Example sentences of "that would [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I ask my right hon. Friend to endorse the hope that the multi-party system that President Moi will formally introduce this week will not be based on the tribal backgrounds of those taking part , as that would be a possible recipe for disaster ? |
| 2 | However , there were no guarantees that the service would be up and running next season and that would be a turn-off for would-be sponsors . |
| 3 | That would be a splendid role ! |
| 4 | That would be a million |
| 5 | That would be a first . |
| 6 | I am not underestimating him because that would be a serious mistake , but the greater our fear the more difficult it is to view him with that clinical detachment so vital for survival . |
| 7 | Another objection is that jobs will be lost and certainly that would be a serious objection but it 's a speechless one , of course , people who can afford it will still ride and will still employ the same people who are now hunt servants er to look after their horses and themselves and those who ca n't afford horses will continue no doubt to enjoy the spectacle er , that argument does n't hold water and the other objection of course er is that er it would mean the hounds were killed , but since I understand er hunting people kill their hounds anyway when they get too old to keep up , er I think er we can dismiss that argument and leave it to them er to see that the hounds are decently dealt with . |
| 8 | One could get terribly ecstatic but that would be a dangerous thing to do . |
| 9 | I think Stan Collimore 's just said to the ref to the linesman on this side you know I started my run from m my half of the field but that would be a dangerous game to play against somebody with his pace is to give him too much space at the back of him . |
| 10 | When a representative of the London Compositors " Society was asked whether this was a " lower class of work " , he replied , with honesty , " I do not think that would be a correct term to use . |
| 11 | That it should all go for nothing : that would be a cheap death indeed . ’ |
| 12 | Occasionally a tax-gathering patrol would seize a man who had sown a catch-crop in the fertile north and in effect hold him to ransom until he paid up : that would be a temporary recognition of force majeure rather than an acceptance of permanent obligation . |
| 13 | Nobody 's suggesting we do that , that would be a ludicrous situation . |
| 14 | ‘ Political in the sense that if I threw this glass of water over you in an interview , that would be a political act . |
| 15 | That would be a poor return for all the care she had given him , all the comfort , all the support . |
| 16 | That would be a devastating blow to the long-term unemployed . |
| 17 | That would be a good pick-up line . |
| 18 | That would be a good joke ! |
| 19 | That would be a good rumour to start . |
| 20 | That would be a good idea , ’ she smiled ! |
| 21 | In-cell slot video , that would be a good idea , she did n't know why someone had n't come up with it already . |
| 22 | " Yes , I do think that would be a good idea , " said Mrs Whitfield . |
| 23 | Perhaps that would be a good reason not to marry Buff . |
| 24 | That would be a good one for you to try on your own . |
| 25 | I think that would be a good idea so that |
| 26 | ‘ You think that would be a good idea , Chen ? |
| 27 | " I do n't think that would be a good idea . " |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't think that would be a good idea , ’ she muttered . |
| 29 | That would be a good one to break if you wanted a quick death . |
| 30 | Over her shoulder she said , ‘ Somehow , I do n't think that would be a good idea . ’ |