Example sentences of "would be [adj -er] [subord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 'd be easier if Sharne did . |
| 2 | In his report Layfield concluded that there was only a one in forty chance that a coal station would be cheaper than Sizewell B. By the time that the then Energy Minister , Peter Walker , gave his seal of approval to the project in 1987 the odds had been reduced to one in seven . |
| 3 | ‘ It would be worse than Amazon House finding out if she got wind of what 's going on . |
| 4 | The only thing that would be worse than uncertainty would be to be given duff information . |
| 5 | He even had the audacity to claim that his building would be better than Inigo Jones ' much admired Banqueting House . |
| 6 | One observer , however , suggested that the users perhaps felt anything would be better than Ultrix , which DEC will continue to support on R4000s . |
| 7 | Even that would be better than separation . |
| 8 | Our picture captions would be better than Norma 's — Dick Opens Front Door , Dick Goes To Shops , etc . |
| 9 | Anything would be better than Spike . |
| 10 | As Clarissa might wake up and cry , it would be better if Zoe would wheel her around the grounds in her buggy , just for half an hour or so , if she did n't mind . |
| 11 | ‘ I think it would be better if Chris Lewis had a month off before the season starts again but I 'm afraid that is up to his county . |
| 12 | ‘ It would be better if Dr Kent — ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Perhaps it would be better if Bob stays and then he 'll be nearer to the high moor if the weather clears . |
| 14 | Even some Party functionaries were heard to say that it would be better if Goebbels stopped writing and speaking altogether . |
| 15 | Surely it would be better if time healed injuries , not sophisticated methods ? |
| 16 | Some senior shadow Cabinet members believe it would be better if Mr Kinnock delayed his departure until later this year , allowing the debate on the party 's future to unfold first . |
| 17 | I do think , however , that it would be better if feminists operated with a more hard-headed , political notion of what we are trying to do . |
| 18 | And I 'm just gon na say you know , I think it would be better if Scott did n't rush in like that , you know ? |
| 19 | I recollect one girl putting on dark glasses as a disguise in the hope that she would be luckier than Oliver Twist . |
| 20 | Although the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry decided not to refer the bid for Pilkington to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission , BTR abandoned its attempt to takeover the company , claiming that this had been motivated , not by adverse public reaction and the political storm created , but by Pilkington 's better than expected profits forecast , which indicated that the likely price required to capture the company would be greater than BTR was willing to pay . |
| 21 | Pound had noticed those qualities when , in 1915 , he had written to Henry Ware Eliot in order to explain why his son should remain in London and not return to America — his course , he said , would be smoother than Pound 's own . |
| 22 | His task would be easier if America 's security standards were as high as those his government is asking of others . |
| 23 | The job of central bankers would be easier if governments trimmed their budget deficits as soon as recovery was under way . |
| 24 | Such human behaviour may be confusing , and it would be easier if people would say what they meant . |