Example sentences of "[that] [pron] would [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The company 's advisers , Baring Brothers , believe that nothing would be served by making Sir Derek a scapegoat at this stage . |
| 2 | Miss Fogerty assured her that nothing would be disclosed and slipped out of the side door . |
| 3 | Despite the well-deserved victory against the Premier League outfit , Cambridge chairman Reg Smart said that nothing would be announced for at least another 24 hours . |
| 4 | The prosecuting counsel said that nothing would be heard to criticise the victim 's character , who was timid and nervous . |
| 5 | Dismally she thought that nothing would be the same again . |
| 6 | He also urged party members not to resign over the issue , pointing out that nothing would be gained from such action . |
| 7 | If an upwave was due , it was inevitable that thee would be bad debts , and Money Advice would be needed to help . |
| 8 | The Government 's first intention was to expand radio so that everyone would be able to receive it easily . |
| 9 | Mr Williams predicted that everyone would be happy with the service provided on the ship which has been upgraded as part of a £6m investment throughout the line 's car ferry fleet . |
| 10 | Mr Williams predicted that everyone would be happy with the service provided on the ship which has been upgraded as part of a £6m investment throughout the line 's car ferry fleet . |
| 11 | But Jane insists she 's still a Gazza fan … and that no-one would be happier than her if he put his troubles behind him and established himself as the best , as well as the most talked about , footballer in the world . |
| 12 | There were no decent men on my own horizons and I already feared that I would be spending my life alone . |
| 13 | I was told that I would be given the money when I got to Singapore . |
| 14 | She had no idea that I would be in this area . |
| 15 | But I also realized that I would be exceedingly lucky to keep my existing road and rail budgets , let alone add massive new expenditure . |
| 16 | When the girl at the reception desk discovered that I would be leaving early in the morning , she insisted on refunding £2 , since I would be on the road before she arrived to cook breakfast . |
| 17 | ‘ I have made , ’ says Lars Von Trier , the film 's Danish director , ‘ a film that I would be afraid to see . ’ |
| 18 | Knowing that I would be returning to work when ( my second baby ) was three months old , I acquired a battery-operated breast pump , as this time I was determined to express at lunch time to keep my supply going . |
| 19 | I was beginning to think that I would be going home fishless when I found myself singing , ‘ He shall feed his flock ’ ; and fell to musing upon how well I would be able to feed five , let alone five thousand , given the reluctance of the fish to show even a snout above the surface . |
| 20 | I decided that I would have to get to the Butcher 's office first or at least early on in the queue so that I would be barefoot for as short a time as possible . |
| 21 | I had tried to be first in order to get it over with quickly but now it was clear that I would be under the gaze of most if not all of the class . |
| 22 | I was doing things I knew that I would be doing properly in a few years . |
| 23 | ‘ I like the exercise and , besides , I have two friends down the road in a Land Rover , ’ I said , implying that I would be given a lift . |
| 24 | The wood opposite was smoking with dusk again and I was looking forward to seeing the orderly , when my door was opened and I was told that I would be moved across to the main camp at once . |
| 25 | They are not the reasons for the torture that I would be suffering in his place . |
| 26 | Unfortunately there was to be no 200 metres event , but there were some invitation events scheduled including a 60 metres , and having won that event at the Cosford Games I thought that I would be selected . |
| 27 | I have made it a point of honour to spare you moral blackmail of the ‘ Do you honestly suppose for a single moment that I would be capable of stooping to such beastliness ? ’ variety , and I shall not waver even at this supreme moment . |
| 28 | When I graduated in Economic and Social History from Bristol in 1982 I had no idea that I would be earning my living as a thatcher , one of the few women working in that field , some eight years later . |
| 29 | Fire extinguishers may seem a good idea , but there are so many types to be used for so many different sorts of fires that I would be nervous of escalating a fire , rather than killing it , by using the wrong type of extinguisher . |
| 30 | Even allowing for the cost of the curtain tape and cotton required , I calculated that I would be overcharged by £80 . |