Example sentences of "would be [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I reckon his best chance would be as a goal-kicking winger but I do n't want him in this role for Widnes .
2 There had been so much misfortune that to endure any more would be as a dumb beast might endure it ; and what would become of Dinah and the child ?
3 Another possible use for the program would be as an educational or training aid .
4 Spooner picked up on this idea and thought the best way to do it would be as an extended Perils of Pauline -type adventure , complete with ‘ How are they going to get out of that ? ’ endings .
5 But this would be at a great price for the many to deal with the problems of the few .
6 He pointed out that the ores raised from greater depth would be at a greater expense though the Royalties would in fact increase .
7 The clearing banks as well as the discount houses have the opportunity to buy Treasury bills on such occasions , as otherwise they would be at a substantial disadvantage compared with the discount houses in finding an outlet for surplus funds .
8 By close analysis , he was virtually able to predict where bream would be at a certain time and could put bait in to hold them in his swim .
9 Wales were convinced that they were one up on Scotland in having already experienced Joel Dume in their England match , while the Sassenachs ' top brass reckoned Scotland would be at a definite disadvantage for the first 20 minutes .
10 She was a pretty little thing , but I fear the libido of the young men she encountered in here would be at a low ebb .
11 Although he would be at a considerable financial loss , Serampore had a number of significant advantages : far more people , a good site only two hours boat journey from Calcutta , complete freedom to engage in evangelism and the chance to operate a printing press freely .
12 Any savings , though , would be at a huge cost to the British pharmaceutical industry and companies such as Beecham , Boots , Fisons , Glaxo , ICI and Wellcome .
13 On January 22nd Alan Greenspan , chairman of the Federal Reserve , suggested that it would be at the low end of that range largely because much of the equipment being used would not be replaced .
14 He remembered how pleased she would be at the mere thought of a visit .
15 They would be at the light barricade at the bottom of the dip in ten minutes .
16 because he would be at the top end of the other school
17 ‘ It is input twice , ’ admits Mr Johnson , ‘ in the sense that sales would be at the invoicing stage and then put into FDC at the total stage with the two systems running side by side .
18 fast , he would be at the public mortuary doing the post-mortem .
19 ‘ It is possible an EC directive would be at the same level or just below UK standards . ’
20 ‘ If the Certificate of Primary Education tested material which was firmly within the grasp of primary school teachers : if it tested the ability to re–son and understand relationships of cause and effect ; and , if , above all , it tested relevant and practical knowledge , it would be at the same time both a more efficient and equitable instrument for selecting secondary school entrants and also a more useful preparation for those for whom primary education is terminal .
21 If the data produces an exactly balanced tree , then this optimal point would be at the same level across all branches ( Sussenguth , 1963 ) , but this is not so with a lexicon , so the construction is much more difficult .
22 Otherwise , it would by now have degenerated into a state of complete disorder , in which everything would be at the same temperature .
23 He would be at the next meeting in the church hall along with Swire Sugden , and were they in for a surprise !
24 Reimbursement for all these sales would be at the commercial rouble exchange rate set in October .
25 Furthermore , if Chemical did hand back the plane to Boeing , it would be at an effective cost to Virgin of a further $10m — the amount by which the plane 's value had increased in the time Virgin had owned it .
26 However , if UK rules are more stringent or more restrictive than French rules , the branch would be at an immediate competitive disadvantage against its local competition .
27 A male who did somehow manage to copulate with hundreds of females would be at an enormous advantage compared with a male who only copulated with one or two females .
28 An analogy would be with the familiar general principle of criminal law that a person can not be guilty as an aider and abettor unless ( in technical terms ) one can point to a principal offender who has committed the actus reus of an offence .
29 But as such when you have to face King Edward 's assault , it would be with an armed host , offering battle .
30 To my mind it 's a pity you did n't take that attitude when you were first made aware of the situation , because when I returned from next door you were still yelling your head off at her and painting a vivid picture of what her life would be with an illegitimate child tacked on to her .
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