Example sentences of "[pron] would [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd be drinkin' a pint of mild an ’ bitter in the ‘ Elephant and Castle . |
| 2 | I 'd be more'n happy to move out of this tied cottage and have the comfort of our own place , and I reckon with what Harry 's offered , we 'll soon have enough to buy summat small in Calking village , and if'n you doant want to come with me , Will Pritchett , then you can stay on here by yourself . |
| 3 | If I was a captain on A Question Of Sport , I 'd be Fatima Whitbread … such curious muscle development . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ When I was at school I had no idea that one day I 'd be captain of Yorkshire . |
| 5 | If I wanted an easy job I 'd be Markie 's hairdresser , or for a demanding career how about Corky 's zit cream ? |
| 6 | ’ I 'd be dong exactly this — sitting here laughing my head off . |
| 7 | To them I was just another recruit , and if I did well , got myself through the first six months and became a legionnaire , then I would matter to them because I would be part of their system . |
| 8 | I did n't know whether I would be bale to finish and thought it best to drop out . |
| 9 | Should aught happen to Edward — as God forbid — I would be queen of England ! ’ |
| 10 | So er to get to your question erm I 've sort of not been doing anything erm I was hoping that I would be sort of fully fit round about now and then if I saw something on teletext er that was good I 'd just buzz off for a week or so . |
| 11 | Dear Newsagent , I would be Judith-Chalmers-ly indebted to your good suntan if you could find it in your deckchair to reserve me my very own monthly copy of that phew-missus-it's-a-scorcher gamesplaying bible , ZZAP ! 64 , starting with the July issue , on sale Thursday 25 June . |
| 12 | To achieve this in four years ' time I would be doing |
| 13 | In three years ' time I would be doing |
| 14 | In two years ' time I would be doing |
| 15 | Now he was dead he was no longer Jack Monro but only Syl 's father , the dead husband of Mrs Monro , and soon I would be Margaret Monro . |
| 16 | Secure in their seniority , these Congressional ‘ barons ’ determined when and if committee meetings were held ; controlled the appearance of witnesses ; decided the speaking opportunities of their colleagues on the committee ; hired and fired committee staff ; decreed whether or not their would be sub-committees ; appointed sub-committee chairmen ; reported the deliberations of the committee to the full House and appointed committee representatives to conference committees . |
| 17 | Then some National Savings , possibly some income bonds , and then onto the growth side which would be bonds , unit trusts , shares , P E Ps etcetera . |
| 18 | If cash is distributed , is it not replaced by debt , which would be bona vacantia on dissolution ? |
| 19 | Besides those things which a partner is actually authorised to do by the terms of the partnership , any other of his acts which would be part of the usual conduct of a business of the type carried on by his firm will also be binding . |
| 20 | Coun Bob Brady , committee chairman described it as an exciting project which would be part of the town 's City Challenge programme . |
| 21 | Coun. Pudney said the light rail transit system being considered by Cleveland county council could ease commuter traffic if it linked Guisborough with Middlesbrough , but that had no connection with the bypass which would be part of the county 's primary road network . |
| 22 | As a result , administrative arrangements can be countenanced which would be anathema to Hong Kong 's British rulers . |
| 23 | this is not to suggest that I function like a computer ( which would be anathema to me ) , for there is always something to react to , something new to learn , or to improve . |
| 24 | July/August 1991 : There was a mini-launch at trinity Road for HCIMA 's distance Learning Scheme , when the scheme 's coordinator , and of Newcastle College , joined some of the course tutors from the colleges which would be Distance Learning centres , to celebrate the production of the first unit . |
| 25 | Linford seemed assured of the silver medal , which would be England 's first at 100 metres since 1938 . |
| 26 | In that case you 're looking for thirty five thirty six thousand which would be mister average in our company . |
| 27 | Although there are two offences , murder and manslaughter , the latter includes two distinct varieties : ‘ voluntary ’ manslaughter ( killings which would be murder but for the existence of defined extenuating circumstances ) ; and ‘ involuntary ’ manslaughter ( killings for which there is no need to prove any awareness of the risk of death being caused , but for which there is thought to be sufficient fault to justify criminal liability ) . |
| 28 | The last view is suggested by his claims that we are conscious of some memories ( those brought to INTROSPECTION in the ‘ control box ’ for example ) and some of the commands to say things ( as in deliberately saying something , as distinct from finding ourselves saying it ) , which would be messages from the ‘ control box ’ to PR ( the ‘ public relations box ’ , by analogy with the White House public relations chief , who is simply handed a piece of paper telling him what to say , but not to think about ) . |
| 29 | C one which would be office workers . |
| 30 | Withdrawing from general publishing , which would be Mr Pearce 's chosen option , would lead to increased costs on the car manual side , Mr Haynes said , since the divisions shared certain overheads . |