Example sentences of "that it [modal v] be [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was wearing my engagement ring again , and I thought , innocently , that it would be protection from unwelcome advances . |
| 2 | Police on the scene predicted that it would be months before the capital 's vital traffic gateway to the north was back to normal . |
| 3 | Let me straight away , er , that it might be folly of me to assume that er , you know a great deal about I B M. By the way I B M stands for International Business Machines , not as , some people used to think , International Ballistic Missiles . |
| 4 | There was a feeling in the air that it might be time for a change . |
| 5 | THE gentlemanly art of boxing has clouted so many expressions into common usage that it might be time to ‘ throw in the towel ’ . |
| 6 | do you think that was a deliberate decision made that it should be part of the flats rather than somewhere outside , |
| 7 | With Western countries insisting that it should be part of NATO , the Soviet Foreign Minister , Eduard Shevardnadze , on Feb. 14 declared that although his government would prefer a united Germany to be neutral and demilitarized , he was not sure how " realistic " this would be . |
| 8 | Well firstly I do n't like the tree the leaf and I honestly think that it should be place as a permanent position in the foyer of County Hall as a permanent reminder to all councillors on the waste of public tax payers ' money . |
| 9 | There comes a point where one begins to suspect that it could be part of some Euro-plot to boost tourism : France is white-napped tables and hot coffee , a stroll round the Louvre , a lingering bistro lunch ; Italy , a glass of grappa , a plate of pasta and the mottled-stone lure of antiquity ; Greece , a Technicolor turquoise panorama of sea and sky . |
| 10 | The title track is so gruffly aggressive , tub-thumping mock-macho Jack-swigging radio-unfriendly urghygurghy rockadilly mad that it could be Tad in a good mood , dude . |