Example sentences of "he would be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he agreed , the threat of proceedings against him would be unnecessary . |
| 2 | The premium rate suggested by him would be equivalent to an amount in excess of £1 billion ( $1.95 billion ) for a syndicate with a capacity of £41m ; this in addition to the losses already paid and reserved . |
| 3 | The strange thing was that she knew it was Ernest 's bell , the bell she had tactfully told him would be unsuitable for the kind of school he had in mind . |
| 4 | She flattered herself this was done discreetly , and was noticed by no-one , though the yearning in her look as she gazed at him would be obvious to a child of five , and the staff made frequent jokes about her loving him with a love that made his life a burden . |
| 5 | Robyn glanced down at the chopping-board ; cooking for him would be bad enough , but others ? |
| 6 | Rebirth for him would be fatal , in the word of a later poem ‘ like Death , our death ’ . |
| 7 | Bonanza boasted to me that with his organisation he 'd be sure and locate Connie himself within that time . |
| 8 | So he 'd be sure to realise I was planning to sleep with a lover . |
| 9 | If he was up for a part in a Night Nurse commercial he 'd be sure to get it unless Mickey Rourke turned up for the same audition . |
| 10 | I asked him if he 'd misheard the name of the pub and he said gosh how original , he bet nobody had thought of that before and he 'd be sure to tell the landlord . |
| 11 | If no one was there she would just leave the key where he 'd be sure to find it , and go . |
| 12 | He 'd be stupid to do otherwise . |
| 13 | He was sent back there , without limit of time , when the judge heard he 'd be dangerous , particularly to women , for many years to come . |
| 14 | He 's a good all-rounder and when he 's finished the tunnel he 'd be pleased to join the Bolshoi ballet as a roustabout . |
| 15 | ‘ He 'd be pleased to hear you say that . |
| 16 | Again , I 'm sure he 'd be pleased to help you . |
| 17 | I think he 'd be pleased to do it . |
| 18 | Do n't look so shocked , Claudia — he 'd never marry you ; you would n't fit in with his lifestyle and he 'd be bored out of his mind in a month . ’ |
| 19 | And I I er and not only that I used to say to teachers well if if they 'd ask him about and if he had anything er er and he 'd be bored . |
| 20 | He 's given me three dates when he 'd be delighted to meet us erm Friday the thirtieth of April , four of May or fifth of May , but other dates a as necessary . |
| 21 | But these changes aside , the rest of Blenheim is still very much as Capabilty Brown designed it — and there can be little doubting that he 'd be delighted to see his work still very much alive and admired today . |
| 22 | The second generous , dignified , accommodating says he 'd be delighted to bring his wife to a charity dinner in Darlington . |
| 23 | And in the week , I do n't think he was working at the time , but on a Sunday morning he 'd walk out of that terrace house and er he 'd be immaculate , absolutely . |
| 24 | Still , he 'd be sorry one day that he 'd turned her down . |
| 25 | Perhaps when she made it clear he 'd got the wrong woman he 'd be sorry … |
| 26 | He 'd be right . |
| 27 | Perhaps he 'd be right . ’ |
| 28 | Unfortunately , he 'd be right . |
| 29 | Invisible , he would be seen ; unknown , he 'd be influential . |
| 30 | He says simply that he enjoys what he does ( he 's in research ) and is not ambitious — that he 'd be unhappy on the managerial side . |