Example sentences of "would be [adj] say [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be possible to say of one Kufran ‘ He owned fifteen trucks ’ : but twelve of them were in transit between partners . |
| 2 | Allowing this latitude , we may claim ‘ Be aware ’ as an imperative both universal and valid a priori , since it would be inconsistent to say of anything that it exists yet is irrelevant to any possible choice . |
| 3 | It would be true to say without exaggeration that throughout my mature life , in my quest to transform humanity , I had been in search of Mr White Face , as I thought of him . |
| 4 | ‘ We would be ready to say to our friends : ‘ Put the sanctions programme on hold because it appears there is a commitment here which we can accept … ’ |
| 5 | People would be able to say with some , er , degree of certainty , how long the research is going to take , but I think one of the problems at the moment is , you ca n't always say . |
| 6 | It would be difficult to say at this juncture whether this upturn , achieved at considerable social cost , can be sustained . |