Example sentences of "i would [adv] be [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does have the side-effect of making things feel stiffer and less responsive , though , and I 'd probably be inclined to leave this item off my own custom shopping list . |
| 2 | I 've got that burglar alarm over there , but I do n't think I 'd ever be able to use it |
| 3 | I did n't think I 'd ever be able to afford it , but here I am sitting in my own fitted kitchen , in my own centrally heated home . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's a very beautiful baby and I 'd always be ready to help her . ’ |
| 5 | She 's a very beautiful baby and I 'd always be ready to help her . ’ |
| 6 | I know I got it when I was doing things with the structure I 'd never be able to do again . ’ |
| 7 | I 'd never be able to hold up my head again ! ’ |
| 8 | No I 'd never be able to forgive myself if anything happened would I ? |
| 9 | So that 's going to be one of the best things about being here — going to lots of concerts that I 'd never be able to see back home . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought my life was over , and that I 'd never be able to have a relationship again . |
| 11 | If something went wrong and you landed up inside a black hole , I 'd never be able to get you out . |
| 12 | You have given me something I 'd never be able to buy . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I used to think sometimes that if I did n't have a proper night 's sleep I 'd never be able to work again . |
| 14 | At the time i thought I 'd never be able to hear again . |
| 15 | But I 'd still be able to use them anyway , cos all them Boot Boots smellies and stuff so |
| 16 | cos I 'd still be able to hear what you 're saying . |
| 17 | But I ca n't see how I 'd actually be able to use that . ’ |
| 18 | Or perhaps I would simply be unable to communicate with people who saw the world in the ‘ old ’ way . |
| 19 | I suppose I must have been intending to explain to Mr Farraday how I would thus be able to explore an option which might prove the ideal solution to our present small problems here in this house . |
| 20 | I looked forward to the visit not only because visitors from Lord Darlington 's days are most rare now — Mr Farraday 's circle , naturally , being quite different from his lordship 's — but also because I presumed Mr Graham would accompany Sir James as of old , and I would thus be able to get his opinion on this question of bantering . |
| 21 | The prospect of that responsibility terrifies me , and I know I would n't be content to sit at home all day with a baby . |
| 22 | I have seen enough already to know that my work on Christabel must be seriously altered in the light of what you have in these letters — I would n't be happy going on without taking them into account — and that must be true of Dr Michell 's work on Ash too , just as true . ’ |
| 23 | Well , I 'm sorry , if I was in my workplace I would n't be happy representing a member and then be told by the employer , I 'm not required to tell you why you 've lost your appeal and I do n't think this is something we should do within our own organization on our own members . |
| 24 | And I would n't be happy working for anyone else . |
| 25 | You would n't be happy with me working in your design studio and I would n't be happy working for you . ’ |
| 26 | " I run a similar institution for the Madam in London , but I would n't be ashamed to say Iran this one . " |
| 27 | ‘ Our team has the best attack in Europe and I would n't be astonished to see us finish among the best , or why not first , in the next World Cup ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I would n't be surprised to see the Footsie at around 2,000 to 2,100 . ’ |
| 29 | I would n't be surprised to learn that many people do now smoke only a quarter of their cigarettes on the bed when worried , simply because they have seen it so often in films . |
| 30 | The umpires ' statement , the match referee 's ruling , even the allegedly mistreated ball itself — although I would n't be surprised to hear it 's disappeared in a burglary ! |