Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [adv] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Social boundaries will reside in the actor 's conceptualisations of whom , in what degree , it is possible to approach , ask for advice , trust and whom may not be socially ‘ reached ’ . |
| 2 | But time-wise the gap between them may well be much more important than the time-span within them . |
| 3 | ‘ If it is so important to you , Miss Kenton , I will allow that the Chinaman behind me may well be incorrectly situated . |
| 4 | The title is imitated from the delightful Ivy and Stevie ( about Ivy Compton-Burnett and Stevie Smith by Kay Dick , though my materials are very different from hers and therefore the pattern that I shall construct from them must also be very different . |
| 5 | I may even be abroad for some of that time . ’ |
| 6 | So that answers all those years that I have been conducting these seminars , it answers my question not in the way I was particularly happy about I have to say , but I mean it did answer my question and then it may be them having you know I mean like sort of things I may not be particularly happy with , but maybe it is good that the papers are reflecting what the community wants . |
| 7 | I I may not be away very often this summer . |
| 8 | I may not be very reliable in your eyes — ’ |
| 9 | something more adventure , I do n't want to buy it , I may , I may not be that keen on it |
| 10 | I wish I may not be too fond and make him indifferent . |
| 11 | And by the way , I have an appointment in the city around eleven , so I may not be back to stand in for the dinner breaks . |
| 12 | If however , you 're confused about anything this afternoon , or you want more information about , you know , managing time and so on , give me a call please , er , my number is and er , I may not be there , but I do have an answerphone , and I will get back to you as soon as I can . |
| 13 | ‘ I may not be as much with my family as I should be , but at least I am at home , ’ he reasons . |
| 14 | I may not be home till seven o'clock . " |
| 15 | In his Chicago lectures , for example , he described how certain passages of Notes toward the Definition of Culture had been exposed as a " mass of contradictions " and , at the end , he also made a rueful disclaimer — " I am quite aware that I have been trying to persuade , although I may not be quite sure of what " . |
| 16 | One particularly cold winter I gave in but stipulated that I must n't be around when it happened . |
| 17 | You know Mummy said I must n't be late back . ’ |
| 18 | I must not be too confident . |
| 19 | Yet if I concentrated on each footstep , I should soon be safely home . |
| 20 | But , I told myself again , I should soon be home . |
| 21 | I should also be under continuing pressure to say that a Committee was considering a particular subject ( and often it would be a GEN group ) ; and there would be questions about when Committees were meeting , the work they were doing , whether particular Ministers are on them , the details of under-pinning Official Committees , etc . |
| 22 | I really do believe that without it we would n't have got here , without that silly ring I should not be here with you now , Therese , now this moment . |
| 23 | ‘ I should not be here ? |
| 24 | If it had not been for the circumstance of his being away , I should not be here now . ’ |
| 25 | I should not be here . |
| 26 | I made the long trip with my boys but the unit told me I should not be there . |
| 27 | ‘ I should n't be here . |
| 28 | ‘ I should n't be here ! ’ she thought , as the train went faster . |
| 29 | I should n't be here bothering you like this , but she 's such a worry . |
| 30 | I should n't be here , and I certainly should n't be talking to you , but I have no option . ’ |