Example sentences of "[adv] it [modal v] [be] [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His words filled Lucy with relief , but she could n't help wondering how long it would be before Doreen actually occupied that position . |
| 2 | But she wondered uneasily how long it would be before Tom himself finished with his patient over on the other ward and came back here . |
| 3 | So it may be with Japan 's imperial family . |
| 4 | But a £1 billion Eurobond would be the biggest the market has ever had to digest and capital markets experts were yesterday sceptical about how easy it would be for Lloyd 's to make such an issue without hefty costs . |
| 5 | Well it 'd be on Ceefax I 'd expect |
| 6 | and then it 'll be till Tuesday he 's already got some even though they got ta be sent out to the firm |
| 7 | She said to them , sometimes , but she 's a widow , she lives all alone , she has no one , she seems to expect it of me : and they sympathized all the more , and said that they could see how hard it must be for Clara to break away . |
| 8 | If I went anywhere it would be to Florida and Las Vegas for gambling . ’ |