Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun pl] would be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A system of charging for enquiries from other botanical , horticultural , or conservation bodies and informed amateurs would be difficult to establish and , in general , undesirable . |
| 2 | The test questions should be what experienced teachers would be likely to ask , taking account of the character of the reading material , its context and the purposes for which it would normally be encountered . |
| 3 | Arriving in Kiev , where Russian rather than Ukrainian is still the first language for most people , I thought things would be different . |
| 4 | I knew conditions would be different once we crossed the railway and entered Danakil country . |
| 5 | I thought prisons would be immaculate , and that in the hospital wing they 'd be particularly fussy . |
| 6 | Mr Hutchinson , who said wallabies would be able to live in the wild in Britain on their diet of grass and fruit , appealed to anyone seeing Wally to call him on 0207521133 . |
| 7 | They said members would be unable to accept any women who might be ordained as priests . |
| 8 | She said grants would be available on a first come , first served basis . |
| 9 | Kevin Miles , chairman of the North-East Anti-Poll Tax Federation , said councils would be guilty of ‘ frightening people in their own homes . ’ |
| 10 | The North-East anti-poll tax federation chairman , Kevin Miles , said councils would be guilty of ‘ frightening people in their own homes . ’ |