Example sentences of "but i would not be " in BNC.

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1 My last migraine of any consequence was over four months ago , but I would not be so brash as to say that I have been cured .
2 But I would not be true to myself if I did not record my own thanks to all who serve on the Board for their hard and devoted work and at this time , to take a moment to thank the retiring vice convenor Bill for his work , his prayers , his support , his wisdom and his fellowship over the many years that he and I have served together .
3 The leaders of the groups that he mentions might well come to some sort of compromise — I might have achieved that — but I would not be able to command a majority of Members , who have other ideas .
4 ‘ Obviously we would like to win the game in Belfast but I would not be too disappointed with a draw . ’
5 ‘ I can read not badly , but I would n't be any good on stage . ’
6 As I said to her we 've got two shelves of hardbacks in the alcove because I do think they furnish a room as the man said , but I would n't be on for lending them out because you do n't know the condition they 'd come back in .
7 Depends how much you 'd use it , but I would n't be without mine .
8 ‘ We 've been planning a family for a while but I would n't be surprised if the baby 's born and we have n't decided on a name , ’ she says .
9 " I run a similar institution for the Madam in London , but I would n't be ashamed to say Iran this one . "
10 It is n't designed for high volume output , but I would n't be at all upset to have one adorning my desk .
11 Well it came about and I believe this man 's name was but I would n't be too certain , I think it was .
12 But I would n't be taking the problem with me , would I ? ’
13 But I would n't be chairman of the bank if I 'd made very many mistakes .
14 Well yes , I suppose so but I would n't be without 'em .
15 I think we usually play a zonal system at home , but I would n't be surprised if Wilko played Newsome & Wetherall ( if fit ) as centre backs on Saturday , and Fairclough as an extra defender , man-marking Shearer .
16 ‘ I 'd really like to run the 400 , but I would n't be disappointed if someone was running better than me and they decided to take him , ’ said Black , whose domestic pre-eminence was sensationally ended by Grindley in Barcelona .
17 but I said that you know eighteen might be a push but I would n't be surprised if we got twelve or fourteen at that time of course we had n't actually had any education events cos the one that we scheduled has been cancelled so I was perhaps a bit naive about how many people actually turn out to these things
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