Example sentences of "would be [adv] [verb] if " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd be awfully obliged if you would . |
| 2 | No I 've been over Yvonne 's and yeah I said to Yvonne I ai n't got she said you 'd be bloody going if you ca n't get . |
| 3 | disclose : I feel : irritated/like I do n't matter/defeated. predict : if you do this , I can work more efficiently/I know you 're busy , but if you do this we 'll both save time on discussions like this/I 'd be better motivated if you did . |
| 4 | The nodding of heads gave Nahum his answer as Dolly said , ‘ I 'd be deeply offended if you took her off anywhere else . ’ |
| 5 | Their home is my home , ’ he went on coldly , ‘ and they 'd be extremely hurt if they thought I believed otherwise . ’ |
| 6 | In these two examples , the first would be slightly under-hedged if one contract was written against 1000 shares and in the second case over-hedged as two contracts might be written against each 1000 shares held . |
| 7 | A NEWTOWNABBEY beauty spot would be completely changed if a £6m council development is given the green light , a public inquiry heard yesterday . |
| 8 | The causal relevance of an agent would be optimally confirmed if it was detected in symptomatic but not in asymptomatic patients . |
| 9 | The publishing world would be badly hit if politicians did not bring forth their diaries from time to time , showing just how they reacted at the time to particular world events . |
| 10 | Claims by Mr Major and others that a Labour administration would be heavily influenced if not controlled by the unions appeared to fall on deaf ears as union leaders kept a low profile . |
| 11 | Well over half of those killed are young children or elderly people who are overcome by smoke and fumes while they sleep at night — people whose chances of survival would be drastically improved if only they were able to reach safety in time . |
| 12 | She said : ‘ Certainly the need for the route would be drastically lessened if the interchange was northbound . |
| 13 | It would be sadly retrograde if the gap between private and maintained schools thus became greater . |
| 14 | Earlier trials of questions similar to those below suggested that Imperial units would be frequently given if not specifically excluded in the rubric . |
| 15 | I respect what my right hon. and learned Friend is seeking to say , but surely no true freedom would be properly fettered if there were an inhibition on the publication of names . |
| 16 | That mining might mean the end of the road for the town , with a population of some 6,000 people , did not unduly worry the man from the Department of Economic Development — Northern Ireland ( DEDNI ) , Ivor Greene , who told the Irish Times ‘ If it was decided that the time was proper for mining to proceed , Ballymoney could disappear but the people would be well compensated if it came to that ’ . |
| 17 | His writings , particularly his Homilies on Ezechiel , composed while he was pope , show that he thought the contemplative life of monks would be best validated if it bore fruit in action . |
| 18 | We 're not serving cheese across the counter here.If you had a ticket that said you were 5th in the queue you would be falsely reassured if the people ahead of you were seriously ill or dying . |
| 19 | With further government setbacks in by-elections in Bradford and Bootle on 8 November , there was a strong feeling that Heseltine 's reputation would be irreparably damaged if he did not stand : it was now or never . |
| 20 | That whole shopping trip was something I 'd rather draw a veil over , not because it was mildly larcenous ( okay , illegal ) but because my street cred would be severely dented if the saga got out . |
| 21 | Many feel that this wild appearance would be severely diluted if the new scheme were to go ahead . |
| 22 | ‘ The Government is warned that privatisation proceeds would be severely reduced if the full FGD commitment were repeated in the prospectuses of National Power and PowerGen , ’ said the newspaper on 29 March 1990 . |
| 23 | ‘ Your reputation would be greatly enhanced if you took yourself seriously ! ’ |
| 24 | While most institutions can rely on borrowing for short periods , the risk associated with underwriting would be greatly increased if institutions were unable to dispose of their existing assets quickly to provide cash ( or repay short-term borrowing ) should it prove necessary . |
| 25 | In 1789 , for example , an unsigned letter received by Sir Thomas Dundas advised the member of parliament that a Mr. Glen , a freeholder of Stirlingshire , would be greatly obliged if he could obtain introductions to colonels of regiments who might be induced to give the enterprising Mr. Glen the clothing contracts for their units . |
| 26 | Of course , the situation would be greatly eased if our political leaders were less addicted to secrecy . |
| 27 | The scientific value of the Spacelab mission would be greatly reduced if the two craft are not in place . |
| 28 | As the US Joint Chiefs of Staff commented on 22 October 1951 : The security interests of the United States at this time would be greatly benefited if the British Commonwealth of Nations could achieve once more a state of political and military solidarity under strong and effective leadership by the United Kingdom ; failing this , wholehearted support of United States military policies must be obtained from the several members of the British Commonwealth through other means . |
| 29 | You are invited to contact them via the Reader Service Card , and if you contact them by other means it would be greatly appreciated if you would mention that you read them in CHEMISTRY IN BRITAIN . |
| 30 | It would be greatly appreciated if your section could send the following details for all staff being transferred by the DSO , Sickness Records , Pension Transfer , and Reckonable Service . |