Example sentences of "would [be] [adv] [adj] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edwin , I would be utterly desolate were it not for my faithful companion here . |
| 2 | The touches and caresses she thought would be so familiar were strange and exciting and erotic . |
| 3 | Some breeds of dogs would be quite happy being exercised on a lead with the occasional contact with other dogs . |
| 4 | And did you see vessels in the area , because you yourself would be too young were you not ? |
| 5 | The contest , owing to the tiger 's height , colouring , and ability to move without making a sound , would be very unequal were it not for the wind-factor operating in favour of the sportsman . |
| 6 | Whether the WGMS formula of three constituency seats or 5% of the list votes is exactly right or whether other figures would be more appropriate is of course debatable . |
| 7 | This project is based on three premises : that more young economists , bound for industry , particularly consultancy , the civil service and the city , should have at least been apprenticed in research--hence , in part , the use of occasional research assistants rather than experienced professionals ; that applied economists should pay more attention to the views of non economists , and , in particular of practitioners in the fields they study , hence the emphasis on the flexibility required if we are to look at problems differently , or use different types of evidence ; and that more of us should build our models self consciously , with an eye to analytical convenience and ease of interpretation , considerations which would be less important were economics less inexact , since it might then make sense to seek the correct model , however difficult to analyse and understand . |