Example sentences of "[det] [vb mod] [adv] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That may not be all it implies . |
| 2 | And that may not be as bad as it first sounds . |
| 3 | That may not be as important , being so frequent , in his estimation . |
| 4 | That may not be as difficult as S&N or anyone else fears given that women 's more consensus-based approach to management is increasingly seen to be an appropriate style of management . |
| 5 | That may not be too far off if the progress of the last 50 years is anything to go by . |
| 6 | That may not be too bad a criterion for many of us . |
| 7 | The best we can hope for is rain and that may not be too much to hope for with Wimbledon on the horizon . |
| 8 | But that may not be quite right . |
| 9 | That may not be so evident in larger towns , but in smaller towns and villages — for example , in the mining valleys of South Wales — the TA is held in high esteem . |
| 10 | And for those determined enough to stand out from the crowd by virtue of understatement , that may well be enough . |
| 11 | That may well be so . |
| 12 | ‘ That may well be so , ’ I answered , ‘ but Moodie gave me the cloth , so he must be the assassin . ’ |
| 13 | Well that may indeed be so , but the Christian faith has never entered into that particular point , because the Christian faith is never in the business of checks and balances . |
| 14 | That must also be why other major European airlines rely on Iberia to maintain and service their planes . |
| 15 | He would have to bathe early tomorrow morning — before his mother was up , but that should n't be too difficult . |
| 16 | That should n't be too difficult , are we having |
| 17 | Erm so er that should n't be too bad . |
| 18 | ‘ Well ’ — Joe laughed now — ‘ it 'll give me a bit of practice before I 'm introduced to the real thing , and that should n't be long now . ’ |
| 19 | That should not be too difficult an exercise . |
| 20 | A few yards from the exit of Upper Long Churn Cave and at a lower level is the entrance to Lower Long Churn Cave ; this may also be safely explored , the gloom being diffused by daylight entering a fissure in the roof , to the point where the stream sinking in Upper Long Churn Cave enters in a waterfall after a short journey underground . |
| 21 | This may not be immediately obvious , and in some cases in may even appear to be contrary to what one would normally regard as " common sense " . |
| 22 | Although this may not be widely applicable , the reference will used to justify out-of-town foodstores in wholly inappropriate locations . |
| 23 | This may not be as far fetched as it seems , considering the low nutrient content of tropical forest soil . |
| 24 | On a tall person this may not be as ludicrous as on someone 5ft 4″ . |
| 25 | This may not be as bad with other crampon makes . |
| 26 | On reflection , however , this may not be quite true , since anyone who sets out to plant a wildlife garden instinctively takes a much keener interest in , and is influenced by , natural plant associations and communities . |
| 27 | Some analysts think this may not be enough . |
| 28 | In the short to medium term , however , we may have to recognise that this may not be enough . |
| 29 | This may not be all there is to the concept of pain , but it is certainly part of it . |
| 30 | The survey figures also suggest very clearly that the lack of really severe cold in any winter since has enabled many resident birds to maintain increased populations in woodland , although this may not be so in other habitats . |