Example sentences of "you would n't be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And yet you must still believe in marriage , ’ she realised , ‘ or you would n't be so disgusted by the way I 'm supposed to have come between Florian and his wife . ’ |
| 2 | If you had stood as I have done for five hours in a draughty ante-room of a courthouse sticking sixpences into one of those things to see how frequently it paid out , you would n't be so keen to chuck your money away , son . |
| 3 | You would n't be so concerned , why is that ? |
| 4 | It was just that people saying things like that reminded me of one of my all-time favourite cartoons where Dr Watson is saying to Sherlock Holmes : ‘ But if you saw the conditions these Moriartys had to live in , you would n't be so quick to judge . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You 're drunk , ’ said Harvey , ‘ or you would n't be so corny . ’ |
| 6 | Ronni teased him , ‘ Perhaps you would n't be so happy if you 'd lost ? ’ |
| 7 | So you would n't be necessarily satisfied then with discussion purely at a local level and a decision here ? |
| 8 | ‘ You would n't be far wrong at that . ’ |