Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] be [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you say to her , I 'm going out to re I 'm going out and I may be gone for a long time . |
| 2 | It 's , you know , it 's like what 's his Captain Oates was it , going out into the tent in the Antarctic or something , you know it 's sort of I may be gone for a while , you know , in the in the , into the wilderness and never to return so that in , in the British structure er politicians are , their loyalty is central rather than local because their political futures are determined centrally rather than locally . |
| 3 | ‘ I must be spared for a reason , ’ said Liam and began to chance his luck on the Stock Exchange on Wall Street . |
| 4 | ‘ I should be judged on a season by season basis . |
| 5 | If I had a little light , I thought , I might be tempted to a bit of a read in bed . |
| 6 | I was afraid I might be shot by a startled sentry . |
| 7 | My good sister , how happy should I be if I might be admitted to a conversation with you at your grate . |
| 8 | If I return to the matter of improving liaison is it possible that I might be provided with a list of the names of the various staff that serve the Branch and also the names of the Committee members- and this updated at whatever time of year the membership changes . |
| 9 | This kind of thinking has n't featured in election campaigning , so though friends warn me that I 'll be submerged in a great placid pool of meditation , I 'm off to Dartington to gather a few hints on the ideas that ought to guide our future . |
| 10 | If I do n't win , I 'll be remembered as a bum |
| 11 | As he prepares to defend his reputation as well as what is inaccurately described as his undisputed world heavyweight title here tomorrow night against Riddick Bowe , he says : ‘ I realise that if I do n't win , I 'll be remembered as a bum . ’ |
| 12 | I 'd be gone in a flash , would n't I ? ’ |
| 13 | Then I learned that if I did not make these payments I would be registered as a debtor for a period of six years . |
| 14 | In a few hours I would be flown into a different culture , a different climate , with different people . |
| 15 | I was interviewed by the Sudan Agent in London who gave me lunch at his club , and told me I would be called before a selection board when I came down from Oxford . |
| 16 | I thought if I wrapped myself up in chickenwire and cut myself out again I would be left with a realistic shape . |
| 17 | I would be issued with a completely new identity by the Legion , involving a different nationality , date of birth and name . |
| 18 | If I do n't , I shall be arrested as a thief . ’ |
| 19 | I have decided that as from tonight I will be reborn under a different star , ’ and here she gestured upwards to the constellation over her head , ‘ I will be rechristened , I will come down those stairs tomorrow night fresh to the world and glistening with a new name ; from now on , you will kindly refer to me , both to my sainted face and behind my back , as Mother . |
| 20 | If I refuse , you and your colleagues will make sure that those notes of mine find their way to the KGB , and I will be exposed as a traitor . |
| 21 | Fletcher said : ‘ If the offer comes I will be faced with a very tough decision . |
| 22 | ‘ I will be finished in a matter of half an hour , Mikhail , ’ Kirov murmured . |
| 23 | It 's the same common fear that I will fall apart , physically and emotionally , that I will be reduced to a pile of tattered pulp , that I will never be loved by anyone , that I will fail , like … like — ’ |
| 24 | I 've persuaded the people who matter that I 'm the best man to work with you to help us clear this up , but I 'm like a football manager , Cameron ; I can be replaced at a moment 's notice and I 'm only as good as the results I get . |
| 25 | That way she can keep her puritanical role as keeper of the rules , and I can be represented as a rude anarchist . |
| 26 | Like every rule , it has means by which it is enforced ; in this case , if I break the rule of driving on the left-hand side of the road I can be prosecuted under a law of the land . |
| 27 | Neither of them could be described as a sobering influence . |
| 28 | You may be presented with a service agreement which covers many pages and which , you are told , offers the attractive guarantee of a long working period . |
| 29 | You may be recalled for a second interview or apply to the same place some time in the future . |
| 30 | Or you may be referred to a dietitian . |