Example sentences of "it would [adv] [be] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly it would n't be because staff sit around the lounge at night and make guests the butt of practical jokes . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It would n't be because guests are being gossiped about , and even spied on through binoculars , would it ? ’ |
| 3 | Sir , — Election time does not have to be like this , and it would n't be if politicians did n't behave like cocks , strutting their stuff ! |
| 4 | Notice how this is beautifully covered with my fingerprints now which it would n't be if I was handling it properly . |
| 5 | It would n't be if it fell , would it ! |
| 6 | He said it would just be until I got myself sorted out , and then I would get him back straight away . |
| 7 | As a result , although the coverage is not as lively or interesting as it would probably be if the editors had more freedom , it is not nearly as stilted as many people feared ; it is certainly much better than the terribly restricted and monotonous presentation of the Canadian House of Commons . |
| 8 | If I decided to play in it , it would not be because of $50,000 but because I felt better . |
| 9 | She had been right to say it was people like that who do terrible things , and if Timothy Gedge did do terrible things it would not be because he was different and exotic but because he was possessed of an urge to become so . |
| 10 | much greater than it would otherwise be if you |
| 11 | Franco repeated the message of his 2 December letter when he said that he did not " see any advantage in change " and that if he were ever to delegate the leadership of the government , it would only be when he was no longer able to carry out the functions of that position as well as those of head of state . |
| 12 | Erm I did say at the time if the Council agreed it was we would approve the new application it would only be if the original was rescinded and I did speak to the Town Clerk so there 's no need , I 'm not making a big issue , but I think the Council should be aware and the Town Clerk I believe has notified because again this is one of those things that could happen at a later date and as we all know if we have n't made these things perfectly clear . |
| 13 | It would only be if they suspected that something odd was going on . |
| 14 | It would only be if somebody was off on long term sickness or |