Example sentences of "it [modal v] be [adj] [conj] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be true that we still believe in the resurrection , but we seem to forget that we must first experience death . |
| 2 | While it may be true that we Christians are living in our separate and little private worlds , this is not to say that nothing significant is happening . |
| 3 | Given that Britain ( like many other countries ) is now recognisably a multi-faith society , it should be clear that we can not conduct this enquiry from within the terms of Christianity alone . |
| 4 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 5 | ‘ I thought it might be pleasant if we had some music . ’ |
| 6 | Well since there is a return unopposed , it might be nice if we can have a unanimous endorsement of that . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought it might be useful if we knew what was happening at court while we were in the south . ’ |
| 8 | I think bearing in mind the clear intentions behind criteria two and the concern that we 've heard over the last three days about inward migration , it might be useful if we tag a rider onto erm criteria two . |
| 9 | It 's either that deliberate or a , a sort of er one stage back where well if it leads to excesses it wo n't actually matter because we may , it might be necessary and we can stop it anyway . |
| 10 | Why do you think it might be important that we think about what we say and how we say it on the telephone ? erm There is a gap here for you to respond ! |
| 11 | But now that we 're getting or going to get presumably more involved in union matters it might be advantageous if we could have a minute taker . |
| 12 | " We must go , or it 'll be dark before we know it . |
| 13 | It 'll be dark when we leave . ’ |
| 14 | It 'll be interesting if we could find out erm actually what prices are because if he 's a good he would have said exactly the same thing to . |
| 15 | ‘ It 'll be different when we join the snake , ’ I said . |
| 16 | ‘ It 'll be different when we 're older . ’ |
| 17 | It could be useful when we get the usual clutch of nutters claiming they 're the Whistler . |
| 18 | it 'd be , it 'd be understandable if we were identical twins but we 're not ! |
| 19 | Oh it 'd be good if we could make a money tree . |
| 20 | I thought it 'd be nice if we all went together . |
| 21 | Well I suppose it 's not far to go home for a well it 'd be nice if we saw somewhere that was nice . |
| 22 | ‘ It 'd be handy if we could question her , sir . ’ |
| 23 | Lucy Lane interrupted , authority in her voice : ‘ Before we move on , others of you must have seen the safe open from time to time ; it would be useful if we could establish how long the books have been there . ’ |
| 24 | We 're all aware that for th for their number patients with superficial bladder cancer provide an enormous amount of our workload , and for reasons partly of husbanding our precious resources and also because lots of these patients come up with negative checks reducing the amount of irritation and upset to them it would be useful if we could do less than we do . |
| 25 | First of all , I think it would be useful if we were clear that with the new , ministry was a waste ! |
| 26 | and you sort of say , do you think it would be useful if we talked about reception because that 's something y you 're not doing quite as frequently but it 's obviously , it must be difficult for you to fit in to that because you 're not doing it all the time . |
| 27 | Do you think it would be useful if we talked about that ? |
| 28 | We may have our worries about the different future we see opening up before us — it would be odd if we did not — but surely we must see what is happening at the Brandenburg Gate as a European as well as a German triumph . |
| 29 | We may have our worries about the different future we see opening up before us — it would be odd if we did not — but surely we must see what is happening at the Brandenburg Gate as a European as well as a German triumph . |
| 30 | Mother replied , ‘ But it is nice to be different ; people are all different and it would be boring if we all looked the same . ’ |