Example sentences of "i would be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We very much wanted a family and both assumed that , within a few months , I 'd be pregnant . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd like to play a role in the Lords sometime but I 'll have to wait and see if anyone thinks I 'd be useful there now . ’ |
| 3 | There are no plans for future coffee mornings , although if there is a demand — and more help — I 'd be pleased to continue . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I 'd be pleased to provide any references you need , but may I suggest that you consider a little more before acting precipitately . |
| 5 | I 'd be pleased if you could print my full name and address so that S Brady ( or anyone else ) could confirm or extend my info on this subject . |
| 6 | A delighted Kiwomya said : ‘ I told the lads I 'd be pleased to get on the score sheet on my birthday , but to score a couple is unbelievable . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , I 'd be pleased to help wherever I can . ’ |
| 8 | If that 's what 's going to happen I 'd be pleased to work for you . |
| 9 | I think that 's what I think , but I 'm not sure that if I 'd been born here I 'd be pleased to see me walking down the lane . |
| 10 | Under Chambers 's auspices I 've prepared a questionnaire on ( intermediate ) learners ' dictionaries , along with a piece of sample text and a batch of parallel extracts from four other publishers ' dictionaries of about the same level , and I 'd be ever so grateful if I could send you about 10 of these sets to distribute amongst fellow teachers and some of the students , as you think fit ; and of course I 'd be pleased if you 'd answer one yourself . |
| 11 | ’ I 'd be pleased to meet your son , Mrs. Dow ’ I said . |
| 12 | I 've already put the , er , resolution to the shareholders but , erm er , before voting on it I 'd be pleased to answer any questions . |
| 13 | I 'd be pleased to answer questions Chairman , and I 'm sure Mr will help , help me deal with the budget crisis . |
| 14 | If you 're not happy with the answer then I 'd be pleased to hear about it and er and er obviously we can assess the priority . |
| 15 | You have made 'em red , you have made 'em redundant and you in , in you have and I hope you 've had nobody redundant because I 've I 'd be pleased to go out to those homes and say them come back and I would be pleased to go up to and say you 've got your figures wrong because you 're saying that nobody 's made redundant ooh well I I 'm so pleased . |
| 16 | I 'd be pleased to do so Mr Nicholas . |
| 17 | I 'd be pleased to give way . |
| 18 | Oh Herbert , if I did n't have you as a friend , I 'd be desperate ! ’ |
| 19 | Now what I 'd like you to do is to select two , I told you I 'd be serious in the last part , the whole is here , is select the two pads you like best , please , and put one at the front of the binder and one at the back . |
| 20 | Did you think I 'd be sharp ? |
| 21 | ‘ It 's been a while , so I figured I 'd be rusty . |
| 22 | However , I 'd be dishonest if I pretended that life would suddenly become rosy again . |
| 23 | I thought I 'd be relieved that you did n't have to pick my comment apart and use it as an opening for deep amateur psychoanalysis of myself , yourself , and half a dozen other people as well ! |
| 24 | Of course I 'd be agreeable , more than agreeable . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd be delighted if governments could prove all our reports wrong , if that means that human rights are n't being violated , ’ Smart said . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'd be delighted to . ’ |
| 27 | Heseltine/Kinnock : At this juncture , well I 'd be delighted to , but what I , what do you mean … |
| 28 | I said I 'd be delighted . |
| 29 | Beardsley said : ‘ I 'd be delighted to play for England again . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd be delighted . ’ |