Example sentences of "[noun] or [pers pn] [modal v] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You do n't know who 's hiding in that snicket by the church — it could be the vicar or it could be Dracula , they look the same when it 's dark . |
| 2 | They may exist in their own right or they may be illustrations in a book . |
| 3 | These may be physical things or they may be ideas . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's a pity that Stephen has met this girl who seems to want his every free minute or he 'd be company for you . ’ |
| 5 | They could be professional managers or they could be doctors or nurses . |
| 6 | There has to be an incredible amount of subtlety or it would be nonsense . ’ |
| 7 | It may be information or it may be components for incorporation in the contractor 's activities . |
| 8 | Now that ail sound that A sound it 's usually either it 'll be A L E or it 'll be A I L. |
| 9 | This may be a specialist unit trust company or it may be part of some other large financial grouping , a subsidiary of a retail or merchant bank for example . |
| 10 | They can be bare records of numbers and events or they can be windows on a living school and most heads will be able to think of ways in which reports can be used to enrich governor perceptions , prompt good questions and solicit positive advice and support as soon as they have made a breakthrough into a sense of their responsibility for creating a favourable climate . |