Example sentences of "would be [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I reckon his best chance would be as a goal-kicking winger but I do n't want him in this role for Widnes . |
| 2 | There had been so much misfortune that to endure any more would be as a dumb beast might endure it ; and what would become of Dinah and the child ? |
| 3 | But this would be at a great price for the many to deal with the problems of the few . |
| 4 | The clearing banks as well as the discount houses have the opportunity to buy Treasury bills on such occasions , as otherwise they would be at a substantial disadvantage compared with the discount houses in finding an outlet for surplus funds . |
| 5 | By close analysis , he was virtually able to predict where bream would be at a certain time and could put bait in to hold them in his swim . |
| 6 | Wales were convinced that they were one up on Scotland in having already experienced Joel Dume in their England match , while the Sassenachs ' top brass reckoned Scotland would be at a definite disadvantage for the first 20 minutes . |
| 7 | She was a pretty little thing , but I fear the libido of the young men she encountered in here would be at a low ebb . |
| 8 | Any savings , though , would be at a huge cost to the British pharmaceutical industry and companies such as Beecham , Boots , Fisons , Glaxo , ICI and Wellcome . |
| 9 | On January 22nd Alan Greenspan , chairman of the Federal Reserve , suggested that it would be at the low end of that range largely because much of the equipment being used would not be replaced . |
| 10 | He remembered how pleased she would be at the mere thought of a visit . |
| 11 | They would be at the light barricade at the bottom of the dip in ten minutes . |
| 12 | because he would be at the top end of the other school |
| 13 | ‘ It is input twice , ’ admits Mr Johnson , ‘ in the sense that sales would be at the invoicing stage and then put into FDC at the total stage with the two systems running side by side . |
| 14 | fast , he would be at the public mortuary doing the post-mortem . |
| 15 | Reimbursement for all these sales would be at the commercial rouble exchange rate set in October . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | A male who did somehow manage to copulate with hundreds of females would be at an enormous advantage compared with a male who only copulated with one or two females . |
| 18 | But as such when you have to face King Edward 's assault , it would be with an armed host , offering battle . |
| 19 | To my mind it 's a pity you did n't take that attitude when you were first made aware of the situation , because when I returned from next door you were still yelling your head off at her and painting a vivid picture of what her life would be with an illegitimate child tacked on to her . |
| 20 | The charge would be on a preceding year basis although if additional funds are added to the account the income arising from the additional funds will be assessed on the actual basis in the early years . |
| 21 | Er er and there are i implications for you in as much that my simplistic idea would be that everything in terms of a subject would be on a separate sheet so that |
| 22 | In both cases , the charges would be on a sliding scale , with environmentally-damaging practises attracting penal rates . |
| 23 | The amount of the tax has still to be fixed but would be on a sliding scale according to whether containers can be recycled or not . |
| 24 | It 's still not uncommon to meet people who declare that if one were seated in a Parisian cafe , rather than a British pub , then the conversation would be on a different level . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | This would be on a charitable basis and any cash surplus would be made available to fund research projects . |
| 27 | Therefore , the only basis on which we could have a property tax and valuation would be on a national banding system because that would be understandable and objective . |
| 28 | Since the election , officials on both sides of the Atlantic have toned this down to a special envoy , one that would be on a fact-finding mission . |
| 29 | The renewal would be on an annual basis . |
| 30 | Who 'd be on the , who would be on the bloody council with any real bloody business initiative |