Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [adv] be [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | But some commentators believe that it may also be because , unlike other cartel kingpins , Escobar and Rodriguez Gacha are social upstarts who have clawed their way out of the gutter . |
2 | It may also be because there were weaknesses in the older policies , many of which became apparent once policies were implemented . |
3 | You know what can be done elsewhere and how we can best utilize existing staff , it may well be as somebody has said , that I mean we 've got Rachel there , just to pick on one post , where you 're , cos it 's one I happen to know what 's she , what 's she supposed to be doing . |
4 | " I do n't doubt your business ability , " Henniker said tactfully , " and it may well be as you say . |
5 | Er and it may well be as Mr has suggested that when we look at it it is not a problem . |
6 | But it may well be as Mr suggested that er there 's l there 's gon na be very little difficulty there . |
7 | If their treasurers have n't yet written to you it may well be because they are busy shopping around for alternative banking services — as indeed I am . |
8 | I mean , I do I do take your point about the culture , and it and it 's it is a significant issue , which will take some time , I mean , probably wi with your experience in Social Services you 'll know that a substantial number of directors of Social Services are in fact female , and maybe one of the questions that we have to ask at a senior level is , our s senior erm , chief officers , erm , the fact that we 've got no woman , chief officer , and it may well be because now that we 've got an equal opportunities policy , that we may get applications from erm , very able women who see that we have got a clear commitment to equal opportunities demonstrated in this paper . |
9 | In the confined environment of pre-school life the infant may have appeared to be progressing normally , and it may not be until an objective screening test is given that the sight problem is recognised . |
10 | However , puberty affects values and beliefs so much that it may not be until the mid-twenties that we can ask realistically what career priorities a person has . |
11 | A strong gatekeeper role will limit sales access to influencers and decision takers in the way laid down by company policy , and it may not be until that policy is changed that an individual supplier may be permitted sales access to present his wares . |
12 | This may be because these goals have changed , but it may equally be because the social world for which the original policies were designed has changed . |
13 | If these do not yield results which support the hypothesis , it may either be because the experiments were ineffectively designed , in which case the researcher will - design some more , or because the hypothesis was invalid as formulated in the first place , in which case the researcher will reformulate it , and then work out what new experiments are needed to test it . |
14 | Alternatively , it may only be when family relationships are poor that the inherited predisposition is likely to lead to schizophrenia . |
15 | If an animal does not eat a food item at one moment but does later , it may only be because it was not hungry before , not because it has learned to see it . |
16 | It might not be cos you might have got the formula wrong and you 've got every one of them wrong but it 's usually a good sign . |
17 | If they say no , it might not be because they do n't like the sound of it but because their lists are already full and they are unable to take on any more . |
18 | Christ , it might even be when he was driving ! |
19 | It 'll only be after I 've m met a few people and photographed them well , that maybe my name will be start to be mentioned around That is another reason for courting the Trade 's Council and any other councillors that come in . |
20 | it 'll only be until I should think erm next Tuesday will be the last batch , cos we 've got these bank holidays fortunately in the , in the way where I T still work but we do n't and so they 're gon na fix , they 'll carry on fixing it over the weekend . |
21 | It could also be because there was also a noticeable increase in the incidence of liver cirrhosis discharges during this period and the most liver cirrhosis cases are also caused by alcohol abuse in Finland . |
22 | No it could n't be cos that 's the gulf where the sun goes down . |
23 | It could n't be because golf carts — ’ he levelled a look at Nelson ‘ — are careening round the grounds with a complete lack of any regard for safety . |
24 | ‘ It could n't be because I am , I suppose ? ’ |
25 | They decided that it could only be because Joan 's health was so poor in the fens that the professor was forced to move . |
26 | It could only be because they had something to hide . |
27 | Everyone knew how important punctuality was to Laura ; she believed if you arrived late it could only be because you had not started out early enough . |
28 | If she felt hurt at the realisation that his affectionate gestures had been no more than a front — well , it could only be because her ego was wounded . |
29 | It need not be if the authorities do not acknowledge a responsibility for control of inflation or if they believe that exchange rates ( just like changes in wage rates , or indirect taxes ) do not influence inflation but rather have their effect on relative prices . |
30 | No it ca n't be cos we 've only just just turned that one over ! |