Example sentences of "would [be] [vb pp] a " 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 | The EFTA countries , the richest countries in Europe as a group , would be granted a privileged relationship in return for a full share in the burden of supporting the economic development of Eastern and Southern Europe . |
| 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 | On the other hand , they would have been inspired by the promise that they , as loyal adherents of the Messiah , would be granted a unique recompense for their fidelity and for any suffering they had incurred . |
| 5 | Moreover he persuaded his father to agree that if the terms imposed on the rebels last summer were not acceptable to them now — as obviously they were not — then they would be granted a fresh hearing in the King 's court . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Around her neck would be placed a bib of gold which reached to her waist . |
| 8 | The latter would be called a subjective budget and would list items in headings such as buildings , staff , rent , rates , capitation , in terms of the total spent in each category , rather than show how part of each category related to a particular programme . |
| 9 | Their position , one might conjecture , is characterized by what in psychiatric circles would be called a ‘ double-bind ’ , woven out of these underlying beliefs : |
| 10 | The dominant families of the other papers had what now would be called a low profile too . |
| 11 | When it was clear that Henry was outraged and in a mood for immediate retaliatory action , James decided on what in current jargon would be called a pre-emptive strike . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | If you were a member of a French all-girl Pack you would be called a Jeanette . |
| 14 | If you were a girl Wolf Cub you would be called a Louvette . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | In other time management systems this sort of thing would be called a key results area , erm , you know , it , it 's that kind of thing . |
| 17 | The statistic would be called a five-quarter centred moving average . |
| 18 | No , the girl would be taught a lesson . |
| 19 | I 'm sure once people realise what smashing dogs they are , lots more Greyhounds would be assured a happy retirement — instead of being abandoned , exported or used for experimentation . |
| 20 | For once some contributions to her funds were assured , since delegates would be charged a small fee for their food and lodging . |
| 21 | Our working relationship , I am sure , would be made a great deal easier . ’ |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | If the shares fell below the 600p price the offer would be declared a ‘ flop ’ even though all the money is safely secured due to ‘ underwriting ’ by the big institutional investors . |
| 24 | Mr Heseltine also defended Nigel Lawson 's decision to put interest rates up to 15 per cent , and hoped the Chancellor would be given a courteous reception when he addressed conference on Thursday . |
| 25 | The civilians would look after the waves of foreign investment lapping into Thailand , while the armed forces would retain their grip on many state-owned enterprises and would be given a free hand to run Thailand 's relations with its neighbours . |
| 26 | Each driver would be given a free monthly allowance , which a meter would debit electronically every time a driver entered or left a freeway . |
| 27 | ‘ Before this election , Chris Patten sent a note to departments about campaign plans and how Ministers would be given a theme every day . |
| 28 | He said she would be given a ‘ substantial four-figure sum ’ in compensation . |
| 29 | There would have to be extensive education within the movement : here the document indicated that social and economic agitation would be given a much higher priority than purely military activity : |
| 30 | ‘ 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 . |