Example sentences of "would n't [be] so [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's obvious that Morrissey has a lot to say and if people were n't ready to listen then they would n't be so successful . |
| 2 | Now he 'd have to rely for a lift on Colin who would n't be so keen on coming out of his way . |
| 3 | If you had stood as I have done for five hours in a draughty ante-room of a courthouse sticking sixpences into one of those things to see how frequently it paid out , you would n't be so keen to chuck your money away , son . |
| 4 | You decide that maybe what he suggests would n't be so terrible . |
| 5 | If they 'd only been a few inches longer ; or perhaps if his upper body was n't so big then his legs would n't be so noticeable . |
| 6 | It would n't be so easy to melt into the background . |
| 7 | Braining Charlie would n't be so easy . |
| 8 | Mind you ca n't mana well I suppose you could manage without it but that would n't be so easy would it ? |
| 9 | People would n't be so nice to me if they thought I was so lucky , but it 's fun to see their faces when I bring certain special ones back now and then . ’ |
| 10 | Derby matches would n't be so spicey without the fervour and passion born out of local rivalry . |
| 11 | I would n't be so stupid as to pretend to have any idea what Claudia was going through during the hours leading up to the birth . |
| 12 | He would n't be so stupid . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And yet you must still believe in marriage , ’ she realised , ‘ or you would n't be so disgusted by the way I 'm supposed to have come between Florian and his wife . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I would n't be so sure about that if I were you ! ’ |
| 15 | PS I would n't be so sure about the away win this week-end … |
| 16 | ‘ I would n't be so sure of that , ’ Ruth stated tartly , ‘ They were once lovers , do n't forget . ’ |
| 17 | If people were n't sure of getting the victim for their money they would n't be so willing to pay up . |
| 18 | Erm , I think if they were more honest and open , I mean like parents and schools and stuff , it would n't be so difficult for people to talk about it , and there would n't be as many , the jokes about it . |
| 19 | She had been going to take a walk around Mariánské Láznë , had n't she , so a three mile walk or so up to Vendelin Gajdusek 's home would n't be so difficult , would it ? |
| 20 | ‘ If we had all followed the path that Czechoslovakia began , avoiding distortions and extremes , I think we would be different , the world would be different , and it would n't be so hard to implement these changes now , ’ Mr Gorbachev said . |
| 21 | You would n't be so concerned , why is that ? |
| 22 | If there was just one person I could talk to it would n't be so bad . ’ |
| 23 | It would n't be so bad , somehow , if he was any good at being a solicitor . |
| 24 | She wanted it too , and maybe when she and Charlie were married and in bed and they 'd had a few drinks and she was wearing a black nightie , then maybe it would n't be so bad . |
| 25 | It would n't be so bad , er she 's not a nervous type normally and it 's the only person that 's sort of made her go completely nervous . |
| 26 | If I could be certain of Ember , it would n't be so bad . |
| 27 | It would n't be so bad if he 'd gone off with a beauty , but I 'm damned if I 'll form part of a collection which includes someone bandy . ’ |
| 28 | If she had Léonie with her it would n't be so bad . |
| 29 | What about having some sort of one of these superloos or some vandal-proof toilet there , you know if er people actually pay to go in it , it would n't be so bad . |
| 30 | He irritated the hell out of her , and it would n't be so bad if she could write him off as being thoroughly detestable . |