Example sentences of "[vb base] what [pron] [vb mod] be [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | If the immortals were capable of reproduction there would be a colossal population explosion : imagine what it would be like if every human being ever born were still alive ! |
2 | Imagine what it might be like if , as humans , we had not only the senses of other creatures but the ability to understand these communications as they do . |
3 | Imagine what it 'd be like , when it 's really cold . |
4 | Everyone pushes out the boat to look their best on the Big Day — so imagine what it must be like if money 's no object . |
5 | ‘ You imagine what it must be like yourself , that 's what I do . |
6 | That is to say , they know what it would be like for God to exist , but as a matter of fact they do n't think that one does . |
7 | So no does n't well you know what he 'll be like , he 'll be messing about all day . |
8 | I think , with having children of my own , I think what it would be like , God forbid , if that happened to one of my kids . |
9 | Just think what it will be like doing the high jump with 50,000 people watching you ! ’ |
10 | Oh I wonder what they 'll be like , I do n't want them as tight as those others , yeah but it 's the legs and that , those others of mine , when I got them back they were really very ti tight |
11 | ‘ I sometimes wonder what it would be like if Stop The World had had a proper director , who did it for a living . |
12 | We wonder what it would be like to be an oak tree , a house , a mountain , even a thunder cloud . |
13 | I sometimes wonder what it would be like , ’ Ace said softly . |
14 | In quiet moments , they wonder what it would be like to have such genius as his . |
15 | I wonder what it would be like if you were the last man in the world , and I the last woman ? |
16 | I wonder what it 'd be like if the phone suddenly rung and it was for me . |
17 | Most parents look at their young child and wonder what he 'll be like when he grows up . |