Example sentences of "[coord] it [modal v] be the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A survey was to be carried out by the North Sea Conference to gain a clear picture of where dumping occurred , and it would be the responsibility of signatory countries to prosecute those of their own ships which transgressed the convention . |
| 32 | And it would be the devil 's own job to prove any of them a liar . |
| 33 | And I think by the time she 'd finished it would be half price , she 'd walk out with the thing half price , and she 'd say , well you know , it 's just , they make up prices and you go to another shop and it would be the half price marked , and you go into another shop it would be , you know , |
| 34 | They 'd put a terrible strain on the council : if they all wakened up , right down through the layers of time , there 'd be cavemen mouthing mindless questions in the barren , gameless desert of streets and traffic , and it would be the end of the world . |
| 35 | It is common practice in the haulage industry to give customers 30 days from date of invoice in which to pay , and it must be the aim of every haulier to avoid giving extended credit to customers who , for one reason of another , fail to keep within these terms . |
| 36 | Much of what the trainee does in the workplace will involve following spoken instructions : the cassette is the only way to meet this highly practical need , and it must be the teacher 's most valuable resource . |
| 37 | and it 'd be the roads should be quieter . |
| 38 | Erm but er when the war finished , when the war finished and the Home Guard stood down , I ca n't remember who was the mayor of Walsall at the time , but they had a reception in the town hall for the Home Guard and everyone that was in the Home Guard was invited before we hand before we st handed our uniforms in , was invited to attend and I must say with great pride that I was can still remember it now , that the wife and I went to the reception and I was in the uniform and it 'd be the mace bearer I presume that was at the door and he asked your name and er rank and he shouted out your name and rank when you went in and you was greeted by the mayor and mayoress inside the ves the hall of the town hall , and erm I mean er quite proud to be Corporal and Mrs you know and it I mean everyone that went , I mean their rank and name and who was with them , you know , was it was quite quite a er er quite a something of to look back to of interest that was , you know , when we stood down . |
| 39 | It will consist of a number of relatively enduring traits , or ways in which one individual differs from another , and it will be the foundation on which the horse 's personality is built . |
| 40 | Er and Professor is right that it was paragraph B er which at the time was A A er it 's now B B , that caused er me and er my colleagues some difficulty erm in er policy and resources and it will be the reason for which we do n't support it this afternoon . |
| 41 | Law Society approved profit and loss sheets should be issued and it should be the responsibility of the reporting accountant to ensure that these have been completed by firms ; |
| 42 | ‘ The idea is that anglers should be far more aware of the resource they are using and it should be the job of the IFM to teach them more about the fish , ’ said IFM official Robin Templeton . |
| 43 | Military and associated groups are not entirely blameless , as testified by the number of ration pack items discarded and it should be the duty of all in charge of such groups to ensure rubbish is brought down off the hill or from campsites . |
| 44 | And it could be the fact that maybe that 's getting reduced . |
| 45 | The helium filled balloon with a kite attached , sells at just under £40 , and it could be the answer . |
| 46 | We 're still looking at it , but it may be the work of the ALF . |
| 47 | ‘ But it may be the case that … oh my God ! ’ |
| 48 | They 'll all have opinions and ideas and suggestions , but it 'll be the Oaks who decide and the rest will bow to their decision . |
| 49 | ‘ But it would be the solution to my problems , would n't it … ? ’ |
| 50 | I think that a possible abortion should be consulted with a Family Planning Officer and doctors before a decision is reached but it should be the woman 's final choice because she is the person responsible for herself and child . |
| 51 | ‘ So the deal is , with all the fast playing , I thought it was very good and I 'm very much for it , but it should be the icing on the cake . |
| 52 | Thus investment spending by firms may be greater or less than the volume of saving , government spending may be greater or less than tax receipts , and exports may be greater or less than imports , but it must be the case that a deficit or surplus in one sector is exactly offset in one or more of the other sectors . |
| 53 | But it must be the individual 's right to choose of his own free will to follow the darkness or the light within himself . |
| 54 | But it must be the middle of the night … |
| 55 | I could n't find out if there 's peacocks on the lawn , because nobody knows what one is , but it must be the place , Evelyn , and that means — ’ |
| 56 | The status of the document , which was never submitted to the party for approval , is still uncertain , but it could be the basis for new discussions . |
| 57 | Hardware is visible and sexy , so all the excitement in the parallel processing world is generated by manufacturers , but it will be the companies that crack the problems of writing new applications and adapting existing ones to exploit the technology that will be best placed to make their fortunes out of the technology . |