Example sentences of "he [vb past] would be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He believed , however , that these difficulties would vanish when the ‘ language of books ’ and the ‘ language of men ’ became much more alike — a process which he thought would be hastened by the practice of dictating instead of writing ( Huey , 1908 ) . |
| 2 | The sale will be divided into some 400 to 500 catalogued lots which Tajan , after a first visit to the château , said he thought would be estimated at FFr15–20 million ( £1.5–2 million ; $2.7–3.6 million ) . |
| 3 | Mr Clinton made no mention of any other countries joining in the operation , which he said would be co-ordinated with existing United Nations relief efforts . |
| 4 | Parsons said he was loath to answer , because anything he said would be see as a British plot * |
| 5 | Sir Francis Walsingham , Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth , though himself a Puritan , was so impressed with Andrewes ' abilities , which he considered would be wasted in a country parish , that he caused him to be appointed Vicar of St Giles-without-Cripplegate in London , and at the same time prebend of St Paul 's Cathedral and chaplain both to the Queen and to the Archbishop of Canterbury . |