Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] be [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To them may be added differences in fertility levels and patterns , in prevalence of contraceptive use and in organized activities to regulate fertility . |
| 2 | For some languages of expressions it will be possible in general to decide these facts ( though perhaps not very efficiently ) , and in any reasonable language thee should be wide classes of pairs of expressions whose equivalence is decidable . |
| 3 | He and I may be strange companions in the same lobby but I am certain he has put his finger on an error which condemns many modern Church leaders to disappear down a theological black hole . |
| 4 | If … if everyone had their rights I should be legal mistress of this place now . |
| 5 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 6 | And so the first memories is in the meadows of Nottingham , going to infant school about the age do n't remember starting , but perhaps I 'd be six years of age , and it was a little church school and they were all lady teachers and most of them Mrs and not the Miss which is nowadays er more common . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd be employing women for sewing . |
| 8 | We did n't live together because I felt it would be years before I 'd be reasonable company for another human being . |
| 9 | I , I mean I , I , I w I could n't say that I would be happy being in the house all the time . |
| 10 | Can I just reassure Mr that if actually we were not , er , if we were discussing an increase in members allowances then I would be fair square with him . |
| 11 | Someone would be sweating steam in their sleep , someone 's baby would be face down on her pillow ; Belle 's grandmother knew what was wrong without being told and always righted it if it could be done . |
| 12 | ‘ I will be issuing directions to judges on sentencing in the next few days . |
| 13 | A : I will be three months on November 8 . |
| 14 | Patients can be seen at times of their choosing by nursing staff , which may be early morning before school or work , late evening or at weekends . |
| 15 | Thus results from passive avoidance and imprinting might begin to converge , which should be good news for both labs . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , differences there are , at no extra price — which should be welcome news for anyone who ran one of the old Panda models . |
| 17 | Mutis ' volumes began to come out only in 1954 , which must be some kind of record ; in this case the explanation was the various political vicissitudes of the century and a half following his death . |
| 18 | We had three managers in one day , which must be some sort of record . |
| 19 | And these tiny , mullioned windows in their deep embrasures which let in the light so strangely , shadows like dark brown varnish suddenly filtered through by thin beams of light which might be any colour from silver to amber . |
| 20 | Some brands of biscuits are made with wholemeal flour or oats and slightly less sugar , which might be some improvement on your usual brand . |
| 21 | Hutton , 68 yesterday , struggled to an 82 for 150 , which could be several shots below the total at which the field will be reduced to 64 golfers , and ties for the knockout stage beginning tomorrow . |
| 22 | If big cats in zoos are ever offered the meat of surplus pot-bellies , they are said to turn up their noses — which could be another advantage in a pig raised in tiger country . |
| 23 | I knew Flora cared no more about my opinions than about the opinions of the rather derelict Arabs , drinking Coca-Cola at the bar — probably a good deal less , in fact , since theirs would be useful copy for her — but she was kind enough to pretend that she did , drew me out and flattered me until I felt witty and successful and told outrageous stories about people we knew . |
| 24 | If we win against both Spain and Japan that could give us a shot against South Africa in the quarter-finals , which would be tremendous news for Scottish rugby back home ’ , said Rutherford . |
| 25 | He is in no doubt about the reasons : ‘ Lack of marketing awareness , a lack of technological awareness , and a lack of financial control which would be second nature in most industries . ’ |
| 26 | As far as the citizenship of entitlement as formulated by Marshall is concerned , Labour is opposed to the introduction of a Bill of Rights , for example , which would be one way of restoring the civil and political rights which have been eroded in recent years . |
| 27 | Optimistic investors hope that America 's economic growth is picking up , which would be good news for company profits . |
| 28 | ‘ With equipment like this , the legal limit of exhaust emissions could be further reduced which would be good news for the environment , ’ said Dr Coles , of Swansea University . |
| 29 | It 's it 's also the main area of housing demand , it 's also the main area where employers want to locate around around North Yorkshire , and I think most importantly , if its development needs are not met , these can wo n't be satisfactorily diverted elsewhere , they will continue unresolved which would be continual pressure on the edge of the urban area , and on on the greenbelt , and if that holds the effect would of course be that the tight greenbelt would mean that economic growth in the county would be frustrated , because York is the main centre where employment growth is concentrated , and I would think , I would consider that that solution of a tight greenbelt plus not making sufficient provision for development needs elsewhere in York would be contrary to P P G three paragraph three , which I 'm sure you 're aware of . |
| 30 | Farmers need only give their NFU membership number to get 15 minutes of free advice by phoning 0993 706999 which will be available Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm . |