Example sentences of "and would [not/n't] be [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there was trouble he 'd have to spend the rest of the day putting it down and would n't be able to get on with the arms search at all . |
| 2 | The new money would be used to reduce charge-payers ' bills in terms of the average " headline charge " by £140 a year and would not be available to increase local authority spending . |
| 3 | ‘ I have no confidence in Charles and would not be happy to see him King . ’ |
| 4 | A little earlier the mother of Dr Neil 's surgery boy , who carried out the doctor 's errands on the bicycle which lived in the outhouse , had come to say that Eddie had broken his arm and would not be fit to carry out his duties . |
| 5 | Clubs and other organisations which are set up purely for sporting purposes can not normally be recognised as charities and would not be able to enjoy the relaxations proposed . |
| 6 | Eddie has been at the surgery 18 months and would not be able to survive in the wild . |
| 7 | Brichardi need a fair sized territory and would not be able to establish this in a Mbuna tank . |
| 8 | The guidance says that Kenneth Clarke , the Health Secretary , ‘ is minded ’ to go for Japanese-style pendulum arbitration — where the arbiter would be free only to find for one party or the other , and would not be able to compromise . |
| 9 | Soon it became clear that Sarah was seriously ill with rheumatic fever and would not be able to work for some time , and another girl , Hetty , was engaged temporarily . |