Example sentences of "would [not/n't] be the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a meeting in Bath ( UK ) on Sept. 5 , EC Economy and Finance Ministers and central bank governors reaffirmed their agreement of Aug. 28 that a change in the present structure of central rates " would not be the appropriate response to the current tensions in the EMS " , declared that they stood ready to intervene to counter tensions in the exchange markets , and also welcomed the fact that the Bundesbank ( the German central bank ) in present circumstances had no intention to increase German interest rates . |
| 2 | If Tim were guilty and told her so , he would not be the first person who had admitted a crime to a journalist . |
| 3 | ‘ If I was coming home tired , ’ said Whatham , ‘ a play by a dissident Czech playwright would not be the first programme I would turn on . |
| 4 | A Family Division lawyer remarked last night : ‘ The Duke of York would not be the first husband to be enraged by a photograph of a man lying on top of his wife . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that it would not be the first inspector 's decision that took some time to see the light of day once it had been referred to a Department . |
| 6 | It would not be the first time that it had done so . |
| 7 | It would not be the first time that a ‘ bad cold ’ has referred to a political chill rather than a runny nose . |
| 8 | I pause to observe that this would not be the first time that , in this field , Parliament has conferred on the English court a jurisdiction of unlimited territorial application . |
| 9 | It would not be the first time that a Court sorcerer had been lured away from the strong pure magic of Ireland and sworn allegiance to the Dark Realm . |
| 10 | Might he not be playing a far deeper game although not a new one , since it would not be the first time that the man who hatched the plot and encouraged others most ardently to join it , should be the very one to turn his fellow conspirators over to the magistrates . |
| 11 | If the proposals for electoral reform across the European union had occurred , this debate would not be taking place , boundaries would not be the relevant issue and a common electoral system would mean that the citizens of the European community could be properly represented as a whole . |
| 12 | He had known that the death of William Egan would not be the only death . |
| 13 | He was already aware of the possibility of situations in which approval would not be the automatic outcome of such visits , and indeed the CNAA had already , as a result of institutional visits , imposed stern conditions to be met in some instances if approval was to be continued . |
| 14 | But this would not be the ordinary way . |
| 15 | But this would not be the cheapest option . |
| 16 | It would not be the main top , but a consolation prize . |
| 17 | It would not be the national team if there were not a conundrum somewhere and Roxburgh will resist any clamour for the Jess generation to stage a youthful revolution . |
| 18 | A society of extreme altruists , each devoting most of his attention to the welfare of others , would not be the ideal community it might seem ; since each would be poor in self-awareness , he would be still less aware of the actual needs of those he was trying to benefit . |
| 19 | Rossendale Group 's chairperson Kate Conbay-Greenwood said she ‘ realised that this would not be the easiest area of Amnesty 's work to publicise , but that should n't deter us from truing to raise awareness ( of Jehovah 's Witnesses in Greece ) . ’ |
| 20 | Without these two crucial procedures Champagne would not be the sophisticated product it is today , yet we can not trace the precise date when they first occurred , nor identify any particular person responsible for their innovation . |
| 21 | Without the relational property of being on the mat at a particular time the cat would not be the ontological individual it is . |
| 22 | If you did n't have our full confidence then you would n't be the front runner on our star programme . |
| 23 | And it would n't be the greatest shock if Bowe proved me wrong by recording a knockout as fast as Lewis 's at Earl 's Court . |
| 24 | ‘ And he would n't be the first man to become deeply jealous when he sees another man apparently usurping his role as a father . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Would n't be the first time your husband 's come back when you did n't expect him , would it ? ’ |
| 26 | It would n't be the first time . |
| 27 | There were questions he still needed to ask and it would n't be the first time that he had taken advantage of tiredness or grief . |
| 28 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |
| 29 | It would n't be the first time Littlewoods had copied a successful high street idea . |
| 30 | It would n't be the first time . |