Example sentences of "[det] would be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Apart from the execution of the laws the executive has no authority to decide what shall be the relations between the federal government and South Carolina , any attempt to do this would be on his part a naked act of usurpation . |
2 | Ron and I thought that the best way to arrange this would be for me to interview the Prince about his uncle , and to tack the result on to the end of the obituary programme . |
3 | Er , I take it , Chairman , that that this would be through our ideas about the |
4 | This would be against our own best interests and would be unjust to those looking after us . |
5 | This would be against my nature . |
6 | But erm , that would be for its , for its er , defence , I suppose . |
7 | She would not be known now to many at Queen 's Park but that would be to our impoverishment . |
8 | Okay , my mum 'd probably buy me one for my birthday but that would be about it . |
9 | Twenty five pound voucher or something Du n no what the vouchers are for but that would be in my hand anyway |
10 | Oh , no ! that would be beneath her dignity . |