Example sentences of "[adj] it would be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In your letter you made it quite clear it would be no love match . ’ |
| 2 | Diana had known she was marrying into a close family , but she was unprepared for how claustrophobic it would be , or how dull she would find long spells in their company , with their passion for dogs and horses . |
| 3 | I was thinking how funny it would be if I had switched the smoked salmon for ham . |
| 4 | Then Monks said that he had all Oliver 's money safely now , but how funny it would be if the boy went to prison for stealing , after his father 's unfair will . ’ |
| 5 | Since all materials were to be British it would be a major boost for British products and the finished house would serve as an exhibition showcase , providing excellent publicity for all those involved . |
| 6 | He also claims that a dispute between the two countries in 1988–89 over a new Japanese fighter plane , the FSX , arose because America was afraid it would be too good and might be able to shoot down American aircraft . |
| 7 | He had felt sorry for him when his own bull died and he was afraid it would be tempting fate to throw up this opportunity to redress the balance in their fortunes . |
| 8 | If it should rule that the president 's actions were unconstitutional it would be a big step toward his impeachment by Congress . |
| 9 | Any idea how old it would be and is it worth anything today ? |
| 10 | If the Radnor Walk horror becomes public it would be the greatest scandal in the history of the Service . |
| 11 | It would be pointless it would be messy it would be inelegant and it would create the problem of the relations between the two , you 'd have to have transformations to get you from one to the other . |
| 12 | And how ironic it would be if dual containment ended up by pushing Iran and Iraq , two enduring enemies , into each other 's arms . |
| 13 | I pointed out how dangerous it would be , and — well , how damaging to me in my position if my wife went to Ireland at a time like this . ’ |
| 14 | There are others who need to work out how dangerous it would be to do something that America and Europe do not want them to do . |
| 15 | I did not hear much she was saying , as I was thinking of Margaret and how impossible it would be to get Gwenellen , or anyone else in Benedict 's with the obvious exception of Old Red , to believe the real truth , if I attempted to explain it . |
| 16 | Maman 's perception had probably told how impossible it would be for him to part with any of her things in his lifetime . |
| 17 | His words were enough to throw Lucy into a state of thoughtfulness , forcing her to become aware of how impossible it would be to drag this man within yards of his stepmother — and how futile it would be for herself to harbour any emotional feelings towards him . |
| 18 | It would be pointless it would be messy it would be inelegant and it would create the problem of the relations between the two , you 'd have to have transformations to get you from one to the other . |
| 19 | What we need to do is steal his thunder in some way so that he realises how pointless it would be to write a story or even make any of those veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at . ’ |
| 20 | If it was not so serious it would be laughable . |
| 21 | To be honest it would be between the portfolios as you call them the the folders and erm probably that the golfing thing . |
| 22 | er , so hope to , to be perfectly honest it would be rather nice if we had a , had a pleasant sunshine and drive across France would n't it ? |
| 23 | You know , how easy it would be drive off and , and kill yourself or something . |
| 24 | Yeah I mean obviously you 're not gon na instantly assume that every that says he fancies you is just joking , no obviously you 're not gon na assume that and I understand how easy it would be to be mislead but then on the other hand it makes me think , you know , you know with people like Ch you know |
| 25 | I dare say that if the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme ( Mrs. Golding ) wishes to challenge the integrity of Access Opinions Ltd. it would be delighted to consult its lawyers . |
| 26 | How splendid it would be to walk into this classroom with a gigantic spray-gun in my hands and start pumping it . |
| 27 | ‘ How sad it would be for us to lose you to the sea , Señor Capitano . ’ |
| 28 | I can promise you that the total came as quite a shock to me , I was convinced it would be well in excess of my budget . |
| 29 | If the report was false it would be known by now . ’ |
| 30 | She had not , for example , seen Silence Of The Lambs because she was ‘ slightly horrified it would be too squeamish for me . ’ |