Example sentences of "would [adv] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll tell you what I 'd rather be Intercity than Central Services in terms of the market we 've got . |
| 2 | Also , she wondered if the taxi firms kept any kind of record of their more regular late-night destinations ; if she had to rely on drivers ' memories then there would n't be much hope , since on the evidence of the previous night they 'd mostly be part-timers with a high turnover . |
| 3 | They 'd only be evidence of her crush on Harry , not of his presence at her death . ’ |
| 4 | When she read those magazines , did she think she 'd ever be part of that world ? |
| 5 | They 'd still be mates of course , for there was no side to Charlie Hatton . |
| 6 | There 'd still be time to catch the last collection . |
| 7 | It was well under a decade ; they 'd still be kids . |
| 8 | Of course we are ; if we were n't rude Americans we 'd still be colonists , so tough shit ! |
| 9 | If they ever appointed a patron saint of walking sticks , he 'd probably be Keith Cowie from Edgehill . |
| 10 | Well er sometimes it might be porridge but it was usually just er the and maybe er boiled eggs and er oatcakes and and your dinner 'd probably be tatties and pork or something of that kind . |
| 11 | ‘ We 'd both be strangers , then , if we met outside ? |
| 12 | Still , there 'd be another panto next year , and once this spell of bad weather was over , well , it 'd nearly be springtime , would n't it ? |
| 13 | In time — a few years ' time — he 'd inevitably be boss of the Spidergobs cos of his thunks . |
| 14 | The huts would look like they used to and inside there 'd even be staff dressed in period uniform . |
| 15 | He 'd never be bank manager now , and probably would n't have wanted to be . |
| 16 | Without you there 'd never be sauce to put on sausage butties . |
| 17 | With a lack of concern for place which was worthy of his father , he said he would rather be Minister of Health . |
| 18 | They would , in effect , become banks and would presumably be members of the monetary sector . |
| 19 | Without a knowledge of good and evil , for example , there would only be ignorance and destruction . |
| 20 | At this point a wag from the back of the large audience called out " the only trouble is that it would only be 2½″ long ! " |
| 21 | George noted that Sprague — it would only be Sprague had been leaking a version of Maxim 's performance at the Committee . |
| 22 | If two people are merely sharing a house or flat , e.g. two friends , unless the underwriters have been asked specifically to cover both persons ' property , there would only be cover for the property of the Policyholder . |
| 23 | The modern or contemporary quarter of Intolerance would make an excellent film in its own right but even then the industrial scene would only be part of the scene setting and would fade in the memory as the hero passes from scene to scene in the ‘ picaresque ’ fashion of so many movies . |
| 24 | ‘ Afterwards , there would only be dislike and resentment , because you do n't care for my feelings at all . |
| 25 | There would only be reason for despair if more general affluence had been accompanied by a withdrawal from the regard for precious substances , since this would imply rejection of the notion of excellence , the basis not merely of cultural advance but of the very attainment of humanity . |
| 26 | Now there would only be days to finish things . |
| 27 | ‘ Neither of you will face criminal charges , though it would only be justice after what you 're doing to my sister . |
| 28 | Her heart was pounding and , realising there was no point in pretending any longer , she opted for frankness , saying , ‘ It would only be lust . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ The most glaring one was last night when you tried to appeal to my pragmatic nature by admitting that ‘ it would only be lust ’ — no doubt you imagined we could establish some sort of ‘ adult ’ agreement on the basis of that . ’ |
| 30 | Three of them would obviously be Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . |