Example sentences of "[modal v] be [det] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | N i er well no , but it still might be that year eleven numbers is still our gearbox as Paul called it in terms of so whether that 's actually |
| 2 | An Astropath in the Librarium had messaged to Tezla 's own fortress-monastery on San Guisuga , a jungle world five thousand light years away , though it might be some years yet till that cousinly Chapter retrieved their Lieutenant . |
| 3 | It could be many years before the Department of Trade and Industry decided to take action — or not , as in the case of the brewers . |
| 4 | This is a Latin phrase meaning the ‘ date after which ’ , and only means that the artefact could not have been put into the spoil after it had been dumped , but of course , could be many years earlier in date . |
| 5 | They could sense our nervous impatience , and they were determined to remember everything very clearly , for it could be many years before they would again have the opportunity to witness such exotic behaviour . |
| 6 | Jo Durie , who has again carried the ladies game , made her own thoughts very clear and at this rate it could be some years until she is beaten regularly by a British girl . |
| 7 | The drug 's being tested by cancer specialists … although it could be some years before it 's generally available . |
| 8 | It is still early days for C&P 's programme and Arthur Thomas points out that it may be many years before some changes will be seen : ‘ For example , look at the way we view the building of plants . |
| 9 | Even if these developments start a serious move towards using CD-ROM , it may be several years before multimedia CD-ROM can gain any kind of foothold . |
| 10 | Lord Boyd-Carpenter said that criticism was unhappily ‘ not confined to the other side ’ and it would be many years before the scheme would bear fruit . |
| 11 | His commercial pride badly wounded , Mercer fought off the criticism , but had to endure a harsh winter watching his team struggle in the knowledge that it would be many years before he could contemplate the fire-side warmth of his own undersoil heating . |
| 12 | Whereas things appeared stable in Britain at that time , overseas there existed events of change — in Italy there existed no unity and much of the land was occupied by the forces of Austria , but they were removed and in 1833 , a united Italy was advocated under Papal rule , but that proved not to be successful and it would be some years before Garibaldi was able to form the Italian National Association for the Unification of Italy which only achieved its objective in 1871 . |
| 13 | In the meantime , he said , the French were making genuine progress in building up native forces although it would be some years before the Vietnamese would be competent to defend themselves . |
| 14 | It would be some years before electronics could become the final authority . |
| 15 | Well you 're right yes , it would be this year but I did n't go much at the end of last year did I ? |
| 16 | The achievement was quite otherwise ; but it would be several years before that could be perceived , and the perception validated . |
| 17 | It would be several years before he was truly fit . |
| 18 | This cemented his place in the Test team , although it would be another year or so before he was given the new ball , and then it was just a question of piling up the scalps as the main strike bowler . |
| 19 | The little orange trees which grow are pretty but it will be many years before they are big enough to produce oranges . |
| 20 | So I think we can say that it will be many years before we have a workable wave energy extraction scheme . |
| 21 | I 'm beginning to be quite confident that we were right , though it will be some years before we can be really certain we 've made the breakthrough . |
| 22 | The high sides will help prevent the gravel being kicked into the garden , so it will be some years before you need to top it up . |
| 23 | It will be some years yet before the ripples die out , and a lot more analysis and thought by managements will be required . |
| 24 | It will be some years yet before the full uptake picture becomes available because the traditional courses are still being phased out . |
| 25 | The researchers , who have been studying the organism for more than eight years , say it will be several years before a vaccine becomes widely available . |
| 26 | It will be several years before these questions can be answered . |
| 27 | Scientists believe that it will be several years before they can confirm the existence of the greenhouse effect . |
| 28 | y w you when you keep hearing reports in the medical journals about doctors being sued , and it can be several years after the event that the case comes to court . |