Example sentences of "would [adv] [be] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a lack of concern for place which was worthy of his father , he said he would rather be Minister of Health . |
| 2 | Without a knowledge of good and evil , for example , there would only be ignorance and destruction . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ Afterwards , there would only be dislike and resentment , because you do n't care for my feelings at all . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Neither of you will face criminal charges , though it would only be justice after what you 're doing to my sister . |
| 8 | Her heart was pounding and , realising there was no point in pretending any longer , she opted for frankness , saying , ‘ It would only be lust . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | If I were saying here that I do n't approve , then obviously it would be of no value , it would just be generation gap inanity , but it 's not that , and approval does n't come into the equation . |
| 11 | Student : ‘ I thought it would just be kid 's stuff … |
| 12 | Without you plastic flowers in shop windows would just be plastic flowers in shop windows . |
| 13 | There would just be time for a quick shower if she hurried . |
| 14 | Furthermore , while the effects of events in producing depression were often so rapid that there would scarcely be time to intervene after the event and before depression , major difficulties , by definition , had existed for at least two years , giving ample time for preventive intervention . |
| 15 | Two or three of them who were on the main board solicited support from other board members ; they worked even harder to obtain commitment from the heads of the businesses , who would soon be board members . |
| 16 | The sky was now getting fairly light , and it would soon be stand-to , so there would be no going back into the trench to get the head down again . |
| 17 | She could tell by the angle of the light that it would soon be sunset , and the prospect of being here in the dark appalled her . |
| 18 | Now he sat by the fire with his whisky , a drink he did not care for , making conversation with Tony and hoping that it would soon be time for bed . |
| 19 | It would soon be time to commence hay-making in the Handley Farm pastures . |
| 20 | For economy of space occupied by the site of the lift the two inclined ways would generally be side by side and although at the same inclination and extending between the same levels they would not be in the same plane but echeloned so that the one extends , so to speak , from the right side of the head bay to the right side of the tail bay whilst the other extends from the left side of the head bay to the left side of the tail bay . |
| 21 | It did not look as if women would ever be part of the Edinburgh Typographical Society ; but in fact , the women compositors did finally gain first admission to the men 's union as a subordinate section and finally control ( within limits ) of their own affairs . |
| 22 | there would always be water to flood her |
| 23 | When he grew up there would always be work for him on the estate . |
| 24 | And then you 'd come back later and have a a sort of tea , but it would still be bread and jam , you know what I mean . |
| 25 | ‘ It would have meant , Inspector , ’ explained Angelina , ‘ that Sir Thomas would still be chairman when the next Year of the Lion began . |
| 26 | They would however presumably agree that since the great majority of manufacturing firms are small businesses and employ only a small number of people , there would still be scope in manufacture for a considerable extension of the industrial co-operative sector . |
| 27 | He would still be state president , but he would lose his real power base . |
| 28 | The increase in national insurance gave the Government ‘ more freedom for movement next year ’ , when it was unlikely Mr Lamont would still be Chancellor . |
| 29 | That would be one less thing for him to worry about with regards to his mother , for she would still be mistress of the house , at least until the war was over , which might go on for a year , perhaps two . |
| 30 | In less than six hours ' time — and there it would still be night — he would be attempting to scale the steel wall , trying not to get crushed against it . |