Example sentences of "a [noun] would [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Used in this way , a chart would probably be more effective because it may be larger and more easily seen at the back of the class . |
| 2 | Peculiars are by definition uncommon but they are worth searching for and if present in a case would strongly favour any remedies showing that same symptom . |
| 3 | The Ndorrobo were not allowed to own cattle so they had to hunt the unappetizing wild game , something a Masai would never do . |
| 4 | President , Congress , Conference I know we will all welcome all the pressure that we can be brought to this government and its pursuit of policies if that 's the right world , policies that do n't have a direction would just have them from one crisis to another . |
| 5 | This does not mean , however , that a taxpayer would necessarily be without remedy in such a situation . |
| 6 | Innocent 's imposition of an interdict was parried by the archbishop of Toledo who argued that such a sentence would only encourage heresy and the Muslims , but Innocent did not stop trying to break the marriage . |
| 7 | A criminal court which admitted such a defence would never hear the end of it . |
| 8 | However , at this time of night most people would be asleep , and a response would only be felt in the cold light of day . |
| 9 | Such a measure would normally require independent shareholder approval but the exchange has waived this . |
| 10 | Such a measure would also protect the position of the private individual , since the Convention gives rights to privacy , to marry and found a family , to practice religion . |
| 11 | During the talks the Unionist leaders argued hard for a reintroduction of internment , but the SDLP suggested that such a measure would only alienate the Catholic minority in the province . |
| 12 | Many Serbs believe that such a concession would soon lead to a demand for secession . |
| 13 | Such a description would presumably fit London as well , especially the areas of Caribbean settlement . |
| 14 | The feeling of disillusion is indeed partly the result of the misplaced optimism and exaggerated claims of some of the pioneers : the belief was sometimes encouraged in the past that feeding data into a computer would automatically solve a scholar 's problems . |
| 15 | A computer would therefore come within the meaning of product but computer software will be outside the scope of this part of the Act . |
| 16 | A donation would therefore be much appreciated — £12 could cover the RNLI 's costs . |
| 17 | A skin would normally live at home . |
| 18 | A psychoanalyst would perhaps say that we learn to deny ourselves this satisfaction in favour of more sublimated pleasures . |
| 19 | The fact that he forbade an official biography — as early as 1925 , he had decided that he did not want one — has suggested to many people that such a biography would necessarily be of a scandalous nature . |
| 20 | ‘ Landing face down in the bottom of a boat would hardly be the way to win the heart of the woman you love . |
| 21 | Such a characterization would certainly not fit B T as we have it , nor any of the various plans leading up to it . |
| 22 | Such a result would almost certainly put Mr Kinnock in Downing Street at the head of a minority government . |
| 23 | Now to extrapolate from this example to a general argument that familiarity of a subject is a disadvantage would clearly be absurd . |
| 24 | But Peter had insisted on giving her the earrings as an engagement present , with the promise that a ring would soon follow . |
| 25 | A chef would never leave a kitchen with food out on the worktops at the end of the day , and front desk is always tidied at the end of a shift , but how many managers do more than simply turn off the computer and go home at the end of a session with their spreadsheet or word processor ? |
| 26 | Hilda Schiff points out that such a methodology would considerably stabilize the teaching of English in that students could then be expected to " master " an identifiable body of knowledge . |
| 27 | Any self-respecting Christian arriving on a time-warp would immediately feel at home . |
| 28 | Trainee dealers put on debt collecting for more than a day or two at a stretch would often walk out of Harvard from sheer boredom and frustration . |
| 29 | In the American context Wade asks how politically realistic it is to assume that a President would willingly preside over an ‘ overtly contentious and competitive bureaucracy ’ . |
| 30 | Normally a claim for the loss of a wallet or a purse would also be received . |