Example sentences of "[coord] it would be [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm thankful it was n't finished or it would be impossible to maintain with the small congregations we have . ’ |
| 2 | An assessor would be needed to be brought into the workplace at a cost , or it would be necessary to go to an assessor . |
| 3 | And it would be dangerous to underestimate the seriousness of those talks . |
| 4 | I 'd be a fool if I did n't realise that just being the boss invests me with a certain glamour , and it would be easy to let it slip out of control . |
| 5 | It is worth mentioning the spread of opinion — and it would be easy to enlarge it — because his was that rare character which stamped itself effortlessly and in the same way on every sort of company . |
| 6 | At the same time , my sense of impunity is high — there are few police around and it would be easy to spot them if they were ; the risk in terms of the formal sanction ( probably a fine and endorsement ) are consequently low . |
| 7 | You could do that and it would be easy to do it that way then to do it with time sheets . |
| 8 | It is a large , modern building and it would be easy to imagine oneself in a hospital except for the noise , cheerful bustle and attractive classrooms . |
| 9 | Significant moves have been made towards introducing such a requirement in the near future , however , and it would be prudent to take account of these when planning your return . |
| 10 | No industry can stand still — and it would be foolhardy to put the agricultural clock back , or even try to stop progress . |
| 11 | ‘ We became very good friends during the war years , and it would be great to see George again , ’ said Stan . |
| 12 | Grossness was a question of degree for the jury , and it would be rare to find a professional person so negligent . |
| 13 | ‘ She 's getting old , and it would be pleasant to have a foal . |
| 14 | Naturally she was looking forward to seeing Anna again , and it would be pleasant to have her company on Sunday . |
| 15 | However , the division into high and low heads as general types is probably the most basic that can be made , and it would be pointless to set up a more elaborate system to represent differences if these differences were not recognised by most English speakers . |
| 16 | Six theses in this category were from Imperial College , and it would be reasonable to suggest that the copies consulted , and subsequently cited by authors other than the thesis authors , were from London University 's main library , where the set of theses for inter-library loan is kept . |
| 17 | As was discussed in the last chapter variations with exposure and intensity are approximately linear within certain bounds and it would be reasonable to correct for them by division . |
| 18 | Some units may have better locations or facilities than others , and it would be essential to reflect seasonality . |
| 19 | This conviction may be enviable , but not everyone is able to match it , and it would be dishonest to pretend otherwise . |
| 20 | You ca n't expect ordinary people in this situation to live like hermits , and it would be unreasonable to expect Charles and Diana to live like hermits . |
| 21 | These are remarkable achievements and it would be unreasonable to expect Malinowski also to have made theoretical contributions of comparable significance . |
| 22 | In some cases , because of our long waiting list , people have been here too long — they have married , put down roots and have children in school — and it would be unreasonable to send them back . |
| 23 | The field of education is as wide as that of religion , and it would be futile to attempt to particularise over such a vast subject . |
| 24 | He can not accept that he was created by God because this would prove that his power lies in his enemy 's hands and it would be ludicrous to revolt for he would ultimately be revolting against himself . |
| 25 | These strands do not continue throughout the levels because it is not possible to specify further measurable stages of development in these abilities , and it would be cumbersome to repeat them unchanged throughout the remaining seven levels . |
| 26 | The majority of Hereford herds have already been changed by the import of foreign bulls and it would be impossible to turn the clock back . |
| 27 | And it would be impossible to use the main staircase , because as you 'll recall it is immediately next to Reception there . |
| 28 | Without food taxes , he would have nothing to offer the Dominions to induce concessions in return and it would be impossible to advocate the policy with the fervour that would alone enable it to challenge the distribution of wealth as the central political issue of the future . |
| 29 | Two of my colleagues from the BBC did , it is true , succeed in smuggling an entire satellite telephone system ( complete with dish ) through Iraqi customs shortly before the war began , and there are plenty of guns in private hands which can be bought ; but the Mukhabarat are everywhere , and it would be impossible to find out where Saddam was going to be at any given time . |
| 30 | ‘ The active marketing that a firm like ours carries out requires a lot of staff and it would be impossible to run a business on 1 per cent fees . |