Example sentences of "you would [not/n't] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ye would n't be speaking tae me if ye were n't half pissed . ’ |
| 2 | However , you would not be limited to advising on existing law . |
| 3 | Or indeed , if the consequences of that particular policy decision is such that the erm , the revenue considerations were serious and improvable and in which case , you would not be deriving value for money , and I most certainly would have a comment to make . |
| 4 | You would not be reading this book now if we had to rely on " refills " for student notebooks . |
| 5 | If they had not abandoned you then you would not be here , you would not be wanting to run the width of the compound to drink the shit you would n't give your dog at home . |
| 6 | If you are hit on the head by a pot of paint whilst walking under a ladder you would not be asked to show the precise act of negligence that caused the paint to fall ; it goes without saying that someone had been negligent . |
| 7 | ‘ No , ’ he smiled apologetically , ‘ I 'm afraid you would not be given a hearing . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Honestly God , if you had seen my performance reports for the last forty years you would not be offering me this position . ’ |
| 9 | This level of command was fixed ie as General Dwight Eisenhower you would not be expected to fly planes into combat , nor as the jockey of a M1 Abrams tank could you try and effect changes in grand strategy . |
| 10 | If you are called for an interview with a local authority , you would not be expected to answer detailed questions relating to local government law . |
| 11 | Then you would not be talking to me like a business client with whom you have experienced an unfortunate misunderstanding . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I told him you would not be returning to Milano for a few days . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ What I should have done , ’ he said smoothly , as he pressed the glass into her hand , ‘ was tell you that you would not be returning to Milano at all . ’ |
| 14 | And there are similar slightly different arguments , for instance Descartes ' version which takes q = you are dreaming and argues that since you do n't know that you are not dreaming you do n't know any proposition p of which you know that if p were true you would not be dreaming ( see the first Meditation in Descartes , 1955 ) . |
| 15 | ‘ You would n't be trying to sell me a ticket ? ’ |
| 16 | You would n't be trying to protect anyone ? ’ |
| 17 | Normally you would n't be seen dead doing a knees bend keeping your back straight , but if you 're getting something off the bottom shelf you wo n't look ridiculous at all . |
| 18 | But do n't forget to start thinking about ways you could expand , where you would n't be competing directly with other outlets like that department store . ’ |
| 19 | If I told you she was a little flaky , you would n't be getting the half of it . |
| 20 | ‘ Obviously , it appeals to you , though , or you would n't be seeing her . |
| 21 | We know you care about your home and family — otherwise you would n't be reading Ideal Home . |
| 22 | Finally , if you have tried one or more of the above diets with lasting success , you would n't be reading this book ! |
| 23 | You would n't be living like that because of comfort , because of security " — he seemed to be making an effort to despise these words as much as she did — " but because of your aim . |
| 24 | ‘ You would n't be living with my mother , you 'd be living with me . |
| 25 | If you 'd stuck your head out to give me covering fire you would n't be pushing this wheelchair . |
| 26 | But do n't worry , you would n't be asked to do it alone yet . |
| 27 | ‘ I know you have one , otherwise you would n't be looking so great . ’ |
| 28 | and see if there 's any , anything in that , cos you would n't be looking at doing every single village hall |
| 29 | I knew you would n't be expecting me , but I really — I needed to see you , too , ’ he confessed , ‘ just to be sure I was still alive . ’ |
| 30 | I mean — high , … if … you did n't know who was singin' , you would n't be lookin' for him you would be lookin' for her . ’ |