Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [be] [noun] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She guessed it would be Nicky Kai , eager to hear her singing the praises of her beloved island once more , and she might be willing to stay and share the light supper she had been planning for herself as it was Sunday , the one evening of the week on which Florian might occasionally make a concession to the fact of his breakfast show slot and retire soon after dark . |
| 2 | ‘ You thought you 'd be Sherlock Holmes ? ’ |
| 3 | Belinda knew it would be Tom Russell , but that did n't stop her from flushing foolishly at the sight of him standing in the doorway , jiggling his car keys in his hand . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought it would be Mr Lawrence … |
| 5 | My husband really thought it would be Major Oak . |
| 6 | For an unbalanced moment she thought it might be Gordon Hodge , pursuing her to see that she would not come back , and make a nuisance of herself to Edward . |
| 7 | He hoped it would be Gwen Evans who came , though his business was with her husband . |