Example sentences of "[modal v] be [art] [noun sg] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be a day to remember for Chapman , who has been in the business for 30 years . |
| 2 | I thought there might be a vacancy occurring for a programme editor and wrote , maybe a little presumptuously : " I think I could be the man for the job . " |
| 3 | Yeah , but what difference do you , do you think there might be a premium to pay for . |
| 4 | There 'll be a radiologist waiting for us . ’ |
| 5 | But in the worst-case scenario , if the heir to the throne can not hold his marriage together , there could be no throne left for him , or his eldest son , to inherit . |
| 6 | Firstly , there could be a tendency to go for the ‘ lowest skill ’ option in the selection of new technology , in order to reduce training costs and to ensure that existing employees can cope . |
| 7 | Or you may be a carer looking for help to enable you to take a break , either for regular short spells , or to go on holiday or in an emergency . |
| 8 | It may be a boundary drawn for the toddler 's safety ( ‘ You are not to go out of the front gate ’ ) ; it may be to do with the teenager 's wellbeing ( ‘ You do an hour 's homework ’ or ‘ You have to tell me who you 're out with and where you 'll be ’ ) . |
| 9 | We do not yet know the implications for job numbers of the reorganisation , but as stated in the AEA Times Bulletin there may be a need to plan for more reductions than previously anticipated . |
| 10 | Whereas in one , an iron axehead may be a tool used for woodworking and cutting down trees , in another it may be a unit of value — a cow might be worth two axeheads , for example . |
| 11 | Speaking before the ASEAN standing committee in September 1984 , the Malaysian Foreign Minister declared that it would be a mistake to wait for a solution to the Kampuchean problem before making attempts to implement the idea of the zone of peace , freedom and neutrality . |
| 12 | and they assured us there would be a bit incorporated for audio description , so what it was , was half of us entrance into the lighted sound box , cut off , it was a , sort of triangular , but erm , to see out the window |
| 13 | There would be a price to pay for this abandonment . |
| 14 | Yet the address was correct ; maybe there was a relative — a sister-in-law or another daughter perhaps — living there … but in that case the phone should still be working and there would be no need to arrange for someone else to come in to pick up the post . |
| 15 | She sighed in anticipation , this would be an evening to remember for ever . |
| 16 | Clear examples of it would be the cat leaping for its ball , or a lion in pursuit of a zebra . |
| 17 | There will be a barge waiting for you but do n't cross unless you see the lights . |
| 18 | Eventually there will be no variation left for natural selection to work upon . |
| 19 | ALTHOUGH there are only four more tournaments to count towards the final Order of Merit , there will be no end-of-season relaxing for the professionals on the European women 's Tour , who tee off in the Laing Charity Classic here today . |
| 20 | ‘ If development like this is allowed there will be no wildlife left for coming generations to enjoy , ’ said Labour councillor Ben Brenkley . |
| 21 | There are far too many pressures on your time : there will be no time left for " writing up later " . |
| 22 | The ship is due to sail that day : on shore with the captain at a prize-fight , he overhears a plot to kidnap a certain American lady visiting Los Xicales with her brother , and rides out on a bicycle to warn them but also expecting that this will be the moment foretold for that second meeting . |
| 23 | Amongst the panda community there are many social hierarchies , subsequently when captive breeding takes place there can be no allowance made for this . |