Example sentences of "it [modal v] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be catching . |
| 2 | Once his appearance has been changed to identify him with the group ( it may be dyeing his hair shocking pink or wearing a big badge ) , then not only will other people assume that he has agreed to all the ideas and implications of the movement but he himself will be more likely to feel this to be true , even to throw all doubt to the four winds without further investigation . |
| 3 | Well , it may be simulating the same sport , but it 's a totally different sort of game . |
| 4 | That price is too high and it may be destroying what is left of the game . |
| 5 | It may be grooming which triggers an outburst of this type . |
| 6 | It is believed the internal ‘ ANDF-style ’ technology USL has claimed to have may in fact be Echo Logic 's which it may be evaluating . |
| 7 | It is not something which presents too much of a problem , but it may be causing damage in the long term . |
| 8 | While it may be exaggerating to say that the Scottish Office is anti-cycling , it has in the past done far less for us than the local authorities have , and despite changes of public opinion the Scottish Office still views cycling as a ( road safety ) problem instead of a solution to traffic congestion which is healthy ( cf. the BMA Report , ‘ Cycling : Towards Health and Safety ’ , 1992 ) , cheap , quick and pollution-free . |
| 9 | The Bank of England ( 1990 ) argues that the venture capital industry has done little to reduce the funding gap and indeed that it may be getting larger . |
| 10 | This type of biography must be particularly carefully scrutinized since it may be lacking in much criticism of its subject . |
| 11 | It is not reasonable to expect a tenant to have to accept construction works which may differ from those in the building documents and accordingly be less beneficial to the tenant than it may be expecting as a result of what the surveyors may be perceived to notice on an inspection . |
| 12 | In principle , and in theory , it may be appealing to believe that we can all unite and go along together with common defence and foreign policies , but the reality — and after the Gulf war , I must say , the experience , too , to some extent — suggests that we have not yet developed the degree of cohesion and common purpose that must must be a prerequisite for common foreign and defence policies . |
| 13 | Thereafter , it may be looking to increase its stake to 29.99 per cent by purchases pursuant to the tender offer which , as mentioned above , are exempt from the SARs . |
| 14 | It may be grouping error as discussed in the previous paragraph . |
| 15 | Now the Derbyshire tradition has crept into Yorkshire , it seems it may be spreading . |
| 16 | It may be prolonging the snail 's life . |
| 17 | Opposite left : When the factory pig bites the bar , it may be trying to satisfy its hay-gathering instinct . |
| 18 | I 've had a rather difficult time of it of late and it may be affecting my attitude to people . ’ |
| 19 | I want at the end erm , Chairman to give you my views of what is meant by er , an integrated and balanced community because I think that 's that 's quite important , but before I do that , I 'd like to mop up one or two er points right at the end in response to some of the contributions that have been made , and I 'll deal with them , Wincup , Curtis , Brook , er and Thomas , if that 's acceptable er to you , and really as far as Mr Wincup is concerned , he 's quite properly raised the issue of procedural issues about how the Greater York authorities is going to address moving towards er an agreed location , and quite clearly I 've got to reaffirm again that the County Council will want to look at both the greenbelt local plan report and your panel report before er it moves erm er forward or looks at any conclusions it may be moving to in the light of those er in the light of those reports , and quite clearly , as we all know , there are a number of options . |
| 20 | But this means it may be moving out of our control . |
| 21 | it may be flattering to be taken for the head of the firm if you are not , but it is not good business , and sound progress can not be made with anyone on a false footing , in fact , it must be obvious that the greater the respect you hold and encourage towards any of your seniors , the better the position they will be in to assist you in any difficulties which may arise . |
| 22 | If the process of taking evidence abroad is to serve its purpose , the evidence must be in a form which makes it admissible and gives it proper weight in the proceedings for which it was prepared , and this requires the authorities of the country in which the evidence is to be taken to show considerable flexibility in allowing , and it may be operating , modes of procedure which are quite unfamiliar . |
| 23 | Often , the usual guidelines still apply , but it may be reassuring to highlight and comment on a few of the special situations in which some parents are placed . |
| 24 | IT MAY be creeping up the ratings but as far as Britain 's teenagers are concerned , Eldorado is the pits . |
| 25 | Something may be green , or fat , or it may be running , and it may have all these properties or none without ceasing to exist . |
| 26 | If the point of inducing labour is to reduce risks to the neonate then it may be failing . |
| 27 | Write notes on what they say , suggesting that a record is being kept ( this can help you think more rationally about counter-attack , but it may be distracting — in which case , a supporter could do it ) . |
| 28 | It may be making |
| 29 | It may be decorating a flat for a housebound person , to taking care of the cat of an elderly hospitalised lady . |
| 30 | At source , a basalt lava may be moving at twenty or more kilometres an hour ; at the far end it may be oozing forward like treacle at only a few metres per hour ; so the temperature of a magma will obviously affect the style of an eruption considerably . |