Example sentences of "[subord] it [modal v] [be] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Check the general safety of the room , that a lamp or piece of furniture has not been moved where it could be a hazard . |
| 2 | Happy New Year everybody , although it 'll be no holiday for me . |
| 3 | Delight in and compulsive desire to dress in the clothing of the opposite sex , must be confused with neither homosexuality nor transsexualism , although it may be a feature in either . |
| 4 | A wall-painting of c .1160 in the chapel of St Anselm [ q.v. ] at Canterbury Cathedral , which shows St Paul bitten by a viper on the island of Malta , has been attributed to Hugo , although it may be the work of a follower . |
| 5 | Although married Anglican priests have been accepted into the Catholic priesthood , no precedent exists for a bishop , ‘ although it may be the price humility demands ’ . |
| 6 | Thus although it may be the case that communicative demands result in error because the learner does not have enough time to access second language systemic knowledge , equally they may do so because such demands quite naturally lead learners to call upon whatever resources they have at their disposal , some of which will be drawn from their own language . |
| 7 | Although it would be a mistake to see them as watertight compartments , or to pretend that issues raised in the first were not also relevant to the third , this division is helpful in indicating broad trends and key differences , which will be explored in the sections which follow . |
| 8 | Thus the Church offered opportunities to the ambitious as well as to the devout , although it would be a mistake to regard it as an egalitarian institution . |
| 9 | Certainly personal affection and the admiring contemplation of beautiful objects involve consciousness , although it would be a mistake to think that there is no more to their value than comes simply from the kind of consciousness involved . |
| 10 | Although it would be a help in reducing the number of suspects by one , I suppose . |
| 11 | The ecumenical movement had become better established and although it would be an exaggeration to say that the major Protestant denominations were heavily committed to a ‘ Romeward trend ’ , it was clearly the case that many church leaders were seeking better relations with the Roman Church . |
| 12 | Although it might be a temptation to say hot air , because you do put hot air in , but it says goes in at the top of the furnace . |
| 13 | Alder is the wood , and although it could be a touch thinner — at 44mm thick , it looks rather blocky — Chandler have thoughtfully given the back edges a big , soft radius and it 's a very comfortable little guitar to hold , sitting or standing . |
| 14 | The rain will have cleared by tomorrow morning , giving a bright sunny start to the day , although it will be a while before it warms up . |
| 15 | although it will be a couple of years yet before the pre-loss level of dividend can be resumed . |
| 16 | Having replied Yes with much confidence in his initial request I did not think I could take two steps to the rear , so I hastened to add that the job would take me some considerable time as ti would be my spare-time/spare-time job , consoled myself with the thought that it was the first time that I had made anything to be used in a church , so it would be a challenge . |
| 17 | ‘ My darling Madeleine , you are n't yet twenty , so it 'll be a year before you come of age . |
| 18 | ? It 's a dog , so it might be an animal . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd like to , ’ said Zach , ' but I never go to church so it 'd be a bit strange if I sing in it , wo n't it , me not even being a Christian . ‘ |
| 20 | Yeah that 's exactly the same as what you 're I was trying to do before so it 'd be the equivalent of that . |
| 21 | ? It 's a dog , so it must be a cat . |
| 22 | It can not be better public relations , so it must be a kind of code of conduct to steer you away from base instincts . |
| 23 | Clearly not — so it must be a matter of their meanings in other expressions . |
| 24 | The KGB were not capable of coordinating such protests he said , so it must be the work of British intelligence and the CIA . |
| 25 | This reading can not be explained by contextual modulation , so it must be the result of selection from a set of discrete possibilities . |
| 26 | All three players could fetch the required £2m , so it could be a case of first come , first served , with Barton the favourite to go . |
| 27 | Whoopi is already in a regular psychic-type role in Star Trek , The Next Generation , so it should be a doddle for her . |
| 28 | The power amp on the other hand looked like it might be a problem , until a box arrived containing three Stadium power amps . |
| 29 | ‘ Though you look like it could be a wake . ’ |
| 30 | She spotted a sheet of paper lying on the dressing-table and wondered if it might be a message for her . |