Example sentences of "it would be [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be worth a little temporary gossip to see how he did it . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | When Nenna was not in the witness box , she sometimes saw herself getting ready for an inspection at which Edward , or Edward 's mother , or some power superior to either , gave warning that they might appear — she could only hope that it would be on a falling tide — to see where she could be found wanting . |
| 4 | But as such when you have to face King Edward 's assault , it would be with an armed host , offering battle . |
| 5 | If he ever left Everton now it would be for a modest fee . |
| 6 | That incident illustrated how easy it would be for an atomic war to develop , so a hot-line was set up by means of a permanent telephone link between Washington in the U.S.A. and Moscow in the U.S.S.R. |
| 7 | Priced £18.95 , the book is aimed to be as useful to a PC novice as it would be to a seasoned user . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | While no single Member State could unilaterally opt out of farm subsidies , a Government pressing the case for agricultural aid to be aimed solely at those who need it would be in a strong position to eventually win the day in a Community facing constant budget cuts . |
| 10 | Your time is much more limited than it would be in a real case , and you can not afford to waste it ; on the other hand , it is no use gabbling what you have to say , for then it will not be understood . |
| 11 | Alternatively , we may say that the plates are so close to each other ( as it would be in a practical diode ) that the electron beam has n't got a chance to spread . |
| 12 | Yes to Lochinver yes and that same steamer would be calling in Kinlochbervie and all the villages and this traveller for Hamiltons would be going round beforehand and you would be getting a hundred weight of sugar and tea it would be in a big tea box er er probably er er Ceylon coming from Ceylon but you the whole or you could buy a small quarter . |
| 13 | It would be like a strong wind tearing into the warmth , ripping the fabric of the old rugs , overturning the lamps , plucking loose all the hair so skilfully wound up into neat and careful buns , unravelling her mother 's dainty stitches , unravelling her mother . |
| 14 | If the glider is facing more or less directly into the wind , and there is a pilot in the cockpit , it is just as safe as it would be after a normal landing . |