Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] be [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The language presented to them may be a genuine record of native speaker behaviour , genuine , that is to say , as textual data , but to the extent that it does not engage native speaker response it can not be realized as authentic discourse . |
| 2 | The objectives of the Network do not include distribution of a large volume of third party sell situations , although some involvement in them may be a necessary feature of certain domestic M&A marketplaces . |
| 3 | Complete removal of weeds , including all the roots , is important , preferably by hand or while digging ; incidentally , do remember that some of them may be the very plants you are intending to grow , though if the area contains horsetail it is better not to try growing perennial plants in it until you have been clearing out this weed for some years . |
| 4 | Presumably , if the rules for learning are to have any universality in natural conditions , the experience which affects them must be a common feature of all the animals having the rules — in other words , the variance due to the environment is normally small in the environment to which the animal is adapted . |
| 5 | Teams of between three and five people , one of whom must be a competent helm , will race vintage 1938 ‘ Redwing ’ sailing boats in a day-long regatta . |
| 6 | Therefore , there is no conflict between commercial viability or motivation and safety , but we believe that the security of the installations and of those who work in them should be a legitimate purpose of the Bill and the provisions in clause 5 . |
| 7 | Although I may be a bad man , I 'd never bribe anyone to marry , as you 've tried to . |
| 8 | I may be a little bit behind the times , but over the last couple of days I 've been experimenting with voice mail . |
| 9 | I may be a few minutes late , but I can make it . ’ |
| 10 | I may be the first challenger for Lennox , so it 's not surprising that I 'm behind Bowe . ’ |
| 11 | Overheard at a party : ‘ Yours must be a soul-destroying job , vicar ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I must be a better actress than I imagined ! |
| 13 | When the King saw me , he thought at first that I must be a mechanical toy . |
| 14 | I must be a terrible mother , I just have n't noticed . |
| 15 | She said after her last injuries in December 1991 : ‘ I guess I must be the unluckiest policewoman . |
| 16 | After 3 attacks brave Lesley said : I must be the unluckiest policewoman . |
| 17 | ‘ Three injuries in three years — I must be the unluckiest policewoman , ’ she said . |
| 18 | I figured I must be the only fool who was trying to start something ; I was trying to get that big BB King sound and then I saw The Fabulous Thunderbirds , with Jimmie Vaughan on guitar . |
| 19 | I must be the only artist who does a huge painting and then does the preparatory work afterwards . |
| 20 | I must be the only artist who does a huge painting and then does the preparatory work afterwards . |
| 21 | I ca n't wait until he gets round to me — I must be the only female in Hochhauser not on his list . ’ |
| 22 | Kelly said : ‘ I must be the only manager in the country who is cheesed off that his side are still in the FA Cup . |
| 23 | Erm oh I should be a good mile , a good mile , and that 's that 's another little story there . |
| 24 | I should be a good deal more impressed with the Government 's determination to deal with weapons of mass destruction in Iraq if they did not have such questionable record on assisting Iraq to obtain a nuclear capability . |
| 25 | I should be a silent shell , wealthy and withered and bored . |
| 26 | I persuaded my mother that I should be the first visitor ; after all , I knew Parma better than she did , and since I was a young girl they might treat me more kindly . |
| 27 | She replied that she and her community would co-operate in this task on one condition , namely that I should be the General Editor . |
| 28 | ‘ I should be the social worker . |
| 29 | As Martin stood scratching his head , one of the goblins sneaked up behind him and whispered , " Say , " He told me I should be the richest man in the world . " " |
| 30 | Well his 'll be a thousand pound for the operation , being a major operation , it will be the fact that it 's skull . |