Example sentences of "would [adv] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Destruction of long-range missiles in Kazakhstan , Belarus and Ukraine by the end of the decade , following the already announced agreement on the transfer of tactical nuclear weapons to Russia by July 1992 , meant that all remaining Soviet nuclear arms would eventually be in Russia . |
| 2 | It is sad if mothers who would rather be with their children have to go out to work to make ends meet . |
| 3 | It would be like finding yourself in the kitchen with Barbara Coleman when you would rather be with Oliver and James Cobalt searching for drugs . |
| 4 | But yes , I would rather be at home if I had the choice . |
| 5 | ‘ I have one further announcement on VAT which I hope will offer some consolation to those honourable members who would rather be at Cheltenham today watching the champion hurdle , ’ the Chancellor announced in a teasing introduction . |
| 6 | I wanted to go with her but she said she had a lot to sort out with Fernando and would rather be on her own . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I would rather be in my situation than the one that David Pleat , Neil Warnock [ Notts Co ] and Billy Bonds [ West Ham ] find themselves in . |
| 8 | She could think only that she would rather be in Paris . |
| 9 | Presumably each side would want to state its position about the quality/condition of the sample and the evidence would presumably be about other samples said to be of various qualities or conditions . |
| 10 | INSET staff would presumably be in a good position to carry out this role . |
| 11 | Aunt Lilian and Aunt Kit walked into the nearest shop whenever their clothes became too shabby and bought the first thing that fitted them ; if they debated , it would only be about a garment 's staying power . |
| 12 | And it would only be for one night . |
| 13 | To have a week away , and with Fräulein Silber … even the thought of Omi faded as she thought of it ; after all , it would only be for one week , pushing away the traitorous thought that one week for herself was quite different from a week in Omi 's life , and , treachery giving way to treason , she did have her own life to lead ; and so she said , firmly , ‘ It will be all right , Fräulein . |
| 14 | Maria objected strongly but Noreen had said it would only be for a little while until she went back to school in New York , now that Noreen had money enough to get them their own place . |
| 15 | When she saw the post of maid in general to Esther Ward advertised , she used all her powers of persuasion to convince Tilly that it would only be for a very short time : ‘ Just so I know how he is … how my daughter Beth is faring . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It would only be for investigation , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Because it would only be for a short time , Lucien 's parents had decided it would not be a religious transgression for his aunt Pershti , his mother 's lover , to look after him . |
| 18 | It would only be for a few days , of course . |
| 19 | The words tumbled over each other in her eagerness. ‘ 'T WOULD only be for a day or so while I try to get a message to the Queen . |
| 20 | Er sometimes that has been known and it would be right to , for a youngster to sort of through their mother and father to take it back and say well look er can we have another one , but that would only be on a rare occasion , but if we 're given an assignment in the congregation then , especially in a |
| 21 | But he told people that if she ever worked again it would only be with his approval . |
| 22 | ‘ The overall view is that much improvement can be made in these guides , which at present would only be of marginal use to a student . |
| 23 | Obviously this would only be of benefit if there were capital gains against which the loss can be set off in the current or future years . |
| 24 | Launching a business with redundancy pay carried considerable financial risks , while training would only be of lasting value if there was a real job at the end of it . |
| 25 | And even if the signature is original it would only be of value to an autograph hunter not an art collector . |
| 26 | In many instances , such arrangements would only be within the means of high earners . |
| 27 | Both Canada and Argentina admit that it would only be by default that they would take on the task of staging the tournament . |
| 28 | If the Christians obtained their enlarged Lebanon , they would only be in a small majority over the Sunni and Shia Muslims . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm going to bed , Emily , ’ he said , his voice slurred , ‘ I do n't think I 'll bother to go to my office tomorrow , it would only be in order to wind matters up in any case . ’ |
| 30 | On top of this it is known that any one mould would only be in use between seven and fifteen years . |