Example sentences of "would be [adj -er] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be better to be dead . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It would be better to be stronger in the arms , help could be summoned , but some tasks one did on one 's own . |
| 5 | She felt now that her future was settled : her uncle would soon go away to sea ; Tristram would be freer to be seen in her company and perhaps , if her prayers were answered , they would be able to persuade Aunt Ann to let them be married . |