Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] would be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I calculated finally that my savings would be able to meet all the costs I might incur , and in addition , might stretch to the purchase of a new costume . |
| 2 | All my friends would be busy with their ink erasers trying to scrub me out of their address books . |
| 3 | This is not to say that they thought the movement could solve the boy labour problem , or the youth problem in general , but its ideas and its personnel would be useful in sustaining scientific collectivism . |
| 4 | Whilst the FRED reflects comments on the Discussion Paper , further responses on any of its proposals would be welcome . |
| 5 | Its decisions were to be by majority vote , and its verdicts would be final . |
| 6 | Crucially , they awaited implementation until after the war was won , when their plans would be vulnerable to the necessities of the moment . |
| 7 | How can Labour argue that their plans would be benefitial to regional development ? |
| 8 | On March 21 Collor warned employers who dismissed workers that their books would be subject to " hostile inspection " and that they would be considered " unpatriotic " and guilty of " sabotaging " the economic programme . |
| 9 | And while British filmmakers began to believe in the ‘ decline of Hollywood ’ as their guarantee that the increased popularity of their pictures would be permanent , they were n't disposed to tap the Americans on the shoulder and suggest that perhaps they should start thinking about film schools , new talents programmes , script competitions or anything of that sort . |
| 10 | He felt her breathing change again , anticipating pleasure ; knew , without looking , that she would have been newly aroused by his ministrations ; that her nipples would be stiff , her eyes wide with expectation . |
| 11 | To reach down and try to free her legs would be disastrous . |
| 12 | Before I attempt to give my own views on what is a complicated ( and locally controversial ) subject , perhaps a more general look at our sea-birds and their lifestyles would be appropriate . |
| 13 | Its functions would be different its nee therefore the need for it would be different . |
| 14 | But without each other their lives would be incomplete , lacking , as it were , the essence and the fuse . |
| 15 | Only citizens of pre-1940 Estonia and their descendants would be eligible to vote . |
| 16 | Doubtless the hawk would take her pheasant should she permit it , but its motives would be uncomplicated . |
| 17 | If the thermal hysteresis was a significant factor it is likely that its effects would be rank related ; i.e. the hysteresis would be larger at higher levels of maturation . |
| 18 | She knew her parents would be upset . |
| 19 | For example , older children were much more likely than younger ones to overlap with their parents in adult life , whereas for younger children there was a good chance that , by the time they were grown up , their parents would be dead . |
| 20 | Well he gives the example of a contemporary member of parliament , Mister Andrew Marvel who apparently was erm , because members of parliament were not paid at this time , he was sponsored by his constituents , so they subscribed to a he was so good they managed to subscribe to and he thinks that this is the ideal solution , if someone is really worthwhile , then their constituents would be happy to pay their salary directly , rather than , than have salaried jobs . |
| 21 | Formed by Beamish in 1918 as a patriotic organization dedicated to the eradication of what it termed alien influences in British life , the Britons campaigned for the forced expulsion of Jews from England and for the revoking of the Act of Settlement of 1700 , which would ensure that immigrants and their descendents would be ineligible to hold public office . |
| 22 | ‘ That way , ’ indicated the guide , unaware of how its circuits would be relieved once Crevecoeur had vacated its scent perimeter . |
| 23 | The appellants argued that their actions were not prejudicial to the safety or interests of the state , but rather it was their belief that their actions would be beneficial to the state . |
| 24 | As for the Treaty of Brussels , the general direction of its affairs would be intergovernmental in nature , the responsibility of a committee of the national foreign ministers . |
| 25 | ANGLIAN Water says market research has shown its customers would be willing to pay more in return for improved standards . |
| 26 | An artist , an art historian and a tourist may all be looking at the same painting but their perceptions would be different . |
| 27 | The group , including some of the nation 's largest magazines , agreed that their publications would be ideal tools to show East Europeans how Americans live . |
| 28 | She spoke Spanish a little , enough to understand what was going on , although at her interview she had been told that all her patients would be British . |
| 29 | Countries whose emissions exceeded their allocations would be obliged to buy ( or perhaps lease ) permits from countries whose output of carbon dioxide fell below their allowance . |
| 30 | In fact , her friends would be amazed at how quickly she had made up her mind . |