Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] it would be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | British Rail says it can now accommodate 16- or 18-inch wheelchairs in its passenger carriages , and insists it would be unfair to ask those in larger chairs to sit elsewhere . |
| 2 | I should have said ‘ I hope we do nt have to share a league ’ , and assumed it would be hillsboro if we did . |
| 3 | He 'd sounded regretful but pointed out that he had committed himself and felt it would be ill-mannered to tell his hostess he had now made other arrangements . |
| 4 | He was restless and knew it would be difficult to sleep . |
| 5 | I know , but it 's too dear , I looked at that and thought it would be nice to have your name on a brick , but to me twenty pound , if they made it cheaper more people would buy it would n't they ? , what building is it ? |
| 6 | We talked about it and said it would be nice to have a baby . |
| 7 | Some described the existing ‘ Brezhnevite ’ constitution as outdated , and said it would be undemocratic to enforce compliance with it . |
| 8 | A spokesman for the health authority said the family was owed a sincere apology , and Virginia Bottomley ( without reference to the case ) said she was pleased that Rhys was to receive treatment at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children and hoped it would be successful . |
| 9 | knows or has reasonable cause to believe that because of the insider 's connection and position it would be reasonable to expect the person in his position not to disclose the information except in the proper performance of his duties ; and |
| 10 | Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says he regrets the demise of the Soviet Union but says it would be impossible to bring back . |
| 11 | He ached to reach out and hold Tsu Ma close , to comfort him , but knew it would be wrong . |
| 12 | said at a press conference in May that he had some misgivings about a formal sentence bargain , but thought it would be possible to devise a procedure which would be acceptable . |
| 13 | This time he did not mention giving lessons but said it would be lovely to be able to play to me . |