Example sentences of "would [be] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No way , I think I 'd be even embarrassed telling you |
| 2 | ‘ So you have to keep at him because like all kids he lives for the telly and various electronic gadgets and he 'd be quite happy eating crisps and playing for the rest of his life . |
| 3 | Oh I know , well we have to do some because if we did n't we 'd be under thick feet |
| 4 | I do n't know if I 'd be very good company tonight after all . |
| 5 | Coach party 'd be very late back to Luton , and they do n't like that . ’ |
| 6 | yes indeed that 'd be very helpful Bert . |
| 7 | On the other hand you 'd be very odd people if you did n't take an interest in something in particular , some people take an interest in the w wooden frames , some take an interest in the textiles or some piece of furniture . |
| 8 | After a pause he added , ‘ We 'd be very pleased ti come ti tea . |
| 9 | I need n't be frightened of the mole-woman : she 'd be too busy making beds and totting up last night 's proceeds to wonder whether I was a truant from a Youth Custody Centre or a prostitute on an overnight break . |
| 10 | And if they did they would n't be laughing ; they 'd be too busy tracking their way through the undergrowth . |
| 11 | You 'd never get it together to say ‘ this is unfair ’ , ‘ this should be changed ’ , because you 'd be too busy counting the exceptions . |
| 12 | Well they might be a friendly , oh I do n't really know but er he 's so busy you see and he 's busy all kinds of day and night , now then , we asked him a while ago to be more careful when he was switching on the freezer units at night because they were waking people up , we asked him er a while ago if he 'd be more careful learning up at six o'clock in the morning because the chain and that we could n't sleep in the morning like , and all disturbing us all like that |
| 13 | Well Dave worked in there , George 's friend worked in there as well , yes it was , it was expensive wallpaper for then , it was so way out I mean we had red tartan wallpaper in the bathroom , you know you just do n't see , er actually they 'd be really nice designs now , you just do n't see them now and we had er , a bright blue wallpaper that had big circles on it , do you remember that one ? |
| 14 | The most that Aurangzeb could expect was to make the local rulers obedient to his authority , or else to replace them with deputies of his own who would be reasonably faithful vassals . |
| 15 | allocations under I five , I would be wholly happy sir and would be able formally withdraw our objections absolutely . |
| 16 | Erm and , and very enjoyable days they were , but erm I think if I were to plan a big party , or an anniversary or something like that , and I 'd hope those would be jolly enjoyable days too . |
| 17 | But she knew that any attempt at this sort of seductive sophistication would be laughably incongruous coming from her quiet , ordinary little self , and in any case she had made no serious plans to leave , so she simply said steadily , ‘ That 's very nice of you , Dr Russell , but I have n't fully worked out my plans yet , and if I do leave I 'll probably sign on with a nursing agency . |
| 18 | Families where there is both a record of schizophrenia and where the index child was born after a particularly long or difficult labour would be particularly suitable targets . |
| 19 | This idea would also be splendid for young and old alike , using a black pattern on a white background with really bright colours added and it would be particularly good fun for children to wear . |
| 20 | The majority of suggestions have been on the lines that there should be a one- or two-year period in which it should be possible for the capital of discretionary trusts to be distributed tax free provided the settlement was made before 26th March 1974 and the result of the distribution was that there would be either absolute entitlement to the property or an interest in possessing it . |
| 21 | Perhaps there would be little silvery marks , stretch marks in the skin of her belly , silvery green like the barley field . |
| 22 | Fun as it might be to imagine what a ‘ top twenty ’ list might include , there would be little real purpose in discussing the practicalities , or otherwise , of going on a cruise , owning a race horse , buying a caravan , flying Concorde or whatever , since not only — even among married couples — would there be wide variations in choice but more particularly , since normal budget wisdom does not apply , any advice would risk being grossly misleading . |
| 23 | For the District , perennially in financial difficulties , the £500 annual Carnegie grant over a three-year period was accepted on the understanding that the Bedfordshire Scheme would be financially self-sufficient.The scheme was welcomed by the LEA and the Cambridge Extra-Mural Board and a Cambridge teacher and part-time WEA tutor , Harold Shearman , was appointed . |
| 24 | But opponents to the plan say the ban would be just unnecessary legislation and an infringement of freedom . |
| 25 | There would be just young women for men to compete for . ’ |
| 26 | I was sitting talking to him — Chet dropped me off there and after a couple of hours Chet came back and was talking to Scotty , and I was thinking , ‘ If I was a music writer , this would be just pure gold ! ’ |
| 27 | Had n't he said that to express it would be just empty words ? |
| 28 | In answer to further questions from me , he said that no formal evidence would be sought but that there would be wide informal consultation . |
| 29 | Few performers would be entirely happy touring the country as , say , Oswald Mosley , although it might make for a more interesting evening dramatically . |
| 30 | Bookshop staff went round handing out sweets and , as the light faded , a portable telephone was taken along the line for those who wanted to tell their friends and relatives why they would be so late home . |