Example sentences of "that i would [adv] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I drained my mess-tin , got to my feet and went out across the cobbled farmyard , under the arch , and out along the road leading to Brigade H.Q hoping that I would not be requiring the special services offered by the medics . |
| 2 | Les Stewart , Senior Manager at Oban , who has responsibility for Scarinish , had perceptively anticipated that I would not be over-extended during my stay on the island . |
| 3 | ‘ I knew that I would not be allowed to box but I proved a point by showing up , ’ he said . |
| 4 | If , on the basis of this , I were to proceed to make very careful observations of the weights of a wide variety of human earlobes , recording and categorizing the many observations , I think it is clear that I would not be making any significant contribution to science . |
| 5 | ‘ You could not guarantee that I would n't be blown up . |
| 6 | I was terrified that I would n't be accepted . |
| 7 | Naturally I knew that I would n't be wandering unnoticed . |
| 8 | I told her that I would n't be leaving without her ladyship 's mourning clothes . |
| 9 | Football meant standing on a muddy pitch hoping the ball would n't come anywhere near me , so that I would n't be forced to tackle some vicious little boy who really cared who won the game . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd like to think that I can offer useful opinions on other positions , and that I would n't be confined to just the back row , ’ he said . |
| 11 | You might just remind your team that I would n't be working with IMP if they did n't think I was up to the job . |
| 12 | A disappointed Wilkinson explained : ‘ From a football aspect my point of view was that I would n't be letting Batty go . |
| 13 | The two of them told me that no formalities were required , that I would simply be received in a small private room , and that there would even be the possibility that I would be given a glass of sherry — which presented some difficulty since I am teetotal . |
| 14 | But while my heart was aching for Estella , I had no idea that I would soon be hit by a disaster which would completely destroy my hopes and dreams . |
| 15 | The King of Blefuscu , however , replied that I was too strong to be taken prisoner , and that I would soon be returning to my country anyway . |
| 16 | On the other hand , the inspector 's belief that I would never be punished proved only too true when I returned to London and the inquest was held . |
| 17 | ‘ Has n't it ever occurred to you that I find you repulsive — that I 'd rather be kissed by a lizard than you ? ’ |