Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the Scottish Highlands may be the only remaining region in the UK where we could find it . |
| 2 | A wrought-iron girder swing bridge at the Northern Entrance Lock may be the original installed by Brunel . |
| 3 | On the driest uplands of Antarctica and in oases , encrusting grey and orange lichens Buellia frigida , Alectoria miniuscula , Biatorella antarctica , Umbilicaria decussata and species of Caloplaca , Xanthoria , Usnea and Candelaria may be the only visible signs of life . |
| 4 | ( John Mortimer may be the exception that proves the rule . ) |
| 5 | Swindon may be the style side , but Oxford United are the entertainers at the moment . |
| 6 | As a former Cabinet minister , George Younger is entitled to ennoblement in the Dissolution Honours , but with 10 fellow Conservatives queuing up for the Lords John Major may decide that Younger should be the one to miss out . |
| 7 | On the account of their relative performance against Rovigo , another leading Italian club , the Milanese must be the front runners . |
| 8 | ‘ Pally must be the best central defender in the country . |
| 9 | He will recall that , when British Rail proposed that Waterloo should be the first channel tunnel station , not only did it say that one station was sufficient and that it did not need a second one but , in the case which it put to the House of Lords during the discussions , it said specifically that King 's Cross was not an appropriate location for a second station . |
| 10 | Rex may be the ideal idol to many men but you will have to settle with playing his character in the game . |
| 11 | Lloyds may be the only bank turning up its nose at the dollar bill , but the others are n't wild about some large-denomination European notes which often have to be shipped back to their country of origin rather than recycled through the system . |
| 12 | Nigel Short has realistic prospects of an individual world title match ; Michael Adams may be the player of the 1990s , but for others our runner-up medals behind Soviet gold could trigger a motivation crisis . |
| 13 | The Kandy Esala Perehera must be the most spectacular procession in the world . |
| 14 | Dana must be the Mrs Smith who 's booked into that hotel . ’ |
| 15 | There 's no expression of support that Ryedale should be the recipient of a new settlement as yet ? |
| 16 | If opposites attract , Couples and Faldo should be the best of pals . |
| 17 | David must be the best company manager in the business , and our friendship goes back a decade or more . |
| 18 | ‘ Thank the lord for that , I thought HM must be the King . |
| 19 | I think Donna should be the only one . |
| 20 | I think my one of my favourite passages in Adam Bede might be the description near the beginning of the novel of the methodist preacher , Diner , addressing a meeting of villagers and instead of giving you the entire speech , word for word , George Eliot gives you a little bit of what she said and then describes the manner in which she said it , and the manner in which it was actually received . |
| 21 | He seemed to accept that , and said that he had concluded after much thought that Lord Hailsham might be the best choice . |
| 22 | Oh jolly good Sue 'll be the most up to date one . |
| 23 | So er I thought I sa I said well Jean 'll be the one to know because she 'll , but she also works for Jean 's friend |
| 24 | The aim is to target and then monitor reform-minded governments — Ecuador might be the first — and create ‘ islands of integrity ’ : countries whose officials abjure bribery in the hope of shaming others into doing the same . |
| 25 | ‘ If you 're asking whether I think David could be the murderer , then I 'm afraid the answer is yes . |
| 26 | Hitchcock could be the man to help them achieve that , despite a threat from Russian keeper , Dimitri Kharin , due to arrive from CSKA Moscow in the near future . |
| 27 | Both women have maximum Grand Prix points and whoever wins their next head-to-head on Friday could be the overall winner . |
| 28 | We 've gone 30 League games unbeaten at home and beating Arsenal would be the ideal springboard for the rest of our season . ’ |
| 29 | Ian Wright of Arsenal would be the natural replacement if Lineker drops out , and fellow strikers David White of Manchester City and Everton 's Peter Beardsley must also be in with a shout . |
| 30 | On the day that the last of the articles appeared , the Zionist Federation staged a demonstration outside the London offices of The Times , some of their supporters holding placards which announced that the paper was ‘ a new Arab secret weapon ’ and that the PLO would be the next owner of The Times . |