Example sentences of "[pron] be [noun] [pron] [modal v] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I was Empress I would be a constitutional Empress only , ’ said Pakeezah , drawing herself up . |
| 2 | He told them : " I thank you once again for what you have demonstrated : that you are people who can be counted on , especially in difficult moments . " |
| 3 | There is clearly no panacea but there are improvements which can be made in almost all work situations , and which all reflect good management . |
| 4 | But for this to be achieved there are problems which must be overcome . |
| 5 | So far , this ’ — he pointed to the newspaper — ‘ is the only evidence we 'd found of such preparations , but if there are others they will be swiftly terminated by this Society and its agents . |
| 6 | There are shows which could be grouped under the heading of historical exhibitions ; there are mixed exhibitions and group exhibitions of works by living artists ; and there are exhibitions in dealers ' galleries , notably solo shows . |
| 7 | It should be a powerful voice , united where possible , but if there are disagreements there should be no attempt to pretend otherwise . |
| 8 | But there are things you would be ashamed to tell even your doctor , things so vile they can only be confessed to the lowest , most contemptible functionaries of all . |
| 9 | But there are precautions which must be taken to make sure the barbecue goes without a hitch and you do n't get a roasting about the raw fare . |
| 10 | The jury must be satisfied that a significant proportion of the likely readership would be guided along the path of corruption : " Clearly s2 can not mean all persons ; nor can it mean any one person , for there are individuals who may be corrupted by almost anything . |
| 11 | The State grant remains the same , although in view of our rising reputation there are rumours it might be increased next year , especially if we make a success of the new production . ’ |
| 12 | There are people who should be excluded from high position . |
| 13 | If you wish to record a dialogue for use as above , it can be done as follows : record the whole dialogue for listening at normal speed , without any pauses between the various utterances ( if there are pauses you will be tempted to mimic ) |
| 14 | There are prizes which can be awarded within the architecture profession . |
| 15 | There are databases which can be bought in from outside ( provided by government , consultancy and other organisations ) and are as important a source for information as that gained from internal databases . |
| 16 | And from that belief Pooh then derives the belief that there 's honey by inferring it , via his belief that bees mean honey , i.e. that where there are bees there 'll be honey . |
| 17 | She knew there were things she should be trying to sort out in her life , but she did n't want to face up to certain ideas that lurked at the back of her mind . |
| 18 | ‘ Scotland was riding along fairly well and there were hopes it would be able to come through . |
| 19 | Provided there is space you will be able to install a traditional-style staircase for access to your loft conversion . |
| 20 | On the other hand , there is information which may be said to be external to the company , commonly referred to as market information . |
| 21 | In London an increasing amount of space is being mothballed but as soon as there is demand it will be opened up again . |
| 22 | The Minister mentioned methane , but is he aware that in many pits there is methane which could be used but usually is not ? |
| 23 | Well as I 've s as I 've said earlier , erm what we 're basically saying is that because these erm sites do not perform a greenbelt function and er they then fall into a white land situation , that that white land is a is an area of land that becomes er at the end of the plan period in two thousand and six , er they are areas which could be considered development . |
| 24 | ‘ We do n't know in detail what these would involve , but they are aspects we will be exploring precisely over the next few weeks and months . ’ |
| 25 | Purchasing costs often represent a substantial part of the total costs of production , and they are costs which may be incurred by various sub-units of production . |
| 26 | Under the Convention , a requested State is to apply the same measures of compulsion as would be available in purely domestic cases ; this is reflected in the provision in section 2(3) of the Act that an order under that section may not require any particular steps to be taken unless they are steps which can be required to be taken by way of obtaining evidence for the purposes of civil proceedings in the court making the order , i.e. , the High Court . |
| 27 | I mean , they are very basic things but I think that we really do n't acknowledge they are people who should be respected along with the rest of us . ’ |
| 28 | They are situations which could be recorded unobtrusively although you must inform the participants that they will be recorded . |
| 29 | Rather they are considerations which should be taken into account by drivers in seeking to pursue their own destinations . |
| 30 | Except that if they were cowboys they would be dead . |