Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [modal v] [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact of Jesus ’ maleness then would seem to be of no more import than is his or her sexuality in the case of any other human being . |
| 2 | Do not , for instance , think ah ! yes , a bottom rail here will have to be about 4in deep . |
| 3 | The main election battleground now would seem to be the political interviews on television . |
| 4 | ‘ If there is to be talk of a pool of ability , it must be a pool which surpasses the widow 's cruse in the Old Testament , in that when more is taken for higher education in one generation more will tend to be available in the next . ’ |
| 5 | In the case of holiday firms the main element here would seem to be the financial advantages of being part of a larger conglomerate grouping . |
| 6 | Adjustments will almost certainly have to be made to secure the agreement of individual partners who are asked to make concessions : guaranteed consultancies for partners who reach retirement age or preferential profit sharing etc may need to be introduced . |
| 7 | In deciding where the company ideally would like to be , I believe that businesses should operate both from a bottom-up and a top-down view . |
| 8 | The next step forward would seem to be : that the letter had been forged by Hilda Machin . |
| 9 | One can not help but feel apprehensive that every step forward will have to be reversed on the return journey when energy is flagging . |