Example sentences of "this [modal v] [adv] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rupert Murdoch told the annual meeting in Adelaide : ‘ This may well be the first year in some years when our earnings do not show their customary increase . ’ |
| 2 | This may well be the first fusion process used in a reactor , but there can also be fusion between deuterons alone or between deuterons and nuclei of helium-3 . |
| 3 | Everybody 's aware that this may well be the last Gen , the last Party Conference before the General Election , and what is more , of , an impression of the terrific progress that the Labour Party 's made in recent years , and further gains over the last year in terms of public support , so that we really are on the threshold of a General Election campaign which we realistically hope to win , and we 've got the policies in place to meet the needs of the nation for the nineties . |
| 4 | ‘ Thanks , Henry , ’ he would say , in a tone that indicated this might well be the last drink he would be accepting from his friend , ‘ thanks ! ’ |
| 5 | This could well be the last winner Simpson sends out from Foxhill Stables at Wanborough , Swindon . |
| 6 | This will probably be the last journey that the Society will make in the old DMU 's with their excellent visibility . |
| 7 | ‘ By the time this is over , Tom will have missed a year of school , and I would n't like that to happen again , so this will probably be the last lengthy expedition we go on . |