Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] be [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were comfortably beaten by Leicestershire on their Championship debut and will plainly find it hard to bowl sides out , but against that they won four of their first five one-day matches and indicated they could be serious contenders for a trophy . |
| 2 | He decided it should be ten metres high with four-metre thick reinforced concrete walls but the workmen were sloppy and the concrete cracked . |
| 3 | It was alright actually , I was surprised I thought they would be complete jerks but they are okay . |
| 4 | Many groups around the world are working in these areas and the rate of data exchange using ‘ traditional ’ tapes or CD-ROM meant it could be two months before one group heard of another 's ideas . |
| 5 | Erm , well no I suppose he wo n't be until he 's erm , had stitches out , she said it would be two weeks |
| 6 | I said to that bloke today well how , how long am I gon na be before I go to court , he said it could be two years away |
| 7 | I was gon na say if you ai n't permanently in employment , you 're a bit silly to take that especially if the er , present climber and there 's one there they offered me said it could be two weeks or it could be two years I do n't know , so I gambler or not , I mean it depends how well you 're you are as well . |