Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [be] [conj] [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If I were looking for a fault with the conception of the series , it could only be that it lacks a single volume overview of the whole of the development of quantum theory , a volume concentrating on the broad sweep of ideas and leaving out the mathematical detail . |
| 2 | It could well be that someone has tried to make this look like murder followed by suicide . ’ |
| 3 | If a patient returns after a prolonged course of antibiotic therapy and is still found to be harbouring the ubiquitous pus cell in the urethra , then it may well be that he has reinfected himself from his , as yet untreated , sexual partner . |
| 4 | It may well be that she considers China to be as much of a long-term complication for the West as for herself : too capricious to make a dependable ally for NATO , too ambitious to fit into America 's design for the Pacific , too shrewd to challenge vital Soviet interests . |
| 5 | For this reason , this chapter also includes full-scale models of monsters and other odd creatures ; at the level of design there is often no difference at all , though there may well be when it comes to turning design into physical form . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She heard the impatience in his tone and went on even more firmly , ‘ It would simply be that it fits in with my long-term plan , which is to get a wide range of experience before going on an extended working holiday overseas . ’ |
| 8 | Lindsay Philpott , the Tory , is said to be at an even greater disadvantage than he would otherwise be because he lives in Cardiff . |
| 9 | The result will often be that he wins the race . |
| 10 | Lewis 's performance was a reminder of how compelling heavyweight boxing can still be when it dares to step out from behind the curtain of cynical and protective matchmaking ; when it dares to put on a career life-or-death fight between two men with the pedigree to be king . |