Example sentences of "it [modal v] be a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she could then convince Rainald that it might be a few days before she was granted another opportunity to meet him , and if she could discover how many spies the Empress had in Winchester , the precious time gained might be used to save Edmund . |
| 2 | It 'll be a few weeks and several meetings before it has established an official position . |
| 3 | It 'll be a few days before the 70 year old grand dame of the railways moves under her own steam , first there are boiler inspections and checks to prove she can clear every bridge on the Toddington track . |
| 4 | So it could be a few months yet before we see Lawrence in the lightning form that bowled out England Captain Graham Gooch last season … |
| 5 | It would be a few hours before she could face Marguerite , and no doubt the girl , Marie , would be very quick to tell Alain 's mother that she had seen the Englishwoman wandering into the woods like a lunatic . |
| 6 | It would be a few weeks convalescent leave for the woman , and Bodie already had ideas as to how to help her spend the time . |
| 7 | Jenner had begun to make use of cowpox for human vaccination in 1798 , but it would be a few years before its use was widespread , and 1840 before it was available free . |
| 8 | I wonder , perhaps it will be a little glass house ? |
| 9 | Realistically speaking , it will be a little time before there is an answer to the terrifying question between Armenia and Azerbaijan . |
| 10 | It will be a few weeks and several meetings before it has established an official position . |
| 11 | Erm , I 'm not absolutely certain , I ai n't got the keys , I mean we 're waiting for the mortgage to that 's just being decided , draw the contracts after the exchange and er all that lark , but it will be a few weeks . |
| 12 | ‘ It will be a few years , ’ they said , ‘ before we know that you 're really all right . ’ |
| 13 | And it will be a few days before anyone scores a goal through these posts in Hereford . |