Example sentences of "you would [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd be a bit stuck . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | but then again you 'd be a bit daft |
| 4 | I thought it would be that one cos you 'd be a bit wobbly would n't you with your sawing ? |
| 5 | You 'd be a bit pissed off would n't you ? |
| 6 | I thought you 'd be a pushover ; |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ For assuming you 'd be a man . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I did n't think you 'd be a Coronation Street addict . |
| 12 | Although the graphics are looking a little dated , you 'd be a banana not to find a copy . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It 's a pity you 've money , you 'd be a deal better off if you 'd a living to earn , teaching or nursing . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | " You 'd be a lot better with less ale in your stomach , " she remarked , and left him to get himself out of his bed . |
| 17 | ‘ If only you were a little more like her , you 'd be a lot less of a drag . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You 'd be a lot less hopeless if you were thinking straight , ’ Kathy advised . |
| 19 | You 'd be a lot iller if it were . |
| 20 | ‘ You 're very good — you 'd be an asset to any man 's business . ’ |
| 21 | You 'd be an expert on him . |
| 22 | I suppose , though , that if Titus Andronicus came through the letter-box as a new script , you would be a bit shocked . |
| 23 | Winner takes all , and as I intend to be the winner , shooting you would be a bit of a waste . |
| 24 | YOU would be a bit alarmed if you woke to find a monkey hanging from your headboard . |
| 25 | ‘ You would be a fool not to ! ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | ‘ You would be a lot better off , Miss Honey , ’ she said , ‘ if you gave up your job and drew unemployment money . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Oh I recognised you straight away but I thought you would be a lot taller , ’ said a cuddly-looking woman . |
| 29 | You could try of course , but after a colossal , tiring ridge-walk you would be a dingbat even to think of it . |
| 30 | You would be a material shareholder in Flybynight as presently constituted and I enclose a copy of their accounts for your perusal . |