Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] be [prep] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from medicines , there are many other potentially dangerous chemicals , solid or liquid , which may be in any ordinary home : for example , substances for cleaning and decorating , and killing weeds and rodents . |
| 2 | Among some people who have been involved in negotiations at Geneva on laws-of-war matters there is a genuine concern that any neat set of rules limiting the use of nuclear weapons in one way or another might have the unfortunate effects either of weakening deterrence ; or else , contrariwise , of seeming to legitimise such uses of nuclear weapons as are not covered in any agreement ; or else of being nothing more than a paper accord , which would be of little real value in a conflict . |
| 3 | A population increase of about 3.5 million was forecast in the South-east in the period 1961–81 , just over 1 million of which would be from net inward migration , the remainder in the form of natural increase . |
| 4 | I would argue that it is the mastery of processes which determine , shape and qualify context ( in every academic area ) which will be of significant long term value to the child . |
| 5 | Goodness knows what will be in these late proofs , they appear to be taking months to prepare . |
| 6 | What can be behind this shy pixie 's door ? |