Example sentences of "would be nice to [be] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It 's a name I seem to be stuck with , but it really would be nice to be called something else for a change , says actor Nigel Havers , best known for his role in the ITV series of the same name .
2 It would be nice to be totally irresponsible , he felt , and get so stinking drunk that he could say what he liked to them .
3 Ideally it would be nice to be the perfect shape tomorrow or next week , but this just is not going to happen .
4 But there are just as many times when it would be nice to be anonymous .
5 But it would be nice to be told that he was all the same , even if it did make me feel a bit sad . ’
6 ‘ All the same , ’ he said , when the spring buds burst on the seven trees that grew in Mafeking Street , along which Wendy had once half-run , half-walked , on her way to give birth to Apricot , ‘ it would be nice to be somewhere different , just for a time , just for a couple of weeks . ’
7 It would be nice to be able to ride .
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