Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] it [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall not force you to tell me if you still consider it would be contrary to your country 's interests to do so . ’ |
| 2 | I still think it 'd be good if my bike went walk about . |
| 3 | For one thing , it requires searing honesty to know whether you are arranging oboe lessons because a ) you genuinely think it would be good for your child , b ) you think your child would enjoy it , or c ) you rather fancy having a child who can play the oboe : of the three , a ) and b ) are acceptable reasons , c ) is definitely not . |
| 4 | I also feel it would be unfair to my daughter to have an affair with a woman . |
| 5 | They all have interest in the scheme so that we would believe the thing to do would be to have at least an equal number of employer appointed trustees and employee appointed trustees and the employee in this , I 'm using it globally , so it does cover all three groups and we also believe it would be advisable because er inevitably the e er members er probably would n't know a lot about pensions themselves to have an independent trustee from an independent company who specialises in pensions and pensions laws and could a advise them on exactly what the law says and what they they 're legal duties etcetera are . |
| 6 | ‘ We now believe it would be preferable to take this project forward as a joint venture with the private sector . ’ |
| 7 | The scientists now believe it will be possible to duplicate the effects of Parkinson 's in laboratory animals , opening the door to finding successful treatments . |
| 8 | It is unlikely that Gloucester needed Hastings to prod him into action , although if Mancini is even partially correct it would be significant that the duke 's view of events in London was coming from so biased a source . |
| 9 | It is unlikely that Gloucester needed Hastings to prod him into action , although if Mancini is even partially correct it would be significant that the duke 's view of events in London was coming from so biased a source . |
| 10 | Although the rules do not make this absolutely clear it would be extraordinary if they were interpreted as preventing a party from adducing any oral evidence , even that which had been set down in witness statements served in compliance with the direction , simply because he attempts to adduce additional oral evidence at trial which he should have included in an earlier witness statement . |