Example sentences of "would [be] so [adj] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But who would be so stupid as to worship Bel-him ? |
| 2 | Mr. Leapor has put down a Grave-Stone in Memory of his Daughter ; and I should be glad if any of the ingenious Gentlemen you mention would be so good as to write a few Lines to be put upon it |
| 3 | If you would be so good as to allow me a bucket of water , provide shirt and breeches , to be paid for when the meeting is over . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Now if the Major would be so good as to arrange a workroom , I can have the suit finished in a couple of hours . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I think , sir , that it would be better if you — and Aycliffe also — would be so good as to leave us to settle matters to our mutual satisfaction . ’ |
| 6 | Did the accused intend that the period of his keeping the machinery would be so long as to amount to an outright taking ? |
| 7 | As Alexander ( 1982 , p. 30 ) notes , agency agreements , superimposed ‘ on an already complicated allocation ’ of local authority functions , have added to the confusion experienced by consumers in service provision and ‘ ensured that the processes of public accountability and democratic control would be so convoluted as to raise serious doubts about their effectiveness ’ . |
| 8 | Who would be so naïve as to believe that ? |
| 9 | One of Buchanan 's enduring practical proposals was that of a hierarchy of urban roads , which would be so arranged as to create ‘ urban rooms ’ from which through traffic would be excluded . |
| 10 | Yet , if pain remains , who would be so bold as to decide when the patient 's limit of tolerance has been reached ? |
| 11 | The address to send stuff to is DR BUTCHER ( MD ) , COMMODORE FORCE , So , if Nurse Enema would be so kind as to wheel in the first vict … erm patient , I 'll sharpen my instruments . |
| 12 | He went to the kitchen and asked if the nurse would be so kind as to wait , just a few moments , and he was out of the room before she could tell him how tight her schedule was . |
| 13 | scrap through the remains of erm and got the wire wool and got them down and washed them , what I would like today if you would be so kind as to assist when you 've finished your pottery is to re-label these , now some of you er , have already finished pottery and start straight away , those who only have the finishing touches to do , start half way through the lesson or whatever , but I do intend to give a demonstration now , so , could you gather all round |
| 14 | So , if you would be so kind as to get into a position where you can see what I 'm doing without being too close it means that if we do splash any acid by accident er the likelihood of it causing any problems to anyone are minimal . |
| 15 | ‘ Perhaps you would be so kind as to empty the bath for me later ? ’ she asked , forcing a half smile and putting herself between Matthew and his sister . |
| 16 | ‘ Cheryl , I wonder if you would be so kind as to cast a professional eye over the experimental laboratories for me . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Then , if you would also remain here for a few moments , Madame Ash , perhaps Madame Craig would be so kind as to come this way ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ If you should hear from Mr Beckenham in the meanwhile , perhaps you would be so kind as to inform me . ’ |
| 19 | I am sorry to disturb you , but Detective Chief Superintendent Milton has asked me to tell you , Mr Fishbane , that he would be grateful if you would be so kind as to spare him a little of your time . |
| 20 | It would help us to plan for the future if you would be so kind as to take a few minutes to fill in this questionnaire . |
| 21 | Maybe they would be so kind as to turn the lights around a touch and have them facing us here in Naylorsfield . |
| 22 | The shop steward then stood up and asked whether the management would be so kind as to tell him which men would be involved so that he could inform their wives now . ’ |
| 23 | Surely no one would be so wicked as to set fire to the place ? ’ |
| 24 | Mr Williams : ‘ Although you did not , would you expect that some people seeing young children on the motorway would be so concerned as to slow down ? ’ |
| 25 | As early as January 1959 Guevara emphasised the importance of agrarian reform and pointed out that if the constitutional requirements for compensation were met , the reform would be so slow as to be imperceptible . |
| 26 | He must now ask whether , given that drivers must insure anyway , it would be more or less expensive to force potential victims to insure against emotional injury in the very special circumstances of Mrs. McLoughlin 's case , and he might well decide that splitting the risk in this particular way would be so inefficient as to offset the gains from assigning this part of the risk to the victims . |