Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] be [prep] [num] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used to go in Taylor 's , Taylor 's you can be in three different counties in his yard . |
| 2 | If this tank contains no water ( it should be about one-third full when the system is on ) , check the operation of its ballvalve ( see BALLVALVE PROBLEMS again ) . |
| 3 | If this tank contains no water ( it should be about one-third full when the system is on ) , first check the operation of its ballvalve . |
| 4 | It was smaller than I thought it would be for two-and-a-half grand 's worth , but then what do I know ? |
| 5 | This story will , I hope , be convincing , for it is the way I have tried to tell it to my neuroscientific colleagues , but it will be in one important sense economical with the truth . |