Example sentences of "it would be [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It was only after I had mentioned Miss Kenton that I suddenly realized how entirely inappropriate it would be for me to continue . |
| 32 | I thought what a good idea it would be for me to do the same and I kept this in mind . |
| 33 | I think if you were to use another sheet altogether it would be for me at least unnecessary work . |
| 34 | " 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 ? |
| 35 | I have kept my half of the bargain , though I never guessed how costly it would be for me . |
| 36 | ‘ It would be for me , ’ he said quietly . |
| 37 | Think back to Jem Higgins and ask yourself of what use it would be for me to preach your message to him . ’ |
| 38 | Maman 's perception had probably told how impossible it would be for him to part with any of her things in his lifetime . |
| 39 | ‘ How sad it would be for us to lose you to the sea , Señor Capitano . ’ |
| 40 | What a wonderful thing it would be for us all if we could think of ‘ family ’ in this extended way ! |
| 41 | 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 . ’ |
| 42 | 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 |
| 43 | 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 ? |
| 44 | " Because I 've been thinking , " said Dottie , " what a good idea it would be for you to spend Christmas at my place . " |
| 45 | It would be for you as well , would n't it . |
| 46 | No I , I just wondered what use it would be to me . |
| 47 | And the fact that he 's a left-hand drive he 's erm perhaps not got quite the view out of his offside mirror , or our offside mirror it would be to us , that perhaps somebody like yourselves have with er a right-hand drive vehicle . |
| 48 | Either way it would be unlike him . |
| 49 | It would be like you were trying to rival Gaiah herself , the planet-soul . |
| 50 | And just because the fish lives in the water with it , does not mean that it is going to eat it — it would be like you eating mouldy food . |
| 51 | She had not decided whether or not to tell Dick , but if he were to be told it would be by her , not by the Longhills . |