Example sentences of "this [modal v] [adv] [be] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may yet be the end of me . |
| 2 | This may also be the case for the participant , either because the cosmologies themselves , which are often contradictory , admit of an alternative , mythical , more individualistic model of freedom , or because that alternative is evident in the nearby cities , where its attractions outweigh the possible negative features . |
| 3 | This may also be the case for the zebrafish POU protein studied here . |
| 4 | This may well be the case , but it leaves one with an increased sense of respect for Eric Shipton and his companions who , in 1929 , made each of the first three Nelion-Batian traverses ( up and down by what is now regarded as the Normal Route ) , in one day . |
| 5 | This may well be the man in me rather than the man of God . ’ |
| 6 | One reason for this may well be the inability of other laboratories to reproduce exactly the conditions under which the initial observations were made . |
| 7 | So the highly defined agenda of a festival such as this may well be the way forward for gay men who 've long been marginalised and denied fair access to the media . |
| 8 | It is necessary to check not merely that the ad has appeared , but that it is in the right place , and that it has been properly reproduced — the quality of printing can vary markedly , and this may well be the fault of the publication : in this case , some redress is due . |
| 9 | This may well be the precursor of other similar disputes and the CNAA 's necessary concern at this situation arises from the fact that a major deterioration in the resource needs of the polytechnics inevitably casts doubt on their ability to maintain standards . |
| 10 | This may well be the reason why the rebound hunger problem does not arise when carbohydrate foods are consumed in their natural fibre-rich form . |
| 11 | The reason for this may well be the fact that IT , like almost all innovations , has emerged and has been developed to the highest standard in countries with strong democratic forces which are able to counterbalance any propensity for excessive power concentration . |
| 12 | This may sometimes be the case . |
| 13 | This may sometimes be the result of lack of information and reluctance on the part of the carers to take measures to correct this . |
| 14 | This should soon be the case with all educated men ; and might be brought about sooner with formal contacts between the BAAS and Parliament . |
| 15 | The decision in Chamberlain was also followed and referred to in Vestey v IRC 31 TC 1 but Lord Reid did give a warning : The ingenuity of those who devise these schemes is such that it might be rash to say that property can never be comprised in a settlement unless it is charged with rights in favour of others , but I think as a general rule this must now be the test . |
| 16 | The ingenuity of those who devise those schemes is such that it might be rash to say that property could never be comprised in the settlement unless it is charged with rights in favour of others , but I think that as a general rule this must now be the test . |
| 17 | Sometimes it is a matter of establishing a direct human contact ; and in choral music this must always be the case . |
| 18 | This might simply be the expression of a natural hauteur , or even of a Puritan dislike for self-revelation ; he also seemed to fear that other people would " take advantage " of him but , more importantly , there is a sense in which he felt threatened by the personalities of others — as if he might be invaded by them . |
| 19 | This might well be the case but does not by itself establish a logical necessity for legislative omnicompetence for Parliament . |
| 20 | This might well be the case , but it still does not answer the question whether it can be said that there is no morality without religion . |
| 21 | Although this might well be the case , other explanations need to be considered . |
| 22 | This might well be the word processor that puts WordStar right back on the map in the word processor stakes . |
| 23 | Now that many good leasehold titles are quite a few years old , however , this might well be the time to apply to the Registry to convert a good leasehold to an absolute title . |
| 24 | I was certain , although I could not have said why , that if I did not answer correctly this might well be the end . |
| 25 | If people have been wavering about giving us information this might just be the thing to make them come forward |
| 26 | The hope that this might indeed be the case was transparent in his face — so transparent that Edouard suppressed a smile . |
| 27 | It has been suggested that the shock of widowhood for a woman is like compulsory redundancy for a man ; and for a woman whose career has been as a housewife this might certainly be the case , even though for others it could prove a relief from the narrow constraints of their domestic role . |
| 28 | This could also be the motive behind the Creole refusals of requests which were discussed earlier . |
| 29 | This could even be the reason why drinking coffee is so addictive . |
| 30 | If Argol had any bollocks at all , I thought to myself , this could well be the end of Albert Roger Quigley . |