Example sentences of "but [pers pn] would [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I would be surprised if I did after this year , although , at this stage , I am still playing well enough and I am enjoying it enough so that if I want to play another tournament , I can . ’ |
| 2 | But I would be surprised if I did after this year , although , at this stage , I am still playing well enough and I am enjoying it enough so that if I want to play another tournament , I can . ’ |
| 3 | The man with a gun could wait for ever , but I would be gone . |
| 4 | ‘ How long it is right for both me and the bank to do the job is not something we are considering at present , ’ he says , ‘ but I would be surprised if I was still here in 16 years ' ; time . ’ |
| 5 | I know you live very quietly , but I would be very quiet — I only want to discuss Dante and Shakespeare and Wordsworth and Coleridge and Goethe and Schiller and Webster and Ford and Sir Thomas Browne et hoc genus omne , not forgetting of course , Christabel LaMotte and the ambitious Fairy Project . |
| 6 | I said I did n't think so , but I would be soon . |
| 7 | I think I told him I had too much homework that night but I would be free on Saturday . ’ |
| 8 | They would be on army pay , but I would be in command . |
| 9 | ‘ But I would be obliged if you would come straight to the point , Captain Carew . ’ |
| 10 | I know that I am providing an unusual excuse for those dastards interested in luring some member of the opposite sex into a dark and confined space , but I would be glad to hear about experimental results . |
| 11 | THERE is no competition attached to the following remarks , mainly because it would be easy enough to cheat , but I would be glad to have any suggestions about the question that could have received the answer quoted . |
| 12 | Undoubtedly Maazel and the composer in No. 3 , but I would be hard-pressed to choose between Maazel and the splendid new Dutoit in the Symphonic Dances . |
| 13 | But I would be extremely chary of asking the newer ‘ red ’ and ‘ yellow ’ forms to live in alkaline or even neutral water . |
| 14 | I fully accept that if I want to know everything a top luthier knows then I should go away and make a serious study of the subject , but I would be quite happy to read a dedicated magazine each month from which I can learn about what 's new , who 's up to what , what new guitars are like to play etc. etc. and also the meaning of the industry 's technical terminology . |
| 15 | ‘ I did get some interviews but I would be so paralysed I could n't do myself justice . |
| 16 | It is unlikely that we shall come up with a mechanical formula — in quite a number of cases , judgments will be necessary ; but I would be surprised if the guiding principles did not lead to pretty definite answers in the majority of cases . |
| 17 | However , they will only eat earthworms , which is fine ″ the summer , but I would be much happier if they would take a little trout , prawns and beefheart . |
| 18 | If not , I would n't be bankrupt but I would be taking out a second mortgage on the house . ’ |
| 19 | She fixed me with a big smile and gave a flirtatious wink from behind her diamond encrusted specs and said : ‘ But I would be happy to invite YOU in Tony . |
| 20 | Says David Stokes : ‘ My parents said they would by them for me when the time was right but I would be too embarrassed to ask . |
| 21 | Crosby said : ‘ I have not spoken to Norwich but I would be interested in Crook . |
| 22 | But I would be grateful if you would keep them to yourself And I 'd like you to have a look at the blotter and see whether you can remember what it looked like on Monday . |
| 23 | ‘ I have no wish to take the adventure out of climbing — that is not in my professional interests , after all — but I would be a hypocrite if I did not accept that we are causing environmental damage , ’ Rowland confesses . |
| 24 | ‘ I have no wish to take the adventure out of climbing — that is not in my professional interests , after all — but I would be a hypocrite if I did not accept that we are causing environmental damage . |
| 25 | As the house is of the Georgian period , I was thinking of oak as a possibility , but I would be most grateful if you could let me know what other types of wood are suitable , either hardwood or softwood , including some of the foreign hardwoods that are now available . |
| 26 | " But I would be taking advantage of your kindness and feelings for me . " |
| 27 | I 'm not bothered but I would be happier if they will very familiar with the work that they have done |
| 28 | Adam continued , ‘ But I would be empowered to draw only on Elinor 's housekeeping account in Nice . |
| 29 | " Oh but I would be much happier if you were there . |
| 30 | I feel sure this is an error caused by logistical difficulties , but I would be most grateful if you could clarify the exact current position with regard to your determined action to have this important section of road removed from the proposed Network . |