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Example sentences of "we would [not/n't] be " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Only for the whole lot of you we 'd not be near that far on , ’ Moran was able to praise .
2	The ob the obvious answer to that would be we 'd not be in a position to make the proper recommendation in favour of I I suspect .
3	‘ We are still within the amateur regulations or we would n't be here , ’ Grant Fox , the All Black outside-half , said yesterday .
4	Allied spokesman Godfrey Linnett said : ‘ We would n't be investing this money in a loss leader .
5	I had n't bothered , thinking we would n't be going , ’ Maggie told Susan .
6	I mean to say , I told him we would n't be enemies once it was all over .
7	I regret it , but if I look coldly at our lifestyle , we would n't be able to invest enough time in bringing a child up properly .
8	‘ But we would n't be nuisances ! ’ exclaimed Linda indignantly .
9	For a start , we would n't be here !
10	‘ I got Nell to tell his father that if Sheridan came to breakfast we would n't be putting on our scene , and it did the trick .
11	Otherwise we would n't be standing on this deck right now . ’
12	‘ Without trust , ’ Jed said , ‘ we would n't be standing here now . ’
13	Of course we 're committed to it , we would n't be here otherwise .
14	We know what happened to Judas and his pieces of silver , so do n't turn traitor on your anti-racist fans 'cos then we would n't be able to wear our Morrissey Fans Against The Nazis badges with pride ( Gay , straight or otherwise ) .
15	The key is the ‘ anthropic principle ’ , which draws attention to the fact that , as Hawking says , ‘ we see the universe the way it is because if it were different , we would n't be here to observe it . ’
16	Some others were fitted a few months ago but they have n't been wired up to the Economy meter and we dare n't use them because we would n't be able to afford the bills . ’
17	But FA spokesman Mike Wilmore said : ‘ We have said that in principle we would n't be in favour , but it would be a brave man who said that would always be the position . ’
18	The news was welcomed by England skipper Graham Gooch , who said : ‘ Obviously we would n't be going to India if the conditions were not suitable .
19	She is not keen on hardbacks : ‘ If it was n't for the literary editors we would n't be publishing in hardback any more — some books we would , but not a lot . ’
20	If a number of investments did n't go wrong we would n't be taking sufficient risks .
21	‘ Obviously there 's something or we would n't be here .
22	‘ We told Mum we would n't be late and it 's getting dark , ’ I mumbled .
23	Speaking from behind a barred gate and protected by armed guards the unnamed brother said : ‘ We would n't be surprised that because of that book someone sought retribution , and has tried to take out all Ian 's seed , which is a Middle Eastern style of doing things .
24	If we 're so smart we would n't be in this mess in the first place .
25	I knew once we started playing electrically we would n't be confusing the journalists and they would n't think it was just some guy from Dinosaur masturbating in his room .
26	I 'd like 87 punters in our band , but if we had that many , we would n't be able to carry on our caviar and cocaine lifestyle .
27	The only consolation , of course , is that we would n't be around to experience anything , nightmare or reality .
28	‘ If I did n't we would n't be here , ’ Newman told him .
29	The problem is solving all the problems , providing all the facilities in , in the situation where it 's diminishing resources , I mean we would n't be actually be carrying out this review , in the way that were gon na do it , if we did n't have the problem with the money we 've got , you know .
30	We would n't be surprised if David Mellor at the newly created British Ministry for the arts , tourism , heritage , media and sport ( see this page ) has n't already booked his ticket .