Example sentences of "would not be [adv] [verb] to " in BNC.

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1 This newly created honourary office carried with it ex officio membership of the executive committee so that , it was hoped Ayliffe 's years of experience would not be wholly lost to the Association by his decision not to offer himself for reelection as President .
2 However , an irregular inflection like sung would be listed , so that the lexical rule for the formation of the regular plural present tense would not be inappropriately applied to the base to give singed .
3 Cecilia thought this would not be much comfort to the relatives and friends of the waitress and the guest .
4 Lots of them do n't carry any radio at all and even those who do almost certainly would n't be permanently tuned to the distress frequency . ’
5 Remember to search in the Land Charges Department against the borrower , whether or not the title is registered , for possible bankruptcy , and also , for the same purpose , against any guarantor of the loan : a bankrupt surety would n't be much help to anyone .
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