Example sentences of "[coord] [modal v] perhaps [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the cable that was demonstrated in the magazine was a little like a lobster claw cable , or could perhaps be described as a three-way plait . |
| 2 | When Maggie tried to tell Phoebe about her gruelling embarrassment Phoebe just laughed and told her she was turning into a bourgeois little creep and should perhaps be taking domestic science and dress-making . |
| 3 | Work habitually done on an ad valorem basis may be quite uneconomical and should perhaps be time charged . |
| 4 | It deserves praise and a high recommendation , and should perhaps be sent to every politician . |
| 5 | Specific treatment with immunoglobulin early in the course of the illness is likely to be equally appropriate in toxic shock syndrome occurring in association with surgical procedures or with other conditions and should perhaps be recommended . |
| 6 | Those who have Rights of Common would receive an Equivalent for those Rights ; and even the Cottagers living on the Borders of the Forest , who , by our Information , at present waste their Time in pilfering in the Woods , would find useful Employment , from the Demand for Labour which the Inclosure and Improvement of the Wastes would create , and might perhaps be led to Habits of Industry . |
| 7 | The meteorological aspects of the German winter have already been discussed , and could perhaps be reread at this point ( p. 36 ) . |
| 8 | They need to be greeted in a welcoming manner and would perhaps be helped by being offered a cup of tea and time to talk quietly together . |
| 9 | The book by Clifford Joseph is in a sense the more readable and will perhaps be in more readily appreciated by the none-specialist in tax matters who wishes to understand the essentials of the tax but is not necessarily concerned with an exhaustive treatment of the subject . |
| 10 | The problem is less obvious but deep-rooted , and can perhaps be most clearly formulated in the following question : Given the turbulent and unstable historical context of post-1914 France , is it possible to produce novels which are technically and artistically successful , politically effective , and accurately reflect contemporary social reality ? |
| 11 | The rationale behind data creation is immensely broad , but might perhaps be categorised as as 1 ) the need for a smooth flow of information to make corporate activity possible , 2 ) the need for proof of activity or entitlement , 3 ) the presentation of the ‘ public face ’ of that activity . |
| 12 | When it was late enough for the embassy to be fully staffed , Agnes called to say she probably would n't be in , but could perhaps be contacted at the motel number . |