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 .
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