Example sentences of "in a ideal [noun sg] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most people say that in an ideal world they would assume to be spending roughly double on entertainment of all kinds , compared with when they were working . |
| 2 | In an ideal world we would be recycling and re-using everything , but this is n't possible and we have a long way to go before we can turn all our waste into a resource . |
| 3 | He added : ‘ Of course , in an ideal world we should have preferred to have passports for all British nationals in Hong Kong . ’ |
| 4 | In an ideal world it would be wonderful to have two or three experienced teachers working together with one class . |
| 5 | What does remain to be done ( although in an ideal world it will already have been settled ) is to record the terms upon which the members have entered into their partnership , and ironically that will involve particular consideration of what is to happen when the partnership comes to an end . |
| 6 | Obviously , in an ideal world you 'd have a different spanner for every nut , but for the time being a couple of adjustable spanners will come in very handy ( you need two because often you will have to grip a nut as well as a bolt ) . |
| 7 | In an ideal world you 'd have sufficient troops of each type to pick the perfect force for facing any particular enemy . |
| 8 | In the words of a single 19-year-old trainee pilot : ‘ In an ideal world you 'd be able to meet someone at a bus-stop , go for a drink , take them home and bonk their brains out — and then go home to your girlfriend for dinner . ’ |
| 9 | In an ideal world I would also like to see the Campaign I support and represent cease to accept cash inducements from the institutions it attacks while paying lip service to valid campaigning issues . |
| 10 | ‘ In an ideal world I would win the crown against the best fighter , the champion , but that does not look likely and I 'm saddened by it . ’ |
| 11 | In an ideal world I would have far more bogwood than even the extended budget allows , but I expect this could be remedied over the ensuring months . |
| 12 | Now in order to make a prediction of what say what 's going to happen this year I would have to know the state of the system of the ocean and the atmosphere on January first and in order to do that in an ideal world I would have a tremendous amount of data about the ocean and about the atmosphere and be able to put it into this model but this data , by and large , does n't exist . |
| 13 | That stance was supported by the university 's rector , the rock musician Donnie Munro , who said that although in an ideal world he would hope such a sale would not be necessary , there may be little alternative . |