Example sentences of "would [adv] [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Is there anything else you would rather be doing at the moment , apart from being a housewife and a mother ? ) |
| 2 | ‘ They knew that I liked girls and if I had a choice , I would rather be talking to the girls than doing my homework . ’ |
| 3 | So that if our speaker for example had been John from the Halifax Building Society he would only be talking about Global Investments . |
| 4 | A number of organisations to which we spoke provided ( paid ) training for people filling such positions , despite the fact that they would only be working for them on a casual basis and might even use the skills they acquired working for other organisations . |
| 5 | It only took six seconds to load each room but some puzzles require you to operate buttons in several rooms , so you would obviously be running between rooms for a while . |
| 6 | And this is why I think the approach that Harrogate would perhaps be thinking of and we ourselves would be thinking of if this is the way we wanted to go is simply to go out and get a site and get planning permission on it . |
| 7 | Graeme Souness had ensured this fourth round replay would not be lacking in spice by making disparaging remarks about Palace 's muscular approach in the 1-1 draw at Anfield two weeks ago . |
| 8 | We would not be disagreeing with one another any more . |
| 9 | At about 1 a.m. word passed through the encampment that we would not be boarding until the morning . |
| 10 | In fact , I remember Mr Simpson , the landlord of the Ploughman 's Arms , saying once that were he an American bartender , he would not be chatting to us in that friendly , but ever-courteous manner of his , but instead would be assaulting us with crude references to our vices and failings , calling us drunks and all manner of such names , in his attempt to fulfil the role expected of him by his customers . |
| 11 | Five of the banks which had been expected to take part in the scheme , however , had on Dec. 20 , 1989 , announced that they would not be participating for commercial reasons , although the following day , John MacGregor , Secretary of State for Education and Science , had stated that the objectives , principles and framework of the scheme remained unchanged . |
| 12 | At the meeting of senior officials of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) on June 29 in Helsinki , Yugoslav ambassador Vladimir Pavicevic announced that the FRY would not be participating in the summit , scheduled for July 9 , complaining of a " one-sided and arbitrary approach " by the CSCE . |
| 13 | Audrey Gray , a single mother of three , was quick to point out that Father Christmas would not be calling on her children this year and she had firm views on who was to blame . |
| 14 | " This would not be nibbling at the edges . |
| 15 | Apparently , she did not mind him being a mop head when occupying other Government positions , but felt it would not be fitting for the role of Chancellor . |
| 16 | I conceive that the promise would not be binding for want of a previous request by the testator . |
| 17 | One suggestion has been that the Government would agree to amendments in December 1991 , with the reservation that these would not be binding upon the United Kingdom unless and until they had been ratified and approved by the United Kingdom parliament . |
| 18 | He would not be moving for much longer . |
| 19 | However , by far the most common response from all parts of the country was ‘ they could relax and concentrate better at night as their minds would not be thinking about the jobs they should be doing ’ , . |
| 20 | Well , I think all I can do is to reiterate that this road would not be considered for construction at all at this stage if it was n't for the probable re-siting of the erm transfer station and therefore we would not be looking at any aspect of it at this time if it were not for that . |
| 21 | She only knew she was bitterly disappointed that she and Seb would not be living under the same roof . |
| 22 | A man such as Sir Guy fitzAlan would not be acting as the King 's messenger if Stephen was not confident of Father 's support . |
| 23 | It follows that the person — doctor , nurse , or other — who complied with the request that treatment be withdrawn , provided he acted in good faith , would not be acting in violation of the criminal law . |
| 24 | Clearly selling a second-hand car without an ignition key or registration document would not be acting in the ordinary course of business . |
| 25 | He was awakened by a seaman who told him that the ship would not be leaving for seven days , and there would be no place for him to hide as timber was being loaded under German supervision . |
| 26 | That night , Edward took Erica to dinner at the Savoy Grill in the Strand and explained that he would not be leaving after all . |
| 27 | Despite his brotherly teasing and criticisms , he was devoted to her and would not be speaking in this fashion unless he felt it was for the best . |
| 28 | It was still early ; the tourist train from Cuzco would not be arriving for another two hours . |
| 29 | He would not be going to the funeral either . |
| 30 | Lifelong Tottenham fan Ted May , 54 , from Meldreth , Cambs , said he and many others would not be going to any more home games . |