Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A group of urban poor , some of whom may be recent migrants , driven by the insanitary conditions , high rents and overcrowding of the slum areas , squat on a piece of unused land , and hastily erect a temporary shack . |
| 2 | To them may be added differences in fertility levels and patterns , in prevalence of contraceptive use and in organized activities to regulate fertility . |
| 3 | The fact that students ask a question about something fairly commonplace and then it happens to me must be pure co-incidence . |
| 4 | For some languages of expressions it will be possible in general to decide these facts ( though perhaps not very efficiently ) , and in any reasonable language thee should be wide classes of pairs of expressions whose equivalence is decidable . |
| 5 | He and I may be strange companions in the same lobby but I am certain he has put his finger on an error which condemns many modern Church leaders to disappear down a theological black hole . |
| 6 | ‘ I may be some time . ’ |
| 7 | I 'm going out and I may be some time … |
| 8 | By now I must be five years clear of her , and she said she 'd kill me if I ever told anyone her age . |
| 9 | I must be driving Bill nuts with my snoring . |
| 10 | I know , I should be eight foot six , but , I 'm working on it |
| 11 | If … if everyone had their rights I should be legal mistress of this place now . |
| 12 | How odd that I should be nine cents adrift |
| 13 | I might be some time . ’ |
| 14 | ' I might be some time . ’ |
| 15 | I 'll be Bay City rolling in it again |
| 16 | " Do n't worry , I 'll be hot-footing back tomorrow for the next instalment — that is , if you want me to . " |
| 17 | I sha n't let her do a thing , cause I 'll be two steps afront of her all the time . ’ |
| 18 | I 'll be about two mi I 'll be two seconds |
| 19 | ‘ Fine , I 'll be one minute . ’ |
| 20 | Not ‘ Poor thing , I 'll be right home , ’ but ‘ Did you have your shoes on ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Tell 'im I 'll be right down . |
| 22 | I 'll be five minutes . ’ |
| 23 | I 'll be five minutes . ’ |
| 24 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 25 | I 'll go and land on it now and I 'll be bloody pig sick ! |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll be wise hereafter . ’ |
| 27 | No I 'll be okay thanks . |
| 28 | I 'll be some time several hours . |
| 29 | I 'll be head waiter . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll be growing feathers soon . ’ |