Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [Wh det] [vb mod] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We 're frightened of what will happen and sometimes we have need to be frightened , you know , they are going to do very different things because they disagree violently with us . |
| 2 | Elaborations are characteristic of what might be called a pedagogical style , which itself can be explained in terms of the principle of relevance . |
| 3 | There must be a great deal which you are involved in which will be of interest to the general public . |
| 4 | We shall be drawing our examples from the professional knowledge , not only of teachers , but of media specialists and librarians , because they have much to suggest to us , and because their contributions within schools and without are important to what can be attempted and achieved . |
| 5 | There are no nation states , or if there are , then Iceland might be the exception that proves the rule : where territorial state boundaries are coterminous with what might be described as a ‘ nation ’ . |
| 6 | One can only be fearful of what could have been the situation . ’ |
| 7 | He regularly forgot his wallet and credit cards and got them to pay for him or be content with what could be bought on a little small change . |
| 8 | More realistically , the papal Curia thought that when the full ideal was unattainable , it was better to be content with what could be salvaged than to be left empty-handed : the precise opposite of Anselm , who ( as he told Queen Matilda ) would as soon be deprived of everything as of a little — ‘ and I say this not for love of property , but for love of God 's justice ’ . |
| 9 | They have been encouraged to be suspicious of whatever may be ‘ unsound ’ ( a favourite Oxbridge concept ) ; they owe a sentimental and intellectual allegiance to the same few places ; barely one of them has a ‘ regional ’ accent . |
| 10 | Even a woman like you wo n't want to be responsible for what could happen to my sister if I do n't find him soon . ’ |
| 11 | You will be concerned with what may be called the degree of pruning : do you prune hard , ruthlessly to ground level , or not so drastically ? |
| 12 | In the longer term , if you become unwell , you will be concerned about what will happen to the children . |
| 13 | And in Dworkin it is evident in his views that ‘ government must be neutral on what might be called the question of the good life … [ and ] political decisions must be , so far as possible , independent of any particular conception of the good life , or of what gives value to life ’ . |
| 14 | You would be amazed at what can be stored at this level . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm worried about what 'll happen to him when I go . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But when he does , you must be ready for what will happen . ’ |
| 17 | Similarly , the second criterion can be satisfied despite what would follow with respect to the several circumstances if some x had also existed . |
| 18 | We must be realistic about what can be done on miles and miles of open line . |
| 19 | Yes , of course I 'm frightened of what might happen . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm scared of what may happen when the children go back . |
| 21 | I am one of what must be an increasing number who find the portentous moralisings of A. Solzhenitsyn a bore and an irritation . |
| 22 | Under-5s show stress by not eating or sleeping , while 5s to 11s may be reluctant to go to school because they are worried about what might happen while they are away . |
| 23 | BES companies lasted for a minimum of five years , and shareholders were interested in what would happen at the end of this period . |
| 24 | The University had filed for patents , believing that millions of dollars could accrue if test-tube fusion were commercially practical , and the patent lawyers were concerned about what would happen if other groups found out the results and duplicated them . |
| 25 | The hon. Member for Garscadden quoted COSLA as being concerned about what would happen if someone 's aunt came to stay for a couple of months . |
| 26 | It seems irresponsible and morally indefensible to intervene in clients ' lives if you are uncertain about what can be achieved and the best methods of doing so . |
| 27 | Craft-level courses are equivalent to what would have been apprenticeship level . |
| 28 | Although supplementary facts should not , in general , be added to a problem , the case is different with what may be called omitted facts . |
| 29 | This sequence is typical of what can be done in such surroundings once you have got your eye in and have begun to link your shots together visually or by association of ideas . |
| 30 | But Mr White is sceptical about what will actually happen . |