Example sentences of "of [pos pn] [noun sg] [modal v] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I 'm honest I 'll have to admit that the major application of my research will be for commercial drug production . |
| 2 | If " foot-based metres " are mentalistically real , the process of their composition may be in some sense teleological . |
| 3 | The results of their work will be of considerable interest , and will permit important comparisons to be made with the late-glacial flora and vegetation of Skye ( Birks , 1973 ; Walker et al. , 1988 ) and Mull ( Lowe and Walker , 1986 ) . |
| 4 | For all of them , therefore , the majority of their work will be of a non-advanced character , a fact of life which is not reflected in their titles . |
| 5 | The Benefit was an unqualified success , which was the main thing , but asking for the support of hundreds of strangers inevitably meant that the focus of their concern would be on John as well as on the terrible thing that was happening to him . |
| 6 | An arbitrary and unwarranted termination of their engagement would be against the organization 's own interests . |
| 7 | Without them sizable part of its economy would be in danger of collapse . |
| 8 | Whether one is satisfied that Mercier made free with its location so as to avoid having a fussy detail right at the edge of his picture must be for each observer to decide . |
| 9 | However , unless you are a professional personnel officer , one of the proofs of your success will be in the fact that you do not have to exercise your interviewing skill too often , because you consistently choose the right people for the right jobs and they are therefore happy to stay . |
| 10 | In the event of termination and in the event of the production proceeding to completion and publication , any acknowledgements of your contribution will be by mutual agreement between ourselves . |
| 11 | In the event of termination and in the event of the production proceeding to completion and publication , any acknowledgements of your contribution will be by mutual agreement between ourselves . |
| 12 | In the event of termination and in the event of the production proceeding to completion and publication , any acknowledgements of your contribution will be by mutual agreement between ourselves . |
| 13 | A pleasant period is ahead of you , as opportunities for socialising with others of your kind may be at their peak . |
| 14 | On the street , the roof of your car may be at just the right height for you to rest your elbows as you take the shot , and there are all sorts of other items of street furniture such as lamp-posts which can serve as props . |
| 15 | Most of your weight should be on the back foot . |
| 16 | The whole action of your book should be in keeping with the action of books written at that particular time . |