Example sentences of "[pron] would [adv] be [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But , to articulate the apparent principle underlying the section more precisely it is surely envisaged in each of the five cases where the section authorises refunds of amounts paid in respect of rates which would otherwise be irrecoverable that the ratepayer who has paid rates in compliance with a demand note which he might have successfully resisted may appropriately be relieved of the consequences of his oversight . |
| 2 | Although she embraced the need for each collection to be a little different in order to move forward , she would often be upset that what she considered a beautiful print could not be included in the collection for ever . |
| 3 | He would have to show all this new treasure-trove to Blackadder , who would be both elated and grumpy , who would anyway be pleased that it was locked away in Safe 5 and not spirited away to Robert Dale Owen University in Harmony City , with so much else . |
| 4 | I imagine that you would also be aware that the only reason the Pentagon produces such figures is to extract from a long suffering American tax-payer billions upon billions of extra dollars in order to pursue its own lunatic military fantasies . |
| 5 | It would also be preferable that the Bank of Ireland would discuss the situation with IBOA as the representative of the majority of their staff . |
| 6 | We do not believe , certainly , that if the situation had been different , it would still be true that if the switch had not been flipped the wipers would not have started to work . |
| 7 | This is not to say that if the situation had been different then it would still be true that if all of either had not existed , then if the other had not , the effect would not have occurred . |
| 8 | Even if subjects are deliberately attempting to recall the risky situations it would still be interesting that they are able to do so in a way that makes them distinct from all the other situations encountered . |
| 9 | When a person 's property is insufficient for payment of his debts , it would obviously be unfair that the creditors who first obtain judgement and execution should be paid in full , leaving nothing to those who may try to enforce their claims later ; nor is it desirable that a man should indefinitely remain under a load of debts which ( it may be through no fault of his own ) he is unable to meet . |