Example sentences of "[pron] would be [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I was at school I had no idea that one day I 'd be captain of Yorkshire . |
| 2 | To them I was just another recruit , and if I did well , got myself through the first six months and became a legionnaire , then I would matter to them because I would be part of their system . |
| 3 | Should aught happen to Edward — as God forbid — I would be queen of England ! ’ |
| 4 | So er to get to your question erm I 've sort of not been doing anything erm I was hoping that I would be sort of fully fit round about now and then if I saw something on teletext er that was good I 'd just buzz off for a week or so . |
| 5 | Besides those things which a partner is actually authorised to do by the terms of the partnership , any other of his acts which would be part of the usual conduct of a business of the type carried on by his firm will also be binding . |
| 6 | Coun Bob Brady , committee chairman described it as an exciting project which would be part of the town 's City Challenge programme . |
| 7 | Coun. Pudney said the light rail transit system being considered by Cleveland county council could ease commuter traffic if it linked Guisborough with Middlesbrough , but that had no connection with the bypass which would be part of the county 's primary road network . |
| 8 | As a result , administrative arrangements can be countenanced which would be anathema to Hong Kong 's British rulers . |
| 9 | this is not to suggest that I function like a computer ( which would be anathema to me ) , for there is always something to react to , something new to learn , or to improve . |
| 10 | The last view is suggested by his claims that we are conscious of some memories ( those brought to INTROSPECTION in the ‘ control box ’ for example ) and some of the commands to say things ( as in deliberately saying something , as distinct from finding ourselves saying it ) , which would be messages from the ‘ control box ’ to PR ( the ‘ public relations box ’ , by analogy with the White House public relations chief , who is simply handed a piece of paper telling him what to say , but not to think about ) . |
| 11 | All she can do is tack forward and crash into him , which would be suicide for them all . |
| 12 | Anatoly Chubais , the Committee 's chairman , explained the ways in which the privatization vouchers might be used : ( i ) workers could acquire shares in their own enterprise ; ( ii ) vouchers could be used at auction to buy shares in enterprises which were to become joint stock companies ; ( iii ) vouchers could be spent via private investment funds which would be intermediaries in share purchasing ; or ( iv ) vouchers could be sold for cash . |
| 13 | Considerable further work would be required to analyse and describe the information objects which would be candidates for indexing , and/or electronic filing . |
| 14 | If Sue were a cake , she 'd be layers of feather-light pastry , with jam , and piped curls and flourishes of cream and a sprinkling of chocolate on top . |
| 15 | She 'd be matron of honour , of course ! |
| 16 | And Lachlan , She 'd be mother to the heir ! |
| 17 | And then you dragged him to the altar , or was it the registrar ? — I 've never had an account of the joyful occasion — and then you came back up here , and-you thought you 'd be Queen of Oswaldston , with your little private income , and your nice stone house , and your upper-class ways . ’ |
| 18 | She would be putty in my paws when she awoke to see me with my superb physique and elemental masculinity , not to mention my irresistible voice . |
| 19 | If she married Pogo , she could do exactly as she pleased and she would be mistress of her own home . |
| 20 | At least she would be sale with Lovat and the knowledge gave him some comfort . |
| 21 | This is a really major issue , because I mean he , there would be a situation where the person who would be Head of the Church of England would be a divorcee of a church which does not believe in divorce . |
| 22 | We shall say the same if , when the testator had instituted a sole heir , for the sake of the person who would be heir on intestacy he wrote ‘ I ask in place of the estate which I left to you , which would pass on intestacy to my brother , that you be content with 100 gold pieces . ' |
| 23 | He is the typical wimpy boy who would be outcast at school . |
| 24 | By contrast , says Clarke , the poor and working class within those communities have often been more accepting of those ‘ who would be outcast by the ruling culture — many times to spite the white man , but mainly because the conditions of our lives have made us empathic ’ . |
| 25 | ‘ If more judges are required because of the greater degree of litigious activity it is logical to assume that those successful counsel of high calibre who would be candidates for judge 's office would find it economically more gratifying to remain as advocates ’ , he said . |
| 26 | What may suit you would be folly for him . |
| 27 | Anywhere I was with you would be home to me . |
| 28 | ‘ Nonsense , you are little more than a slip of a girl , you would be prey to all sorts of men , fortune hunters and the like . |
| 29 | Were you and I walking on clouds , we 'd be upsides with them . ’ |
| 30 | Even if it was the day we 'd be sort of coming back |