Example sentences of "would [adv] be [noun sg] " 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 | Without a knowledge of good and evil , for example , there would only be ignorance and destruction . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ Afterwards , there would only be dislike and resentment , because you do n't care for my feelings at all . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Neither of you will face criminal charges , though it would only be justice after what you 're doing to my sister . |
| 8 | Her heart was pounding and , realising there was no point in pretending any longer , she opted for frankness , saying , ‘ It would only be lust . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ The most glaring one was last night when you tried to appeal to my pragmatic nature by admitting that ‘ it would only be lust ’ — no doubt you imagined we could establish some sort of ‘ adult ’ agreement on the basis of that . ’ |
| 10 | If I were saying here that I do n't approve , then obviously it would be of no value , it would just be generation gap inanity , but it 's not that , and approval does n't come into the equation . |
| 11 | Student : ‘ I thought it would just be kid 's stuff … |
| 12 | Without you plastic flowers in shop windows would just be plastic flowers in shop windows . |
| 13 | There would just be time for a quick shower if she hurried . |
| 14 | Furthermore , while the effects of events in producing depression were often so rapid that there would scarcely be time to intervene after the event and before depression , major difficulties , by definition , had existed for at least two years , giving ample time for preventive intervention . |
| 15 | He would not be proprietor of all he surveyed there . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Handicaps , like weaknesses , she sensed instinctively , would not be part of Alexander Vass 's self-image . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The right hon. Gentleman said that this country would not be part of the key decisions on economic and monetary union . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | An evening thunderstorm suggested that the situation would not be CAVOK , and so I struggled with the telephone . |
| 22 | a situation relating to a new development under which there would not be damage . |
| 23 | The income arising from the £100,000 would not be caught by TA 1988 , Part XV as the income would not be income arising under a settlement . |
| 24 | 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 … |
| 25 | Life would not be life without it . |
| 26 | Possibly it was thought that for this reason , amongst others , she would not be suspect by our controls . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The requirement of " proper " means covers where the accused demands what is his : such would not be robbery but can be blackmail . |
| 29 | If it were not unusual , it would not be news . |
| 30 | 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 " . |