Example sentences of "they would be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was a tune they 'd be familiar with — oh , by God they would . |
| 2 | You 'd think they 'd be intrigued at a chance to play detectives . |
| 3 | ‘ They 'd be terrible for anyone as a mother and father . ’ |
| 4 | say that you 're not allowed to , to run those because they 'd be contrary to the directive , but er we 'd have to wait and see |
| 5 | Daddy sits a lot , doing nothing and muttering to himself and Mummy 's just retreated — she never starts a conversation , or asks a question , or — You 'd think they 'd be over-anxious about me , their one remaining child and perhaps they are , but they have miserable ways of showing it . |
| 6 | ‘ They 'd be perfect for the Caribbean , for instance . ’ |
| 7 | You were very tightly corseted , which makes any exertion almost impossible because if you ca n't fill your lungs to take enough air then obviously you ca n't take enough exercise , which is why a lot of women would faint with shock or horror because any sort of sharp intake of breath , and they 'd be flat on their backs , unconscious . |
| 8 | They 'd be sorry for me , they 'd give me whisky and aspirins and send me to a psychiatrist . |
| 9 | Well , I could , but they 'd be meaningless in a sense . |
| 10 | You put these horses into hard work today they 'd be dead within three months ! |
| 11 | thinking in , in , in the context of our , of our mission , this town wide mission , well that 's Billy 's job , he 's better at it than I am , but its not his job , its my job as much as its his and its your job as much as its mine , we do not well to keep silent these men they were troubled by their sin of silence , perhaps you and I should be troubled by our sin of silence because the extension of that , and here 's the really great thing , as far as they were concerned , the ex the , the ongoing because they were troubled by their sin of silence and they did something about it , they were thrilled at the sight that they saw , as they see the city being delivered , and as they see starving men and women eating food perhaps for the first time in days or weeks , buying good wholesome food at a reasonable price , that was the sigh that thrilled them and you can imagine them , and I think they 'd be entitled to a little bit of pride that I 'm glad we told them , I 'm glad we went back and shared the news apart from any thing we could n't of coped with all ourselves , it would of been so wrong to of kept it , it would of been so wrong just to of eaten it ourselves , I 'm glad we went back and told them . |
| 12 | Explain what 's in your mind and ask whether they 'd be interested in helping start it or being a part of it when it gets going . |
| 13 | Warburton is currently approaching 30 other companies , including Dell and Ambra , to see if they 'd be interested in joining . |
| 14 | I wonder if they 'd be interested in putting out a revised edition ? ’ |
| 15 | Some said they 'd , they 'd be interested in playing , they knew how to play certain things and others wanted to play others and that 's how we started , and in a matter of a year the new headquarters at er Lowestoft was being opened , by the Dutchess of Kent , and we decided that the band was going to play at that one and you can imagine , and it was all ready and they were playing music , but I 'm not sure what , what quality music it was , and blow me on the week before , the band leader , the conductor decided he could n't play because he had a sprained wrist so we were left without a conductor even , but we managed to get another conductor and we played and I do n't know what it sounded like , but the Dutchess of Kent was very kind , she said the music sounded lovely . |
| 16 | Yeah well b well what I 'm trying to say and I ca n't emphasise it too strongly is that I do n't want anybody going round like writing another stupid letter to somebody saying that erm you know the reason we 're inundated that it has n't been advertised properly cos I tell you what it 'll come back right in our faces cos it 's our bloody fault Well that 's right well we know that I mean I told them all I told them all quite clearly when I was up in Glasgow that they 'd be quiet for at least a month because p it 'll take time to filter through . |
| 17 | I do n't mind you at all , but the boys they 'd be suspicious of anyone who 's not a member of the police force , and that 's how people will see you : you 're not a member of the force ’ ( FN 23/10/87 , p. 20 ) . |
| 18 | Yeah it does , you see if Ken and Freda or anybody knew they were being televised they 'd be careful of what they said |
| 19 | He 'd left them in the Courtesy Cleaners : they 'd be ready in time for Easter Saturday . |
| 20 | They 'd be full of stories about Wimbledon Common for some reason . |
| 21 | no , the music ones they can stay , they 'd be alright in the future |
| 22 | I said , Take them to Hall and ask the planning officers if they 'd be acceptable to them . |
| 23 | The applicant must establish that they would be useful in his case . |
| 24 | He disliked the arriviste Jews because he felt that they were provincial and superstitious and liable to arouse hostility ; nor did he believe that they would be loyal to France . |
| 25 | They would be involved in planning the database , collecting the data , organizing the data and creating the database . |
| 26 | A lawyer speaking for the families said they would be appealing against the Place of Safety orders , and that the appeal would be heard the following day in Kirkwall Sheriff Court . |
| 27 | But they would be impressed by you winning the order of merit — especially in Ryder Cup year . ’ |
| 28 | Providers would place no restraint on the services provided or number of cases treated , since they would be certain of payment . |
| 29 | We recognise that the costs of this would not be negligible , but believe that they would be insignificant in terms of cost-effectiveness . |
| 30 | Because everything was handmade , er all the holes in the er timbers , they had to be carefully er marked out so that y er when they went to the wood machines there was a er they would be bored in the right place , and the right size of holes . |