Example sentences of "would [adv] [be] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a lack of concern for place which was worthy of his father , he said he would rather be Minister of Health . |
| 2 | If two people are merely sharing a house or flat , e.g. two friends , unless the underwriters have been asked specifically to cover both persons ' property , there would only be cover for the property of the Policyholder . |
| 3 | The modern or contemporary quarter of Intolerance would make an excellent film in its own right but even then the industrial scene would only be part of the scene setting and would fade in the memory as the hero passes from scene to scene in the ‘ picaresque ’ fashion of so many movies . |
| 4 | There would only be reason for despair if more general affluence had been accompanied by a withdrawal from the regard for precious substances , since this would imply rejection of the notion of excellence , the basis not merely of cultural advance but of the very attainment of humanity . |
| 5 | ‘ Neither of you will face criminal charges , though it would only be justice after what you 're doing to my sister . |
| 6 | There would just be time for a quick shower if she hurried . |
| 7 | He would not be proprietor of all he surveyed there . |
| 8 | He informed me that CAMRA would not be part of any campaign to re-introduce the Party Seven , as the beer was ‘ nasty ’ and not real ale . |
| 9 | Handicaps , like weaknesses , she sensed instinctively , would not be part of Alexander Vass 's self-image . |
| 10 | I was staggered to learn that the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats gave categorical assurances to the House that rate capping or capping of any sort would not be part of their programmes . |
| 11 | The right hon. Gentleman said that this country would not be part of the key decisions on economic and monetary union . |
| 12 | The government stated that the members of both forces were to be absorbed into the army and would not be part of a new National Civilian Police force . |
| 13 | In my judgment even if it could be said that Mr Clayton attorned tenant to Twogates by tacitly accepting the terms of that letter , such an attornment would not be evidence of an unequivocal intention on the part of the landlords to re-enter under the provisions of the … lease … |
| 14 | Life would not be life without it . |
| 15 | Possibly it was thought that for this reason , amongst others , she would not be suspect by our controls . |
| 16 | His partner on the fairways , caddie Pete Bender , was determined it would not be lack of inspiration or experience from him that would cost the big Australian this major . |
| 17 | Robin Leigh-Pemberton , the governor of the Bank of England , in a speech in Hamburg on Jan. 22 , maintained that " the hard ecu would not be victim to the pitfalls of other parallel currency schemes because it would be defined so that it could never be devalued against other ERM currencies in a realignment " . |
| 18 | It could be argued that failure to attend for , for example , part of one school day during any particular week , would not be truancy under the law . |
| 19 | The internationalization and concentration of capital would not be material to the control and regulation of corporate crime if transnationals were well behaved . |
| 20 | The Fife MPs , Mr Brown , Rachel Squire , Henry McLeish , Lewis Mooney and Menzies Campbell , were assured by Mr Aitken that an idea by Devonport for Rosyth to refit oil tankers would not be material to his decision about the nuclear contract . |
| 21 | Now he sat by the fire with his whisky , a drink he did not care for , making conversation with Tony and hoping that it would soon be time for bed . |
| 22 | For economy of space occupied by the site of the lift the two inclined ways would generally be side by side and although at the same inclination and extending between the same levels they would not be in the same plane but echeloned so that the one extends , so to speak , from the right side of the head bay to the right side of the tail bay whilst the other extends from the left side of the head bay to the left side of the tail bay . |
| 23 | It did not look as if women would ever be part of the Edinburgh Typographical Society ; but in fact , the women compositors did finally gain first admission to the men 's union as a subordinate section and finally control ( within limits ) of their own affairs . |
| 24 | When he grew up there would always be work for him on the estate . |
| 25 | They would however presumably agree that since the great majority of manufacturing firms are small businesses and employ only a small number of people , there would still be scope in manufacture for a considerable extension of the industrial co-operative sector . |
| 26 | That would be one less thing for him to worry about with regards to his mother , for she would still be mistress of the house , at least until the war was over , which might go on for a year , perhaps two . |
| 27 | They say that if you take one in five children , that 's twenty per cent of children , that probably eighteen per cent of children with special needs can be dealt with in ordinary schools and that there would still be need for special facilities for the remaining two per cent . |
| 28 | Meanwhile there would still be room for outsiders to show initiative in asking interesting questions of companies , and coming to their own conclusions . |
| 29 | There would also be stimulation of investment to reap economies of scale , and to rationalise production and distribution systems . |
| 30 | ‘ As king , Charles would also be head of the Church of England and it is debatable whether the public would want that status to be held by a man with an estranged wife . |