Example sentences of "[adj] he would be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should it go wrong he would be expected to mend it : he was a musician , not a mechanic . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ] . |
| 4 | N. B. The third party action between the solicitors and the barrister did not decide that he was negligent merely that if he was negligent he would be liable to the solicitors . |
| 5 | And how glad he would be when she told him . |
| 6 | I wondered how comfortable he would be and what he would make of the covers I had borrowed from the farmer 's wife . |
| 7 | ‘ Ach — I was sure he would be with you — we could have taken our own time then . |
| 8 | Zambia had dreaded Tammuz seeing hir battered flesh , feeling sure he would be sickened by the thought of others having been intimate with hir so recently . |
| 9 | Christian was sure he would be delighted to go to France and work for Edouard . |
| 10 | Tommaso was sure he would be sent there as soon as his training was over . |
| 11 | She was sure he would be serious , although , Harold-like , he would attempt not to show it . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sure he would be proud of you , ’ Merrill said slowly , still marvelling at this new-found empathy . |
| 13 | She wished she had not put the lamp on in the first place because she was sure he would be able to fathom out how she felt . |
| 14 | I 'm sure he would be yes . |
| 15 | Colonel our form commander was not sure he would be here about a month ago and so he sent me a statement that I would like to read . |
| 16 | Apart from all the antiques Mr Grover also had piles of books about every subject under the sun and Paddington felt sure he would be able to explain the mystery . |
| 17 | If viable he would be given another £40 . |
| 18 | He was concerned he would be locked in an English jail , and wondered if he should seek Embassy asylum . |
| 19 | I did n't know then how important he would be later on in my life . |
| 20 | But he may have also been told by Mr Major that it is unlikely he would be promoted much further , and has decided to seek his fortune elsewhere . |
| 21 | Springfield and Pam both smilingly nodded their confirmation , knowing how pleased he would be at learning the news that he and his old friend and colleague would be teaming up again . |
| 22 | Middlesbrough Labour candidate Stuart Bell revealed they had been told there was a waiting list of several months but his parents were advised he was going deaf and if he went private he would be in hospital within three weeks . |
| 23 | Agassi withdrew last Friday from the grass court event in Halle , but yesterday he took the last remaining wild card reserved for him by tournament organisers hopeful he would be fit to play . |
| 24 | Mr Crangle was certain he would be successful . |
| 25 | Certain he would be killed , Joe recorded a poignant farewell message to Elham . |
| 26 | Another of her unattached friends who always seemed to find their way on to the invitation list whenever she was certain he would be at one of her soirees . |
| 27 | Richmann stood his ground , certain he would be able to jump out of the . |
| 28 | From the very start I had advised her to be honest with him but she was terrified he would be so shocked he would n't want her . |
| 29 | If Satan is self-existent he would be able to understand his existence but the very fact he is struggling to prove it denies this . |