Example sentences of "[modal v] be [art] [adv] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coding of letters into the three categories should be a little flexible for letters such as f , i , and z which can be written in different ways , so a coding of ‘ a ’ was included to represent any zone . |
| 2 | A ‘ like for like ’ comparison ( eg bad debts being compared against bad debts and tax liailities with tax liabilities ) should be the most agreed to by a purchaser . |
| 3 | Ideally , this is the kind of love that should be the most important of the many elements which form the basis of human marriages . |
| 4 | One must be a little careful with the word ‘ translation ’ here : it is fairly innocuous in the present context of WALK , translated into the string of sub-functions , but much less so in the earlier use of the relation of a program in LISP , say into a lower-level program in machine code . |
| 5 | ‘ Judo has always been a technical sport for me — it must be the most complex of any in the Olympic Games , ’ White said . |
| 6 | Australian flies must be the most persistent in the world . |
| 7 | I watched this with astonishment , and decided that if the animals in this country seemed so sensible , the human beings must be the most intelligent in the world . |
| 8 | We have a rough idea ( although we may be mistaken ) of the rate at which new stars form ; we suspect that many , if not most , of them have planets — and so on until we come to the question about how long our ‘ ideal ’ technological civilization might expect to endure , to which any answer must be the most unfounded of guesses . |
| 9 | Alfred exudes a hilarious bumptiousness and bonhomie , and it seems that he must be the more successful of the two siblings . |
| 10 | The idea of substitution must be the very oldest of theories that attempts to deal with the question of why Jesus died . |
| 11 | ‘ Scotland 's last friendly international is next week , and that might be a little early for Falconer . |
| 12 | If you grew up in the Bill and Ben age then you might be a little confused by the exhuberance of the Sesame Street characters but if you 're under 30 , a long way under 30 , you 'll know Purple Honker , Telemonster , Elmo , Grover and Cookie Monster pretty well . |
| 13 | ‘ With luck , it might be the most memorable in their history . ’ |
| 14 | If you 're a Gloucester rugby fan there 'll be no sleep for you tonight will there … tomorrow 's game against Saracens could be the most vital this season … it could be the most important for years |
| 15 | Sometimes he could be the most idealistic of fools ! |
| 16 | I think I 'd be a little worried about that . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ There 'd be no more gallivanting with nutcases like Mrs Wright , ’ said his Dad and went out . |
| 18 | It can be argued that these offences may be no less traumatic for the victim than ‘ conventional ’ rape , and therefore that any attempt to classify sexual offences by reference to their seriousness should place these forms of sexual assault in the highest category . |
| 19 | MANY of Britain 's industrial towns and cities are surrounded by wilderness , which sometimes has acquired the official designation of ‘ urban common ’ ; but all of them have wasteland within their bounds which may be no less deserving of such recognition . |
| 20 | This may be no less true of the views of parents , employers and school governors who will respond initially to the presenter not to the argument . |
| 21 | Or , at least , the bat 's sensation of her mate may be no more different from my visual sensation of a flamingo , than my visual sensation of a flamingo is different from a flamingo 's visual sensation of a flamingo . |
| 22 | You may be a little choosy about the kinds of creatures you enjoy . |
| 23 | He may be a little abrasive at times , he maya not come pre-packaged with a lot of safe rock attitudes , but he is one of the true independents . |
| 24 | This wonderfully rich and moist fruit cake may be a little strong for many young children 's tastes , but it is a lovely alternative for an older child , for a special occasion such as Christmas , or when the cake needs to be kept for some time . |
| 25 | The idea that the ‘ good name ’ of the family is still coveted may be a little surprising in the 1980s , but these data show that there are situations where it is still very important and has direct consequences in material terms . |
| 26 | Altolamprologus — these may be a little difficult for the beginner — and Telmatochromis bifrenatus or vittatus . |
| 27 | His choice may be a little different from his father 's present choice . |
| 28 | If your roof is not felted , it may be a little dustier in the roof space , but it will be better ventilated and you can see what is happening to the tiles and battens more easily . |
| 29 | Not that all boards are n't fun — the funboard describes a group of boards which may be a little unstable during the first steps afloat , but can be used in higher winds allowing the sailor to develop techniques such as the use of footstraps to cope with the speed of sailing in strong winds . |
| 30 | Nonetheless his advice may be the most appropriate for expert witnesses to give in court cases where the levels of arousal are clearly at the most extreme ( e.g. rapes and assaults , Kuehn , 1974 ) . |