Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] would be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maman 's perception had probably told how impossible it would be for him to part with any of her things in his lifetime . |
| 2 | To be honest it would be between the portfolios as you call them the the folders and erm probably that the golfing thing . |
| 3 | Yeah I mean obviously you 're not gon na instantly assume that every that says he fancies you is just joking , no obviously you 're not gon na assume that and I understand how easy it would be to be mislead but then on the other hand it makes me think , you know , you know with people like Ch you know |
| 4 | ‘ How sad it would be for us to lose you to the sea , Señor Capitano . ’ |
| 5 | It was only after I had mentioned Miss Kenton that I suddenly realized how entirely inappropriate it would be for me to continue . |
| 6 | How valuable it would be to be able to reconstruct what the site looked like while excavation was in progress . |
| 7 | I have kept my half of the bargain , though I never guessed how costly it would be for me . |
| 8 | Undaunted I was sure it would be worth the effort of breaking them in — and it was . |
| 9 | ‘ Ach — I was sure he would be with you — we could have taken our own time then . |
| 10 | His words were enough to throw Lucy into a state of thoughtfulness , forcing her to become aware of how impossible it would be to drag this man within yards of his stepmother — and how futile it would be for herself to harbour any emotional feelings towards him . |
| 11 | If the news was really unexpected she would be off balance and it is at such times that people are most likely to speak the truth . |
| 12 | I insisted that the Unit must be responsible for its own training and operational planning and that , therefore , the Commander of the Unit must come directly under the C in C. I emphasised how fatal it would be for the proposed unit to be put under any existing branch or formation for administration . |
| 13 | He remembered how pleased she would be at the mere thought of a visit . |
| 14 | I arrived home just before midnight , the Institute beckoning early next morning to share my moment of glory ( there have n't been too many of those with my beloved , knowing how proud she would be of her hero ! ! |
| 15 | ‘ I am aware of the nature of it and how offensive it would be to most MPs and most people in this country . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | " How flattering it would be to one 's pride if at the moment of leaving you were sure that you left a memory behind , that she would think of you more than the others . " |
| 18 | " It 's just that it 's all very well to talk about his responsibility and all that — nobody thinks how awful it would be for me to go crawling to him wailing , I 'm in tro-uble ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He was standing with his back to the fire , thinking how much less pleasant it would be in some seaside hotel or boarding house in the off-season . |
| 21 | We will also be showing why continued research should be permitted , and how disastrous it would be for all women if the policy advocated by the Pro-Life lobby were to be adopted . |
| 22 | Estimate how difficult it would be for a compiler to generate efficient code for these three architectures . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Dish-king him would be like kicking a puppy . |
| 25 | The colleges themselves , of course , took part in these processes often with some trepidation and nervousness , not knowing how well the CNAA would understand them as institutions or how sympathetic it would be to their approach to teacher education . |
| 26 | This Meeting know they have no title to impose a Tax upon the Community at large towards this purpose , but they feel it an indispensible duty to express how desirable it would be for the use and service of the inhabitabts of Islay . |
| 27 | ‘ She sat there wearing her cat-at-the-cream expression and saying how lovely it would be for all three of us to be together again ! ’ |