Example sentences of "[noun] it would be [adj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I discovered it 's a very different matter , lying awake thinking it would be nice to have a man beside you , and lying awake longing for one particular man .
2 Now Clare had abandoned her respectful kindness it would be fun to fight with her .
3 When , for example , a solicitor is recruited as a specialist to head up a new department it would be appropriate to seek some commitment from him at any rate in the medium term .
4 However , if Mr Chekhov decided to write anything in the future it would be delighted to have look at it .
5 In considering priorities for the future it would be sensible to assume a substantial increase in welfare need combined with a decrease in government support .
6 it was held that the pursuer would almost certainly succeed against his employer but where a substantial question remained about his fault it would be inappropriate to make any award against the master .
7 Although it was convenient for the government to appear to be quite separate from Haketa , the relationship was so close that in practice it would be accurate to describe the organisation as an officially sanctioned and sponsored ‘ tame ’ pressure group .
8 In fact there are so many that without the use of sophisticated computers it would be impossible to monitor them all .
9 The only problem is that to make it a meaningful rule it would be necessary to find a way of drawing a line between humour ( forbidden ) and wit ( encouraged ) .
10 Whilst the notice itself may be sufficient to sever the beneficial joint tenancy , to prevent a conveyance by the survivor either through ignorance or fraud it would be prudent to endorse a memorandum on the last conveyance to the effect that severance has taken place .
11 ‘ Even if you did open it , ’ said the Bookman , ‘ I 'm sure the pages are weighed down with so many words it would be impossible to turn them over . ’
12 In particular , the Luxembourg Compromise permitted a state to plead special circumstances in the Council of Ministers ; in other words it would be able to exercise a veto on matters which it believed and claimed might adversely affect its own vital national interests .
13 In the States it would be preferable to do a set number of smaller theatre-type places , rather than slogging round for ever as a support band .
14 In an important speech on disarmament in February 1987 Gorbachev asserted that while it remained best ‘ to revive the old idea of dismantling foreign bases and bringing the troops home ’ in the short term it would be desirable to have inspection access to American military bases on foreign territories for verification purposes ‘ to be sure that there is no activity going on there which is forbidden under an eventual agreement ’ .
15 if that happens at the peak of the boom it would be sufficient to precipitate a sudden and spectacular crisis .
16 The first was a continuation of the earlier sales because Iran had now promised that within about two months it would be able to arrange the release of the remaining five American hostages .
17 For example , if there is a simple contract for the sale of a chattel it would be impractical to say that the restraint of trade doctrine applied .
18 Pauline Hoare knows of women who regularly travel from Kent to Durham to visit their husbands , and if a crime was committed in Scotland it would be normal to find families based in England or Wales having to travel up to Scottish prisons .
19 By addressing this broad issue it would be possible to develop a better understanding of what community economic development was about .
20 If the tender falls outside the client 's cash profile requirement it would be sensible to ask the contractor to revise the programme or renegotiate change of payment terms .
21 In a written question it would be possible to ask , ‘ In what year did you commence secondary education ? ’
22 The Employment Appeal Tribunal thought that in most circumstances it would be reasonable to imply a term along the lines that an employer will not treat his employees ‘ arbitrarily , capriciously or inequitably ’ in matters of remuneration .
23 7.6.3.2 any of the Permissions have been granted subject to a lawful condition with which [ it would be impossible for or in all the circumstances it would be unreasonable to expect ] the Landlord to comply
24 in such circumstances it would be appropriate to have the words ‘ save by way of set off against damages and/or costs ’ added to the order and our counsel should be advised accordingly .
25 They decided that in the circumstances it would be foolish to bother about insurance .
26 However , in present circumstances it would be unrealistic to expect ordinary citizens and all but the largest courts or law firms to be able to exploit the possibility .
27 In the circumstances it would be inadvisable to allow bad feeling to develop from such shadows .
28 ‘ So many things are changing in South Africa at the moment it would be nice to discuss them , ’ she added .
29 well I can understand that , yes well I , I , I , just say was n't going to rule on this and I 'm not in , not er convinced at the moment it would be appropriate to rule on it er as part of the er , in any judgment I gave , but it seemed to me quite important on reflection to , to hear the way what you were putting it
30 Luz is unquestionably a town it would be pleasant to lodge in .
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