Example sentences of "it would be [adj] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought it would be useful to lay hands on the original tape — the conversation between Court and the American . ’ |
| 2 | Cases of the latter type , where the adjective is used only to aid identification and does not actually apply to the entity of the phrase , closely resemble the great bulk of noun + noun phrases in their structural value , examples such as : ( 11 ) army manoeuvres the piano factory a sea monster an angle bracket However , even among noun + noun phrases , certain specimens occur which are clearly analogous to the former type ; as in : ( 12 ) a doctor journalist ( or doctor-journalist ) Chancellor Kohl a bed-settee These would permit an affirmative answer to our diagnostic test , although normally it is necessary to allow a little leeway in the shape of an added determiner to allow for this requirement of English : ( 13 ) Maurice is a journalist and he is also a doctor 2.3 It would be useful to have names for the two types of adjectival use , and there are fortunately two terms available which fall in the right semantic area and which have not been pre-empted for any other widely accepted technical linguistic purpose . |
| 3 | Moreover the Livermore study concluded that it would be easy to adapt designs for tomorrow 's reactors so they could burn MOX exclusively — rather than a mixture , one-third MOX and two-thirds uranium , as is the practice today . |
| 4 | This argument is a weak one : there is no clear evidence that such phonetic differences exist , and even if there were such evidence , it would be easy to produce explanations for the differences that did not depend on phonemic analyses ( e.g. the position of the word boundary in ‘ watch apes ’ , ‘ what shapes ’ ) . |
| 5 | If the Revenue is unwilling to publish an annual list , the only practicable alternative is to base the charge on the cost of the car , since it would be burdensome to expect employers to work out this information for themselves . |
| 6 | Nevertheless it would be dangerous to assign laws to Asclepiodatus simply on the basis of his probable knowledge : the praeceptio of Chlothar II also shows signs of influence from Roman and Burgundian Law . |
| 7 | Official statistics have often been criticised for counting only the wait between first specialist consultation and treatment , although the department says it would be misleading to include patients before they have been fully assessed . |
| 8 | They argue , sensibly , that for this reason it would be ridiculous to find alternatives for the syllable ‘ man ’ in these words . |
| 9 | However , cost would preclude very frequent advertising via this particular medium , so for frequency of exposure it would be preferable to consider hoardings and transport advertisements ( eg as with the famous Guinness advertisements ) . |
| 10 | To avoid that possibility it would be right to give reasons in complex cases . |
| 11 | Presumably it would be necessary to ask questions like this : ‘ Would you say that the word ‘ chip ’ begins with one sound , like ‘ tip ’ and ‘ sip ’ , or with two sounds , like ‘ trip ’ and ‘ skip ’ ? ’ |
| 12 | Mrs said that quote , when the time comes that Mr and Mrs are unable to provide all or any of the care themselves , I consider that it would be appropriate to employ carers direct and not via an agency . |
| 13 | ‘ It would be sad to see sitcoms go , ’ he says , before heading into the night . |
| 14 | It would be presumptuous to assume fans switched allegiance overnight and started buying records by The Wedding Present instead of The Smiths . |
| 15 | For institutions offering a substantial programme of advanced work , it would be possible to submit estimates of expenditure through the local authorities for a programme of work three to five years ahead . |
| 16 | But the prison Governor says it would be possible to take tests onb a voluntary basis . |
| 17 | Under the Bill introduced by Abse , these controls were not only maintained but extended , so that , in addition to the Army Act , section 66 , it would be possible to take proceedings under section 64 , with reference to ‘ officers who behave in a scandalous manner ’ ; or under section 69 of the Air Force Act , with reference to air force discipline . |
| 18 | Then it would be possible to set matters right and return to the correct position of Clause 9 . |
| 19 | For example , when the Lucas workers were asked if there were ways in which it would be possible to protect workers on the North Sea oil pipelines from the hazards experienced there , they were conscious that their initial reaction was typical of the existing forms of science and technology : they thought of designing a robotic device which would eliminate the human being altogether . |
| 20 | In particular , I needed to gain access to teachers ' appointments panels within the school where it would be possible to observe appointments procedures , collect documentary materials such as copies of application forms ? curriculum vitaes ? references and job descriptions and follow up my investigation by interviewing candidates who had applied for posts after their interview had taken place . |
| 21 | Some common elements , like drag and drop and point and click , have already found their way into most GUIs , and those involved in Galileo say it would be possible to get things up and running within a matter of weeks once agreement has been reached . |
| 22 | The investment was eventually approved on the basis that it would be possible to vary products quickly over six different types . |
| 23 | Mr Bartlett said it would be possible to combine elements of several lines and there was a tolerance of 200 metres either side of the route to overcome engineering and land problems . |
| 24 | These were allayed by sending a formal letter to all teachers in the sample stating categorically that no information from which it would be possible to identify individuals would be published . |
| 25 | When so much decorated metalwork is associated with women it would be helpful to examine types connected with men , for instance weaponry , to redress the imbalance . |
| 26 | Pauline Hoare knows of women who regularly travel from Kent to Durham to visit their husbands , and if a crime was committed in Scotland it would be normal to find families based in England or Wales having to travel up to Scottish prisons . |
| 27 | It would be nice to see manufacturers taking a lead from some of the very fast but seaworthy one-off designs emerging following the reduction in enthusiasm for the IOR , or some of the superb yachts in the BOC and Globe Challenge races . |
| 28 | It would be nice to breed dogs , she thought , and imagined setters running all over the garden , like the dalmatians in The One Hundred and One Dalmatians . |
| 29 | ‘ It would be nice to renew acquaintances with him , but Brighton will fancy a nice south coast derby themselves . ’ |
| 30 | On 7 August the Cabinet accepted Ede 's conclusions that an amendment providing for the abolition of capital punishment could not be ruled out of order on the grounds that it did not come within the scope of the Bill , and that it would be impossible to grade murders into those for which capital punishment would be retained and those for which it would be abolished . |