Example sentences of "would [adv] be [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of ( a ) it is likely that the retailer would replace the machine , but his obligation would only be to offer a discount on the price in view of the damaged surface . |
| 2 | I think to impose any other penalty upon him would merely be to exacerbate the situation . |
| 3 | The overall effect of PR would thus be to put an end to the worst features of adversary politics and its unfortunate consequences . |
| 4 | A more usual setup would probably be to fix the core in a horizontal position , aligned so that one pickup coil responds to the maximum horizontal component of the earth 's field , in which case the other would respond to the variations in declination or angular change in direction . |
| 5 | As was suggested in argument , that would indeed be to swallow the elephant and strain at the gnat . |