Example sentences of "would be [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , there would be much to be gained in promoting a more coherent debate about community environmental action in Wales . |
| 2 | I agree with him , and there would be much to be gained at the appropriate time . |
| 3 | Benjamin said : ‘ It would be tremendous to be Yorkshire 's overseas player . ’ |
| 4 | It would be pleasant to be able to say that , as a result , the existence of all automated personal data handling systems is known , even if not much has been vouchsafed of what they do . |
| 5 | ‘ I would be delighted to be able to tell you , ’ Mr Kinnock began . |
| 6 | Heseltine/Kinnock : Yes , well I would be delighted to be able to tell you . |
| 7 | ‘ We would be delighted to be vehicle for this to happen . ’ |
| 8 | She was fast coming to the conclusion that it would be impossible to be neutral about Matthew Preston . |
| 9 | James , who has still to keep a clean sheet , would be disappointed to be overlooked , but he has the confidence and the talent to establish himself at Anfield . |
| 10 | James , who has still to keep a clean sheet , would be disappointed to be overlooked , but he has the confidence and the talent to establish himself at Anfield . |
| 11 | There would be little to be lost from going the whole hog . ’ |
| 12 | It would be satisfying to be able to list examples of phonological differences between accents in the area of stress and intonation , but unfortunately , straightforward examples are not available ; we do not yet know enough about the phonological functions of stress and intonation , and too little work has been done on comparing accents in terms of these factors . |
| 13 | It would be better to be dead . |
| 14 | Ellen wondered if he had petit mal and looked it up in a medical dictionary — neither of them went to doctors if they could help it — but the entry was not very helpful , and it seemed in any case the kind of symptom it would be better to be vague about , not define , not name , for fear the naming made it worse , less likely to evaporate out of existence . |
| 15 | The only person there was Gran , and she was asleep , but it would be better to be with her than downstairs in the kitchen , alone . |
| 16 | It would be better to be stronger in the arms , help could be summoned , but some tasks one did on one 's own . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's a name I seem to be stuck with , but it really would be nice to be called something else for a change , says actor Nigel Havers , best known for his role in the ITV series of the same name . |
| 18 | It would be nice to be totally irresponsible , he felt , and get so stinking drunk that he could say what he liked to them . |
| 19 | Ideally it would be nice to be the perfect shape tomorrow or next week , but this just is not going to happen . |
| 20 | But there are just as many times when it would be nice to be anonymous . |
| 21 | But it would be nice to be told that he was all the same , even if it did make me feel a bit sad . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ All the same , ’ he said , when the spring buds burst on the seven trees that grew in Mafeking Street , along which Wendy had once half-run , half-walked , on her way to give birth to Apricot , ‘ it would be nice to be somewhere different , just for a time , just for a couple of weeks . ’ |
| 23 | It would be nice to be able to ride . |
| 24 | When a pet cat has started scratching the fabric of a valuable chair , for example , or has begun to make messes on an expensive carpet , it would be helpful to be able to sprinkle or smear some hated odour there to keep the animal away . |
| 25 | Though this may be the case , it would be helpful to be given some idea of the potential cost-benefits and disadvantages . |
| 26 | It would be great to be the very Unwise Woman on occasions . |
| 27 | Later in the 1960s it would be great to be a student , but not then , not for Robins . |
| 28 | Mill 's reply , in effect , was that the middle class , " the class which is universally described as both the most wise and the most virtuous part of the community " , would still dominate in a democracy , because : " Of the people beneath them , a vast majority would be sure to be guided by their advice and example . " |
| 29 | Knowing Wigg , I warned him that to pursue the matter for any other reason would be discreditable and in the long run would be sure to be to his detriment . |
| 30 | An expert would be sure to be paid only if he had included a provision in his agreement with the parties that they would pay his fees even if the reference turned out to be invalid for this or whatever reason . |