Example sentences of "would be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Invisible , he would be seen ; unknown , he 'd be influential . |
| 2 | He says it 'd be devastating — we built the bungalow just 6 years ago and I 've built the farm up over the years and now it 's all going to go under water . |
| 3 | The only person I knew who 'd be helpful and objective and on my side was Eva . |
| 4 | So , for example , the lecture I 'm going to give you today is n't reflected at all in Arnold erm so er I think it 'd be helpful if I were to give you some indication of when there were and when there were n't . |
| 5 | ‘ No , well , if 'e was still alive , 'e 'd be 119 next month . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd be employing women for sewing . |
| 7 | You 'd be employing , you 'd be employing builders to come in and do it for you . |
| 8 | You 'd be employing , you 'd be employing builders to come in and do it for you . |
| 9 | Told you she 'd be pleased , did n't I ? ’ |
| 10 | He 's a good all-rounder and when he 's finished the tunnel he 'd be pleased to join the Bolshoi ballet as a roustabout . |
| 11 | There are no plans for future coffee mornings , although if there is a demand — and more help — I 'd be pleased to continue . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I 'd be pleased to provide any references you need , but may I suggest that you consider a little more before acting precipitately . |
| 13 | I 'd be pleased if you could print my full name and address so that S Brady ( or anyone else ) could confirm or extend my info on this subject . |
| 14 | A delighted Kiwomya said : ‘ I told the lads I 'd be pleased to get on the score sheet on my birthday , but to score a couple is unbelievable . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , I 'd be pleased to help wherever I can . ’ |
| 16 | Our Nancy might be only seventeen , but she 's already a full-growed woman to look at , and I know she 'd be pleased to be 'is wife , 'e 'd only 'ave to ask 'er , except 'e did say once that 'e 's waitin' a while before 'e gets married . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought you 'd be pleased to see me . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Oi 'd be pleased if you leave moy left harm hout o' it . |
| 19 | If that 's what 's going to happen I 'd be pleased to work for you . |
| 20 | ‘ I so hoped she 'd be pleased . ’ |
| 21 | You 'd be pleased . |
| 22 | ‘ He 'd be pleased to hear you say that . |
| 23 | ‘ We thought you 'd be pleased ! ’ she cried . |
| 24 | And so th union er er issued er er a a leaflet affair and said that they 'd be pleased to receive loans from any of the members . |
| 25 | I think that 's what I think , but I 'm not sure that if I 'd been born here I 'd be pleased to see me walking down the lane . |
| 26 | Right if Edie would n't mind doing that , we 'd be pleased . |
| 27 | Under Chambers 's auspices I 've prepared a questionnaire on ( intermediate ) learners ' dictionaries , along with a piece of sample text and a batch of parallel extracts from four other publishers ' dictionaries of about the same level , and I 'd be ever so grateful if I could send you about 10 of these sets to distribute amongst fellow teachers and some of the students , as you think fit ; and of course I 'd be pleased if you 'd answer one yourself . |
| 28 | ‘ I thought you 'd be pleased . ’ |
| 29 | Also , if you have any comments on the booklet or can think of ways that we might improve it , we 'd be pleased to hear from you . |
| 30 | ’ I 'd be pleased to meet your son , Mrs. Dow ’ I said . |