Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [prep] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're famous all over the Far East , so a story about how you kept a secret concubine in Taipei should be worth quite a bit . ’ |
| 2 | For really reliable stability a design should have a rate of closure in the Bode plot of less than 6 dB per octave and all break points of the linear approximation should be at least a decade in frequency away from the intersection corresponding to . |
| 3 | A good rule-of-thumb to remember is that this distance should be at least the height of the tree when it is fully matured . |
| 4 | They must be worth quite a bit — in America . ’ |
| 5 | The top must be at least a mile high ; just how well would a four-wheel drive hold on it ? |
| 6 | She must be at least a week late . ’ |
| 7 | Because there are , I do n't know how many sites Tarmac run , but there must be at least the number of sites that they 've ever run divided by two standard ways of planning , Tarmac . |
| 8 | This , to repeat a point made earlier , does not mean that their sole role must be to further the interest of each or of all their subjects . |
| 9 | So you 'll be worth quite a bit dead ? |
| 10 | Isabel wondered if he knew how intimidating he could be with just a look , and decided fitzAlan was fully aware of his effect on her . |
| 11 | Mm I could n't tell how many people would agree with you about that one that London could be at least a bit preferable to Paris . |
| 12 | However , as he posted his letter on Monday , he has been caught in the suspension trap , and it could be at least a month , before there is any prospect of seeing his money . |
| 13 | Charity supposed that there could be at least an element of truth in that , though she did not feel comforted . |
| 14 | Outwardly he could be in almost every way a Scotland Yard senior officer . |
| 15 | Anyway , I put it in the paper , phoned in the paper and they said it 'd be at least a week or fortnight before so I did n't like but it never came out in the paper . |
| 16 | The only way Masefield can make this credible is to present her as a kind of child-bride , a happy innocent ; necessary as this may be to both the theme and the plot of the book , it does not allow her to develop beyond the limits of a type-character . |
| 17 | The effect of such storage may be on either the package or the product or both and these effects may be classified as follows . |
| 18 | However , it is important to stress that the conditions for a sustained easing of monetary policy are not yet present and the prevailing view is likely to be that , barring a breakthrough on the solidarity pact and a resolution of the east German wages situation , the next cut in rates may be at least a couple of months off . |
| 19 | For the simple reason that , if they were to be considered as arbitrators , there would be at least a danger that one party or the other might be able to require a case to be stated before a court of law , by which means it could be suggested that the award was not binding because of some error in it . |
| 20 | They know that it would be almost impossible for them , even though it would be for only a week , after which they could return to their comfortable lives . |
| 21 | But if we can sometimes lift our eyes from our own problems and focus on those of others , it will be at least a step in the right direction and Christmas is a good time to take it , ’ she said . |
| 22 | John Sluggett , who farms near Probus , mid-Cornwall , says he will be at least a week before starting on winter barley . |
| 23 | There is a guarantee the return after five years will be at least the amount of the original investment . |
| 24 | My mother hovers on the brink of life , not knowing whether her heroic struggle will be worth even a fraction of the effort she expends . |
| 25 | And now that I 'm home for good , at least my bookings abroad will be for just a week or so at a time , that 's all , well … we 're coming together . |
| 26 | ‘ Have you thought what the atmosphere will be like once the building starts ? ’ |
| 27 | Elsewhere , Duncan and I have made an attempt to overcome these problems by putting forward a conceptual view of local politics which stresses the social relations involved , which highlights the importance of the locality , and which is based on the notion that local state institutions can be at once an agent of , and an obstacle to , central demands ( Duncan and Goodwin , 1988 ) . |
| 28 | And I go in there and I have lov , I can be in there an hour ! |