Example sentences of "in [noun] would be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A short time ago , it would have been difficult to imagine that the Conservative Party in Parliament would be in open revolt against bishops of the Church of England . |
| 2 | Her training in dissemination would be of help now . |
| 3 | A good size to expect in captivity would be nearer 10″ with breeding size attained at 4.5″ . |
| 4 | To put Labour in charge would be like trying to douse a fire with kerosene . |
| 5 | He had felt sure when he left his hotel room that every eye in Saigon would be on him that evening because he was wearing a white tuxedo for the very first time in his young life . |
| 6 | The effect would be similar to something like and they did in fact publicize it in English , except that the verb in Arabic would be in theme position ( literally : qad publicize-they-it in fact ) . |
| 7 | Not to allow voters a referendum in Britain would be to ‘ betray the trust … they have placed in us ’ . |
| 8 | Cheney emphasized that any reductions in US forces in Europe would be within the context of the CFE talks . |
| 9 | Ministries and state committees headed by Cabinet members came above co-ordinating committees and departments not headed by Cabinet ministers , which in turn would be above federal agencies and services . |
| 10 | Stalin is reported to have remarked at the end of the war that to establish communist rule in Poland would be like ‘ trying to saddle a cow ’ and Soviet relations with that country ( the largest and most populous in Eastern Europe ) have borne out these apprehensions . |
| 11 | An AXA executive confirms that the French insurer wants to invest in UNI , pointing out that gaining a foothold in Scandinavia would be in line with AXA 's strategic aim of becoming a global insurer . |