Example sentences of "it would be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | When we say that I do n't mean whether it 's a four or three bedroom house , I mean the sort of location it would be in , whether it would be a middle of a terrace or a middle of a string of houses , on the corner of a street or whether it would be on its own in the country somewhere or whether the back garden would back on to some playing fields or er the railway line or whether there 'd be houses at the back . |
| 32 | But she did not guess this was how it would be on her first morning . |
| 33 | Well it would be on my terms , there 's no way I 'd go cos I know it 's against the law |
| 34 | I think I was supposing it would be on your list and wondering why . |
| 35 | For one moment she thought what fun it would be with them all . |
| 36 | Of course being nervous he often drank a little too much , so that when he finally looked up at the end of the night it would be with something like desperation , a fear that no one was going to ask him to leave with them ; but the way he looked at you also meant that you knew he would never say no , if you did ask . |
| 37 | and luckily that the , the song that we did was funny and so people enjoyed it , but they did n't understand it and they did n't have a visual image of the artist 's work , so I now have to take erm a couple of pictures , er prints with me if ever were going to read it and we sing those songs but not everybody does , and then they do become excessible you know , they can see , you know , that erm , yes erm if it , if I was going to publish a book of poem I , it would have to be stated that this related to this picture and presumably it 'd have to be , it would be with it , with it |
| 38 | The further west Allied aircraft could be stationed , the easier it would be for them to protect the sea lanes which were vulnerable to enemy air power based in Sicily and Crete . |
| 39 | It would be for them to decide what to do with our report . |
| 40 | It would be for her a retreat , a spiritual renewal . |
| 41 | And it struck Shiona , not for the first time , as she looked into those blue , accusing eyes , how easy it would be for her to clear her name . |
| 42 | It was only after I had mentioned Miss Kenton that I suddenly realized how entirely inappropriate it would be for me to continue . |
| 43 | I thought what a good idea it would be for me to do the same and I kept this in mind . |
| 44 | I think if you were to use another sheet altogether it would be for me at least unnecessary work . |
| 45 | " It 's just that it 's all very well to talk about his responsibility and all that — nobody thinks how awful it would be for me to go crawling to him wailing , I 'm in tro-uble ? |
| 46 | I have kept my half of the bargain , though I never guessed how costly it would be for me . |
| 47 | ‘ It would be for me , ’ he said quietly . |
| 48 | Think back to Jem Higgins and ask yourself of what use it would be for me to preach your message to him . ’ |
| 49 | A writer should suffer and all that — it would be for her own good in the long run . |
| 50 | She 'd had no chance even to tell David that her family would be at OBEX the following day , so it could be as much a shock for him seeing Jennifer as it would be for her sister . |
| 51 | Maman 's perception had probably told how impossible it would be for him to part with any of her things in his lifetime . |
| 52 | I suspect that for many young Germans it might be pretty meaningless , as it would be for their British or French contemporaries , who simply want to get on with their lives without having to attend to the doings of another generation . |
| 53 | Women factory inspectors agreed that the less work women did in factories the better it would be for their home life and children 's welfare , but they were also forced to admit that working women usually needed their earnings . |
| 54 | His words were enough to throw Lucy into a state of thoughtfulness , forcing her to become aware of how impossible it would be to drag this man within yards of his stepmother — and how futile it would be for herself to harbour any emotional feelings towards him . |
| 55 | ‘ How sad it would be for us to lose you to the sea , Señor Capitano . ’ |
| 56 | What a wonderful thing it would be for us all if we could think of ‘ family ’ in this extended way ! |
| 57 | McGrath said : ‘ If I had a New Year 's wish , it would be for us and Manchester United to battle it out in a two-horse race for the Championship — and for us to win it for a lot of reasons . ’ |
| 58 | Gentlemen , I , I , I do believe , fellow councillors , what we 've done now is asked the solicitor to , to take the matter in hand , and so I do think until we 've got advice from him , it would be for us to actually recommend any other |
| 59 | I think it would be for us to talk together , the four of us for a start , and er , and bring proper proposals to future meetings would n't it ? |
| 60 | ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman . |