Example sentences of "[noun sg] would be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim of the USRC was to create just such an impression as Disraeli had done — that Unionist action would be worth more than Liberal words — and they often quoted him with pride . |
| 2 | Immediately after my robbery I had thought all this action would be to my benefit . |
| 3 | The renewal would be on an annual basis . |
| 4 | They yearned for a society where the surplus product of labour would be at the disposal not of idle capitalists or degenerate gentry but of expert administrators . |
| 5 | But life under Labour would be like a nuclear winter . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ To expect the Liberals to control Labour would be like asking Dad 's Army to restrain the Mongol Hordes . ’ |
| 7 | To expect the Liberals to control Labour would be like asking Dad 's Army to restrain the Mongol Hordes . ’ |
| 8 | And in fact the intention would be in effect that this will in fact like greenbelt and I would point to the Harrogate District er Harrogate Rural Area Study and er that 's been submitted by Harrogate Council as an example of er showing that that is the precise intention of this sort of policy . |
| 9 | Even more streamlined for marine life were the ichthyosaurs ( 'fish lizards ' ) , which , as their name implies , include species that look remarkably fish-like , although perhaps the better analogy would be with the porpoises , a group of mammals that ‘ returned to the sea ’ , and may fill a similar role in modern seas to that of the ichthyosaurs in the Jurassic . |
| 10 | An analogy would be with the familiar general principle of criminal law that a person can not be guilty as an aider and abettor unless ( in technical terms ) one can point to a principal offender who has committed the actus reus of an offence . |
| 11 | Perhaps a closer analogy would be with a telescope that misrepresented what we were looking at . |
| 12 | He mentioned that the sum required for restoration of the monument would be in the range of £20 000 to £30 000 punts . |
| 13 | He expressed the opinion that the first defendant would be in breach of its duty to the plaintiffs ‘ if it were to agree to pay remuneration to the receiver which was plainly excessive . ’ |
| 14 | Her training in dissemination would be of help now . |
| 15 | A 1964 pound would be worth £8.96 today , so the £1228.46 for our Austin-Healey ( including overdrive , wire wheels , heater , telescopic steering column and seat belts ) equates to £11,006 . |
| 16 | Last night 's humiliating episode would be with her for a very long time . |
| 17 | The sort of applications which we might wish to make in the future would be for an example that an interim payment be made out of the money in court or that the money be transferred to the public trust office , we do n't know how we should proceed yet , but if we are at liberty to apply generally |
| 18 | Continued economic expansion and the widespread belief that Keynesian economic techniques provided governments with an effective tool for managing the economy had engendered the belief that the future would be like the present , but better , that economic growth would simply continue into the indefinite future , bringing more and greater benefits to all segments of society . |
| 19 | A NAME like Pauline Gascoyne inevitably conjures an image of a bimbo Gazza in a GTi , to whom a diesel car would be about as socially acceptable as dandruff . |
| 20 | The frustration of life without a torch , illustrated by either a feature or a demonstration , could interest the men 's press , and special car fitments for fixing a torch inside the car would be of great interest to the motoring media . |
| 21 | Imagine what the performance of your motor car would be like if you reduced the air supply to the carburettor . |
| 22 | This programme would be in addition to government funding already budgeted for a high-speed rail link to the French side of the Channel Tunnel . |
| 23 | The usual retort that such a mandatory quota would be against EC regulations is a red herring . |
| 24 | Even though the problem shows that the full crime was consummated , the culprits may be convicted of attempt or incitement , so that it may be relevant to mention these crimes — though normally , of course , the indictment would be for the completed crime , not for a mere attempt or incitement . |
| 25 | 'Really ? ’ observed Ivy ; ‘ one can not imagine anyone doing anything in the afternoon between 2 and 4 , except hoping that tea would be at 4 rather than at 5 . ’ |
| 26 | The Chief Executive had been notified that her lawyer would be on holiday on 11 July so this date should be avoided . |
| 27 | Another two inches and the burning cooker ring would be against his flesh . |
| 28 | In dealing with the techniques of studying , memory has been treated first , for without memory all study would be in vain . |
| 29 | If we were knitting , the stitch would be behind the latch and would be knitted off . |
| 30 | The prediction would be for the ownership of cars to rise by 52,000 in 2 years , and so total market demand for cars in Panaragua in this period would be about 52,000 ( or slightly more , allowing for old cars being scrapped ) . |