Example sentences of "would be at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Allies would be still at war with Japan , while Russia and China would be at peace — a situation which would be fraught with obvious dangers and embarrassments from our point of view . |
| 2 | Soon , she would be at peace . |
| 3 | Always with resignation and with grief but buffered by the knowledge that he would no longer be in pain and confusion , by the fact that he 'd had a long and lively life — that he would be at peace at last . |
| 4 | In the past New Zealand have insisted that the Cup would be at stake only over a Test series , or in a one-off Test . |
| 5 | If there were to be a failure in maintaining this conquest , the ‘ livelihood ’ of these people would be at stake . |
| 6 | MSF would be at liberty to make an offer for the property . |
| 7 | The little woman , instead of having to explain the spending of twenty-five shillings of the housekeeping money on a half bottle of " cooking " brandy , would be at liberty to raid the Scotch for a few tablespoonsful at any time , and nobody the wiser . |
| 8 | He had n't expected the red carpet to be unrolled for him , but he had thought that at last he would be at work , setting up his meetings , on the move . |
| 9 | Clement 's purpose was to make cultured persons under instruction for baptism , called ‘ catechumens ’ ( by contrast with ‘ the faithful ’ who are the baptized ) , feel that they would be at home in the church . |
| 10 | Most in the occult would be at home in your local golf club . |
| 11 | After school , Mrs Trickett suggested , they would probably be engaged in other activities ; at bedtime perhaps only one parent would be at home , and the children would be tired . |
| 12 | Mrs Stych did not want to offend the queen of the social columns by arguing with her , so when that lady went on to inquire when the newspaper could send a photographer , Mrs Stych said in her most gracious tone of voice that the whole family would be at home that evening any time after six . |
| 13 | There is an illustration in this book which encapsulates this fault line in time : an extraordinary angular dressing table of 1912 by Josef Gocar , which would be at home in the Eighties , reflects in its mirror the ancient tripod camera with black cloth with which the photograph was taken and a photo of a Victorian lady in highnecked dress . |
| 14 | Thus , for example , the disabled wife ( or cohabitee ) can only draw the Non-contributory Invalidity Pension if she is unable to perform normal ( as defined by the DHSS ) household duties , regardless of whether housework is her normal profession , regardless of the fact that men and single women only have to prove inability to do paid work to qualify for the pension ; and conversely , the Invalid Care Allowance , for people who lose their incomes because they must stay at home and care for a sick relative , is not payable to wives ( or cohabitees ) because it is assumed that they would be at home in any case ! |
| 15 | Normally on New Year 's Day he would be at home with Mandy . |
| 16 | She would be at home continuing as before . |
| 17 | I felt she would be at home in an arena with starving lions . |
| 18 | On a visit to Mrs Chamberlin she explained that she did not like to leave her aunt and would from then on come only once a week , and she put it about that for the moment , neither she nor her aunt would be at home on Wednesday afternoons . |
| 19 | If I want to hurt you , it would be at home , not out in the woods some place . |
| 20 | I 've no idea I ca n't er I ca n't say whether she would be at home or not . |
| 21 | ‘ It is not so bad for us because we would be at home in the first leg , ’ said Blues chairman David Campbell . |
| 22 | If Henry arrived back after three , Elinor would be at therapy . |
| 23 | The company 's investment decisions were ludicrous and its executives were about as efficient at management as the Board of General Motors would be at writing and performing a Number One single . |
| 24 | The new welfare maximum would be at point 8 . |
| 25 | Other computer games stocked would be at knockdown prices because they were two or three months old rather than the ‘ latest thing ’ she said . |
| 26 | Sale of the land to developers , on the other hand , would be at market value . |
| 27 | If a new market need is identified the starting point would be at stage 1 . |
| 28 | If a new market need is identified the starting point would be at stage 1 . |
| 29 | Signal capacitors would be at earth potential . |
| 30 | And he would be at death 's door — unrecognizable . |