Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this happened they would be terror-stricken . |
| 2 | The numbers were reduced to nine the following year , as it was generally felt that it would be better to hold them every other year and quite a few indicated they would be prepared to take part on a biennial basis . |
| 3 | This meant they would be at least doubling their monthly instalment payments . |
| 4 | Eliza was under no illusions that this meant they would be spending more time together : ‘ John , of course , will not remain there long , ’ she told her mother , ‘ but be wandering off in some direction … ’ . |
| 5 | This meant they could be midwives or nurses , but not doctors . |
| 6 | Eight out of 10 agreed it was OK for girls to carry condoms but half said they would be too embarrassed to buy them . |
| 7 | Even among the 15 to 17 year olds four out of 10 admitted they would be to shy to buy condoms , the most popular form of contraception for teenagers , over the counter in a chemist . |
| 8 | The data seems to support the first belief : of those who had had some experience of unemployment in the previous five years , 0.480 said they would be prepared to break the law , whereas only 0.300 of those who had no such experience were ( a difference of +0.180 ) . |
| 9 | But when it comes to going out , many revealed they would be uncomfortable if their partner began to breastfeed their child in public . |
| 10 | Three-quarters of respondents to a survey by the Malaysian National Computer Federation are currently using proprietary systems — 81% of those said they 'd be moving to open systems in future . |
| 11 | Several indicated they would be looking to Mr Lawson to give the Tory voters a reason for enduring the pain of higher mortgages . |
| 12 | She ( Mary ) would use it first and anybody else was free to use it … three or four signified they would be interested . |
| 13 | Nearly a third said they would be unfaithful if they thought they could get away with it . |