Example sentences of "they [modal v] [adv] [be] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The petitions on their own may be unreliable , but the response of the Crown to them must surely be an indication that they had some substance : a government which was regularly short of funds would be unlikely to grant remissions , and the fact that different towns were allowed varying amounts of tax allowance suggests that some attempt was made to calculate the resources available . |
| 2 | There are billions of possible ways of putting together the bits of an airliner , and only one , or very few , of them would actually be an airliner . |
| 3 | ‘ If they can maintain that enthusiasm they 'll certainly be an asset to the League . ’ |
| 4 | They can also be an input to a range of information-gathering activities . |
| 5 | Not only are time-cost recording systems useful in measuring ultimate job profitability , they can also be an aid to mid job evaluation ( see fig. p. 95 ) . |