Example sentences of "you would [be] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You 'd be no good in uniform . ’
2 You 'd be a bit stuck .
3 So if you did n't get serial correlation and you estimated a model like this you 'd be a bit curious and wonder why right .
4 but then again you 'd be a bit daft
5 I thought it would be that one cos you 'd be a bit wobbly would n't you with your sawing ?
6 You 'd be a bit pissed off would n't you ?
7 I thought you 'd be a pushover ;
8 I came as a foreigner and I 'm told that Suffolk people were stand-offish , difficult to get to know and you 'd be a foreigner for years .
9 ‘ For assuming you 'd be a man . ’
10 Yes they 'd like if they were in South Wales , in South Wales you know if your grandfather was a scab , you 'd be a scab would n't you , they carry it out in generations there .
11 But you 'd be a fool to try and get this agility if you have n't got those safe levels suppleness , strength , stamina and coordination cos you 'd be asking for trouble .
12 I did n't think you 'd be a Coronation Street addict .
13 Although the graphics are looking a little dated , you 'd be a banana not to find a copy .
14 I tell you , I 'm not giving you a penny more for clothes , I 'm not paying for any driving lessons when you 're seventeen , I 'm not shelling out for another disco , I 'm not giving you another lift to a party that everyone else in your year 's going to and you 'd be a freak if you missed it .
15 It 's a pity you 've money , you 'd be a deal better off if you 'd a living to earn , teaching or nursing . ’
16 I wish I could do something to stop it but I 'm not going to deny it and you 'd be a liar if you tried . ’
17 " You 'd be a lot better with less ale in your stomach , " she remarked , and left him to get himself out of his bed .
18 ‘ If only you were a little more like her , you 'd be a lot less of a drag . ’
19 You 'd be a lot less hopeless if you were thinking straight , ’ Kathy advised .
20 You 'd be a lot iller if it were .
21 ‘ You 're very good — you 'd be an asset to any man 's business . ’
22 You 'd be an expert on him .
23 Otherwise , you 'd be the devil .
24 ‘ I always thought , if I were in a hole , you 'd be the sort of chap I might turn to .
25 I suppose , though , that if Titus Andronicus came through the letter-box as a new script , you would be a bit shocked .
26 Winner takes all , and as I intend to be the winner , shooting you would be a bit of a waste .
27 YOU would be a bit alarmed if you woke to find a monkey hanging from your headboard .
28 You would be a fool not to ! ’
29 I suppose it would bore you to come and see my poor children , but they do need amusing , they are at that stage of convalescing when nothing is entertaining for very long and Mamma is certainly not entertaining at all , so a pretty thing like you would be a breath of fresh air .
30 You would be a lot better off , Miss Honey , ’ she said , ‘ if you gave up your job and drew unemployment money . ’
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