Example sentences of "[pron] would be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Back then , I naturally never thought I would be one day joining them as the support act . |
| 2 | I , I mean I , I , I w I could n't say that I would be happy being in the house all the time . |
| 3 | at the moment , and I think I would be some people would not have let me do that , I think , in the past |
| 4 | If Dennis dumped her , Karen and I would be another Trish and Brian . |
| 5 | Can I just reassure Mr that if actually we were not , er , if we were discussing an increase in members allowances then I would be fair square with him . |
| 6 | Someone would be sweating steam in their sleep , someone 's baby would be face down on her pillow ; Belle 's grandmother knew what was wrong without being told and always righted it if it could be done . |
| 7 | I knew Flora cared no more about my opinions than about the opinions of the rather derelict Arabs , drinking Coca-Cola at the bar — probably a good deal less , in fact , since theirs would be useful copy for her — but she was kind enough to pretend that she did , drew me out and flattered me until I felt witty and successful and told outrageous stories about people we knew . |
| 8 | If we win against both Spain and Japan that could give us a shot against South Africa in the quarter-finals , which would be tremendous news for Scottish rugby back home ’ , said Rutherford . |
| 9 | He is in no doubt about the reasons : ‘ Lack of marketing awareness , a lack of technological awareness , and a lack of financial control which would be second nature in most industries . ’ |
| 10 | As far as the citizenship of entitlement as formulated by Marshall is concerned , Labour is opposed to the introduction of a Bill of Rights , for example , which would be one way of restoring the civil and political rights which have been eroded in recent years . |
| 11 | He agreed with Tuttle that the Laetoli creatures were not curling their toes under which would be one way to suggest that proof of compatibility — and one species — is based on a composite foot spanning both time and species . |
| 12 | Optimistic investors hope that America 's economic growth is picking up , which would be good news for company profits . |
| 13 | ‘ With equipment like this , the legal limit of exhaust emissions could be further reduced which would be good news for the environment , ’ said Dr Coles , of Swansea University . |
| 14 | Local consultation on the road which would be dual carriageway , with a possible extension is due to end next week . |
| 15 | It 's it 's also the main area of housing demand , it 's also the main area where employers want to locate around around North Yorkshire , and I think most importantly , if its development needs are not met , these can wo n't be satisfactorily diverted elsewhere , they will continue unresolved which would be continual pressure on the edge of the urban area , and on on the greenbelt , and if that holds the effect would of course be that the tight greenbelt would mean that economic growth in the county would be frustrated , because York is the main centre where employment growth is concentrated , and I would think , I would consider that that solution of a tight greenbelt plus not making sufficient provision for development needs elsewhere in York would be contrary to P P G three paragraph three , which I 'm sure you 're aware of . |
| 16 | The Westminster Press cost budget is now adjusted and they 're currently trading at a nine percent margin which would be ten percent if it was n't for the er , expenditure on er , Yorkshire on Sunday er , the circulation of which is growing very nicely . |
| 17 | This is what happens with tax exempt sources and by looking at a TESSA and assuming you pay the maximum each year which are those figures and assuming that the interest rate stays at seven and a half percent , it wo n't but it 's seven and a half percent at the moment , then this is what happens , at the end of the first year you 've put in your three thousand your interest at seven and a half percent is two twenty five and you would otherwise pay tax at fifty six at twenty five percent or twenty or forty which would be those figures , but you do n't . |
| 18 | She would be all silver , he gold , and — |
| 19 | She was deceitful , was Shirley : downstairs , with Mr and Mrs Harper , she would be another girl , helpful , quiet , obsequious , prim , in her neat , absurdly old-fashioned blouses and skirts , her hair tied neatly back in bunches . |
| 20 | She would be ten minutes . |
| 21 | Mindful of the stable-room boiler and the bucket , she gave him a brilliant smile as she stepped down and then she said , ‘ Twenty minutes , Murphy , ’ and he grimaced faintly again , as if to say he knew perfectly well she would be twenty minutes , ladies calling always were . |
| 22 | After an interlude , the man who would be sage returns with an acoustic guitar and offers chestnuts like ‘ Passionate Friends ’ for perusal . |
| 23 | Would the Princess like to recommend two single girls of good breeding who would be acceptable guests ? |
| 24 | Anglo-Saxon law recognized that a peasant who prospered became a thegn and the thegns were a wide class including folk who would be called knights and folk who would be leading barons after the Conquest . |
| 25 | If we were to put you on a slimming diet providing you with 1,500 calories a day , you would be 500 calories short of your requirement and these would have to be taken from your body fat . |
| 26 | An " heir " indeed , Miss Gristy , yes , an heir to base lies and fornication , and if I had my way you would be joint heirs to a pile of dry wood too , together with flint , steel and a box of tinder ! " |
| 27 | Mr Richard Warburton , director general of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents , said : ‘ If you were looking for the highest standards of safety , then you would be separating people from their vehicles in the tunnel . ’ |
| 28 | I sometimes think that you would be happier working somewhere else ! ’ |
| 29 | But if the actual pressure is , say , 990 mbs you would be 700 ft lower ( one millibar equals 30 ft ) . |
| 30 | I thought we would be lower mid-table in a comparatively comfortable position , but when you get 15 little things and you lump them together you get a better idea why we have n't done so well . |