Example sentences of "[pron] would be [noun sg] [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 | All she can do is tack forward and crash into him , which would be suicide for them all . |
| 11 | She 'd be matron of honour , of course ! |
| 12 | And Lachlan , She 'd be mother to the heir ! |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | If she married Pogo , she could do exactly as she pleased and she would be mistress of her own home . |
| 16 | At least she would be sale with Lovat and the knowledge gave him some comfort . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . ' |
| 19 | He is the typical wimpy boy who would be outcast at school . |
| 20 | 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 ’ . |
| 21 | What may suit you would be folly for him . |
| 22 | Anywhere I was with you would be home to me . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | Even if it was the day we 'd be sort of coming back |
| 25 | The cost saving in the preventative work , er , fall falls later on in the system , and that might not even accrue back to local government , and that 's the problem and I think if there was some specific erm , government grants that enabled local authorities to really get to grips with the preventative elements and could should that , that reduced overall government spending on the other end , on the impact end , I mean , I think we would be , we would be sort of making very much headway , but there does n't seem to be that specific initiative at this particular stage . |
| 26 | He silently toasted Dowd as he talked , knowing as he sipped it that there 'd be bloodshed before Christmas Day dawned . |
| 27 | So there 'd be delay in probate unless the children have got the money , so they have to borrow against the property or they have to raise money to pay the bill . |
| 28 | There 'd be money in it . |
| 29 | Finding that broking in political power was more fun than selling milk , Horsley self-importantly told Kinnock he 'd better stick to his socialist principles after being elected Prime Minister , or there 'd be trouble from NoS . |
| 30 | Er a a and with a family row in in it as well you can imagine the work involved was a bit more than initially might have been expected and I got criticized because the bill was bigger than I had first estimated cos I did n't expect there 'd be trouble from the father . |