Example sentences of "[noun prp] would [be] [adj] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt now that her future was settled : her uncle would soon go away to sea ; Tristram would be freer to be seen in her company and perhaps , if her prayers were answered , they would be able to persuade Aunt Ann to let them be married . |
| 2 | Opponents of this proposal , who included the Comptroller General , Charles Bowsher , argued that a borrowing limit above that of $25,000 million originally sought by the FDIC would threaten to draw the federal government further into debt , because the FDIC would be unlikely to be able to honour such a high level of debt on its own , and could itself be compelled eventually to turn to the government for rescue funding . |
| 3 | I understand that Mr would be willing to be bound over . |
| 4 | I understand Mr would be willing to be bound over . |
| 5 | Unless they demonstrated their loyalty , Jordan would be keen to be rid of most of the refugees before they became a source of sedition . |
| 6 | For example , an inhabitant of Glasgow would be unlikely to be held to have a genuine interest in a planning decision in Oxford . |