Example sentences of "they would be [v-ing] their [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So there 'd be something rather odd about people voting out of moral motivation for a utilitarian because they would be voting their estimate of where the general happiness lies , rather than putting their input into the sum from which someone else can calculate where the general happiness lies . |
| 2 | Little did they guess that in a few years ' time they would be telling their friends and relatives about the superstar who used to live next door in the suburbs . |
| 3 | Local authorities were warned by the leader of the Conservative group on Stirling District , Keith Harding , that they would be wasting their time in resisting change . |
| 4 | The Irish-Americans said that on their return to the United States they would be reporting their findings to ‘ public and private officials ’ . |
| 5 | Market traders were put out when it was announced they would be losing their pitches to accommodate the big top . |
| 6 | They would pay exactly the same under the rents-to-mortgages scheme as they currently pay in rent — but they would be acquiring their homes , rather than simply being tenants . |
| 7 | Already they would be consulting their watches , calculating how long it would be before he could make it . |