Example sentences of "perhaps it [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps it may be easier to understand this concept if we consider that matter ( from a crystal to a human being ) is composed of atoms and sub-atomic particles . |
| 2 | The verificationist who is unwilling to admit the possibility of such facts ( in this he is a consistent anti-realist ) must therefore say that such a statement , though perhaps it may be determinately false when one of its consequences is observed to be false , still can not achieve determinate truth . |
| 3 | Sculpture parks are an enjoyable innovation of the late twentieth century , or perhaps it would be better to say a welcome adaptation of an existing practice . |
| 4 | Perhaps it would be better if the sport of boundary disputing was taken out of the hands of lawyers who are , by nature , adversarial . |
| 5 | But perhaps it would be better to save some money and plump for the 55bhp CL version instead . |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps it would be better . |
| 7 | ‘ Perhaps it would be best described as pearly-grey with a hint of bronze , ’ an army spokesman said . |
| 8 | Perhaps it would be worth buying a few feminine trifles to leave lying around ? |
| 9 | SIR — With the present water crisis in the South-East , perhaps it would be helpful to adopt the war-time restriction on baths of no more than five inches of water . |
| 10 | Perhaps it would be worse . |
| 11 | Because this relationship is so significant and its effects are so far-reaching , perhaps it would be a good idea to stop and consider what kind of parent or what kind of child you are . |
| 12 | Will you wait here and guard my sack ? perhaps it would be wise to remove it a little from the public view … ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Perhaps it would be better if it did . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Perhaps it would be better if Bob stays and then he 'll be nearer to the high moor if the weather clears . |
| 15 | Before going any further , perhaps it would be as well to dispel some of the more common myths and fears concerning the subject of hypnosis and to explain my own particular way of working . |
| 16 | However , perhaps it would be best for us if the tour is not soon ’ — LAURIE MAINS ( new All Black coach ) on future contests with South Africa . |
| 17 | Perhaps it would be better to wait until , hopefully , Alison might have better prospects of a child of her own . |
| 18 | For Liza 's sake , for Celia 's sake , perhaps it would be better to let sleeping dogs lie . |
| 19 | Perhaps it would be one of the Sheikh 's favourite dishes . |
| 20 | ‘ Perhaps it would be better if you had a nice lie down , ’ Mrs Hobbs was saying . |
| 21 | If every company conducted the same business , were of the same size , even had the same plans for expansion — then perhaps it would be safe to assume that their asset financing requirements , too , would be the same . |
| 22 | Important though these changes in the nature of the tax resistance movement are , however , perhaps it would be a mistake to view them as an isolated phenomenon , and to try to assess their moral and legal implications without also addressing some even more fundamental contemporary political , economic and social developments with which they are closely associated . |
| 23 | Perhaps it would be fairer to judge South African rugby at Twickenham in November when South Africa will have had a build-up comparable to that of the visitors who won so well . |
| 24 | Perhaps it would be just as well if he paid her another visit . |
| 25 | Boeing paid for it all , and perhaps it would be well for the more cynically-minded who believe aircraft manufacturers are only in the business to make money to remember that Boeing had no legal obligation to contribute a single penny . |
| 26 | Perhaps it would be useful in such cases if the court could , instead of refusing relief completely , grant some sort of declaration which would not impugn the decision affecting the applicant but would state a rule or principle which would apply to future cases . |
| 27 | Perhaps it would be better if he retraced his footsteps and left the dungeon with his treasure , then tries again when he has recovered his full strength . |
| 28 | Perhaps it would be more accurate to qualify or amend a criterion statement to " has done … or " can do after practice " . |
| 29 | And so because of that sense of ill ease of fit , we decided that perhaps it would be appropriate for the assembly council to look at where this work ought to most comfortably go . |
| 30 | Money from the sale of an old cup that turned out to be valuable , that would be different ; Gran would take it , without much thanks to Ben for his trouble , and perhaps it would be the end of all her struggles . |