Example sentences of "[noun sg] would be [det] " in BNC.

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1 I had never seen a police launch , but this one had an unmistakably official look about it , and in size and speed would be more than a match for either Stormy Petrel or Sea Otter .
2 Coleridge and Southey optimistically calculated that two or three hours daily labour would be all that was required , and that the remaining time could be given up to ‘ study , liberal discussions , and the education of their children ’ .
3 He is defending a lead of 2,661 and a 2.5pc swing to Labour would be enough to elect his Labour rival Alan Milburn .
4 Although all but one HIV test were negative such low active follow-up in any other study would be such that it would not even be considered for publication .
5 I mean if a garage leaves the sump plug loose or does n't erm put it back in , then obviously the whoever has done that work , if they are a legitimate erm service department would be more than happy to put that right and would apologise obviously , and the claim would obviously lie with them .
6 Liberalism was to place the centralized university system under state control : the result would be that , while theology could not be studied as a subject , professors could be expelled for their religious opinions .
7 If it were now fixed in Kenamun 's mind that Surere was the killer , another murder would be all that would save Merymose 's neck .
8 Perhaps the woman monster would be another murderer .
9 Gary Eichorn , general manager of Hewlett-Packard Co 's workstation systems group said he did n't think COSE in its initial guise would be enough to meet demands of users like the Galileo group , pressing for a generic common front end .
10 Gary Eichorn , general manager of Hewlett-Packard Co 's workstation systems group said he did n't think COSE in its initial guise would be enough to meet the demands of user collections like the Galileo group , which is pressing for a generic common front end .
11 One alternative would be that history may be made up of the multiple meanings of specific , particular histories — without their necessarily being in turn part of a larger meaning of an underlying Idea or force .
12 However , in practice , if a Type I1 system were operating , the effect would be that Health Authorities would find very large parts of their budgets being compulsorily removed to pay for a much higher consumption of acute ( mainly elective surgery ) health care , with a consequential diminution of money available for other services .
13 In practice , if a pure Type II system were operating , the effect would be that health authorities would find very large parts of their budgets being compulsorily removed to pay for a much higher consumption of acute ( mainly elective surgery ) health care , with a consequential diminution of money available for other services , especially the so-called priority services .
14 Revenue would be more of a problem in the future .
15 The TUC Conference over , we had two further meetings at my home at which Albert agreed that a new two-year deal would be enough to get negotiations going again .
16 Mrs Teresa Jane Strachan , a Newcastle town-planner , said that although the new private hospital building would take away 69 car-parking places , this loss would be more than compensated by the two new Bioplan car parks .
17 Shell also said the foreign exchange loss would be more than offset by a tax credit of £149 million from its Japanese subsidiary .
18 Another loss would be another nail in Branfoots managerial coffin .
19 He looked wise and solemn when he said this , because he knew that ladies — even sorceress 's daughters — had their own ideas about what they ought to wear and it was not to be supposed that Flame would be any different .
20 Student Vivienne Wilson , 18 , from Purley , Surrey , said she would never be won over by a salesman — but a President would be another matter .
21 I believe the issues about the western road are different but but I can say that as far as the northern route is concerned , Scotton Parish Council would be more than happy if i the notation on the key diagram could be changed to a single star .
22 A release from the betrothal would be more than welcome , but her mother would exact a terrible price if such a disaster occurred .
23 And it 's not designed to be a public meeting for anybody that come along and gives support and help would be more than welcome .
24 The presence , in a volume of water , of even one such cellular automaton would be enough to impress the pattern on the whole of that body of water .
25 History and the action-replay would be less kind to Scottish keepers in the years to come .
26 Its core would be those states which are committed to making European co-operation work across the board from security to social policy : Germany and its immediate neighbours .
27 By Christmas her child would be several weeks old , but she 'd been forced to survive on her wits since before her ma had died , and she would survive now .
28 The impact of the proposal on the Community would be that , by increasing the accessibility of our facilities , resources and scientific skills , we would hope to spread the high level of taxonomic expertise already here among a much wider range of the Community 's scientific manpower , whether in existing taxonomic institutions , or in laboratories dealing with plants as subjects for other research .
29 He had a feeling that precious moment would be some time away .
30 ‘ Ah , yes , General , that 's one thing , but this Belle Ile place would be another . ’
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