Example sentences of "would be [adj] [conj] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being a forward-thinking ‘ man of science ’ it seems highly probable that our present-day Darwin would be computer-literate and certainly a user of word processors . |
| 2 | It was argued that since any payment above the standard rent would be illegal and indeed a criminal offence under section 17 of that Act , the lease itself was unlawful and accordingly the agreement for commission fixed upon the amount of the rent stipulated in it was also illegal and irrecoverable . |
| 3 | I like to compare him with a footballing genius , putting through passes others are too slow to take , and making moves that would be brilliant if only the rules were different . |
| 4 | After all , of course , negotiations would be possible and already the French claimed that with an estimated eight to ten thousand dead , Vietminh resistance was weakening . |
| 5 | God knows what Pybus saw in him , because if you could buy skill Meek would be bankrupt and still a crap player . |