Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [modal v] [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where you can be a bit where you think you 've got a technical issue to sell , |
| 2 | However there may well be a wider interest at issue , in that it may be contrary to the public interest for decisions to be made where there may be a likelihood of favour to another influencing the determination . |
| 3 | In some cemeteries , particularly overseas where there may be a risk of earth movement , stone or bronze plaques on low pedestals are used instead of headstones . |
| 4 | There is a clear contrast here between cases of the use of serious force in self-defence , where there may be a need to act instantaneously on a hastily formed view of the situation , and sexual intercourse with another , where consent or non-consent is the essence of the crime and can be ascertained by asking a plain question of the victim . |
| 5 | Indeed , in a publishing environment where there may be a need for perhaps a dozen word processors but just one page makeup system this approach has strong financial advantages . |
| 6 | There are three types of trails in the Grand Canyon — maintained , where there 's a good path , semi-maintained where there may be a path , and unmaintained where you need a compass . |
| 7 | The fact that they happened to be sites where nuclear waste was already produced , where there might be a flicker of acceptance from the local population , and appeared to have been chosen more from expediency than science , did n't seem to embarrass the already embattled industry . |
| 8 | Book now for your tickets for the show , where there will be a number of stands exhibiting new foods and wines as well as a variety of useful kitchen gadgets which you can buy . |
| 9 | There may be a particular group of people who will buy a company 's products ( eg it would be good business sense to open a stationer 's shop near a University , where there will be a lot of students ) . |
| 10 | As Bachelard ( 1972 ) argued for the case of the natural sciences , general philosophical conceptions can often function as ‘ epistemological obstacles ’ , providing a simple and apparently clear answer where there should be a series of well-defined questions . |
| 11 | And that would have led them to their own Special Branch registry , where there must be a file on his career as a freelance ; it was inevitable after that damned publicity . |
| 12 | However , this can be a useful built-in safety factor , as it prevents those who are n't up to it from sailing in waves where they will be a danger to themselves and others . |
| 13 | Check the general safety of the room , that a lamp or piece of furniture has not been moved where it could be a hazard . |
| 14 | Act Three 's just gone up , so she 'll be a while , but Miss Baird 's not on yet . |
| 15 | SLIMMER of the year Amanda Colvill shed more than 7st so she could be a bride again … without looking all fat and wide . |
| 16 | You heard about the eh education secretary 's faux pas somebody from Jack section , he , he 's apparently he slipped up er , and said right and Jack said to him I was to tell the education authorities suggest that you do when the education er clerk turn to Mr and said you are just , streaming is when he put one child in the same group for all subjects , setting is when there in different groups according to their ability , so you could be a Maths set A or an English set B , awkward is n't it ? |
| 17 | The Mantela does n't boast a chart room so we may be a bit cramped . ’ |
| 18 | The concept of incest has been the focus of much anthropological study , and by introducing this third variable Todd is able to identify seven family types , which are listed in table 3.1 Within families where the spouses are determined by custom there are two sub-types : in the endogamous community family , there is equality between brothers in matters of inheritance , married sons cohabit with their parents , and there is frequently marriage between the children of brothers ; whereas in asymmetrical community families the first two conditions also hold but marriages between the children of brothers are prohibited , although there may be a preference for marriage between the children of brothers and sisters . |
| 19 | This may not always be straightforward since , although there may be a majority decision , the reasoning used by each member of the majority may differ . |
| 20 | This will enable you to pay by cash or cheque at the Exchequer Division at 120 Edmund Street or any branch of a clearing bank although there may be a charge for the bank 's service . |
| 21 | Payment can also be made through the Transcash system at the Post Office although there may be a charge for this service . |
| 22 | And although there may be a limit after which no more can be said , we do not describe a full circle and return to the proposition from which we began . |
| 23 | In the ‘ society-as-parent ’ view , long-term , exclusive fostering would not necessarily be deplored , although there may be a wish to see it achieve the more secure legal status of custodianship or adoption . |
| 24 | A certified cheque , cashier 's cheque or bank draft are quite acceptable although there could be a delay of up to a week before these funds can be used . |
| 25 | A certified cheque , cashier 's cheque or bank draft is quite acceptable although there could be a delay of up to a week before these funds can be used . |
| 26 | The major ELT publishers agree that , although there will be a period of consolidation , the ‘ Asian Tigers ’ of the Pacific Rim are an important growth area . |
| 27 | As the rate of interest fell , so there would be a contraction of the money supply ( a movement down along the Ms curve ) and an increase in the demand for money balances especially speculative balances , since people would increasingly judge with lower interest rates that now was not the time to buy securities ( there is a movement down along the liquidity preference curve ) . |
| 28 | According to the theory of relativity , nothing can travel faster than the speed of light , so there would be a region from which it would be impossible for anything to escape . |
| 29 | The health authority does not exist to service nursing homes , so there must be a charge for these services . |
| 30 | Everything that happens to you has been chosen by your spirit so there must be a reason , even If you are unable to see it at the time . |