhere , and that Clough would be handed a bag of money . ’
23 ‘ He said what usually happens is that people would meet Clough in a motorway cafe somewhere , and that Clough would be handed a bag of money , ’ said Sugar .
24 ‘ He told me that what actually happened was that people would meet Mr Clough in a motorway service station and that Mr Clough would be handed a bag of money .
25 This latter would be handed a bus pass and a deck chair , and could pass the time wondering to their hearts ' content why the hell they were there .
26 Overall , Siemens AG was able to give little cheer to shareholders , and the shares were off 2.30 marks at 663.10 early yesterday after the company warned that it would be counted a success if 1992-93 profits were stable with last year — incoming orders in the first five months of this fiscal fell 2% , although it looks for a 4.7% rise for the full year ; group sales in the first five months rose 3% to the equivalent of about $18,500m .
27 When I moved to Gloucestershire in 1961 I was told by a neighbour to lie low and remember that , although the progeny of an adjacent county ( Worcestershire ) , I would be held a foreigner by Gloucestershire folk for at least 25 years .
28 The child would be allowed a sum of money to feed a family for a week .
29 The second cycle would consist of a year 's professional studies followed by a year as a ‘ licensed ’ teacher ( replacing the existing probationary year ) , after which students would be awarded a BA ( Ed ) .
30 You see , I would be teased a lot at school because I may not have been as quick as the others , but Bernard never joined in .
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