Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] would be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first questions that you brought up was , if possible I would be very grateful to you for a brief description of the two raids to Gdynia Pole ninth of October in Colesfield tenth of October nineteen forty three . |
| 2 | If I wanted to make it rich I 'd be Private Eye 's libel lawyer . |
| 3 | Can I say definite I 'd be quite happy to start within the next four weeks . |
| 4 | ‘ I ca n't tell you how grateful I 'd be . ’ |
| 5 | get me wrong I 'd be getting a bit |
| 6 | ‘ If Liverpool were interested I would be honoured . |
| 7 | If I was 12 years old I 'd be squealing in the stalls as well . |
| 8 | It was strong in Kate and she knew if she was not careful she would be offering him refuge , sorting out his problems , arranging his life for him . |
| 9 | ‘ I was so afraid you would be hurt , then I found myself wondering if I could trust David or whether he would walk out on me at the first sign of trouble . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I was afraid you 'd be waiting on the doorstep . |
| 11 | From from a few weeks old she 'd be sitting on on there was an old er wreck of a boat there . |
| 12 | We were afraid we would be too late . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We 'd been told for years how generous they would be , but when we challenged them , they had nothing for us . |
| 14 | In your letter you made it quite clear it would be no love match . ’ |
| 15 | Yeah , if that was where that garage is and all of this was clear it 'd be great would n't it ! |
| 16 | Diana had known she was marrying into a close family , but she was unprepared for how claustrophobic it would be , or how dull she would find long spells in their company , with their passion for dogs and horses . |
| 17 | Should it go wrong he would be expected to mend it : he was a musician , not a mechanic . |
| 18 | Although Mrs Thatcher 's opposition will prevent the declaration having any legal force , the Commission President , Mr Jacques Delors , made it clear he would be coming forward with detailed proposals on a range of minimum social rights for workers in the 1992 single market over the next 12 months — some of which would have binding legal force throughout the Community . |
| 19 | I was thinking how funny it would be if I had switched the smoked salmon for ham . |
| 20 | Then Monks said that he had all Oliver 's money safely now , but how funny it would be if the boy went to prison for stealing , after his father 's unfair will . ’ |
| 21 | Since all materials were to be British it would be a major boost for British products and the finished house would serve as an exhibition showcase , providing excellent publicity for all those involved . |
| 22 | It may be conceded that if he did not occupy it under his contract with the bank rent free he would be obliged to hire a house elsewhere , pay rent for it , and pro tanto diminish his income [ author 's emphasis ] . |
| 23 | He also claims that a dispute between the two countries in 1988–89 over a new Japanese fighter plane , the FSX , arose because America was afraid it would be too good and might be able to shoot down American aircraft . |
| 24 | He had felt sorry for him when his own bull died and he was afraid it would be tempting fate to throw up this opportunity to redress the balance in their fortunes . |
| 25 | If it should rule that the president 's actions were unconstitutional it would be a big step toward his impeachment by Congress . |
| 26 | Any idea how old it would be and is it worth anything today ? |
| 27 | If the Radnor Walk horror becomes public it would be the greatest scandal in the history of the Service . |
| 28 | When Arthur was sound again , I had Countryman and Lannegan , and somehow I did n't enjoy riding him so much because every time he jumped , I was afraid he 'd be lame . |
| 29 | It would be pointless it would be messy it would be inelegant and it would create the problem of the relations between the two , you 'd have to have transformations to get you from one to the other . |
| 30 | Contrary to John Pain 's comment , I have always been a reasonable swimmer , and was convinced I would be able to reach the coast which I could see . |