Example sentences of "[adv] [noun prp] [modal v] [be] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I had hoped that Bishop Julian or perhaps Rosalind might be of use here .
2 ‘ I 'm quite happy here , ’ and she would have been if only Peony could be pleased .
3 Perhaps Sawallisch should be persuaded to record the work now , though I very much doubt whether he would be able to recapture the real sense of occasion which makes this disc such a compelling experience .
4 I must see her every day , she must face it full on and she , as , I must stay here , and so Alison must be here too .
5 Or perhaps Romania could be the testing ground for co-operation between Nato and the Warsaw Pact and they should mount a joint expeditionary force .
6 Perhaps Sophie will be back soon .
7 At that time of the afternoon I knew only Lisabeth would be home , so I was n't too worried .
8 Perhaps Hyacinth would be a better bet than Amaranth ?
9 Perhaps Rocky could be manager … he 's never played for a great Leeds team ; - )
10 Naturally Pertwee 'd be upset .
11 So Saunders will be back in training with Liverpool today with Souness having to decide if the Welsh ace will be in the right frame of mind to face Chelsea tomorrow .
12 Perhaps Darwin should be told .
13 Yes I could n't get an appointment until just gone five , so Pete will be , thanks Ginny .
14 Perhaps RICO will be of greatest use in encouraging suspects to plead guilty in return for dropping the RICO penalties .
15 If they 'd listened to the warnings years ago perhaps Gemma would be alive today . ’
16 Perhaps Buddha will be the last religious genius to be explained by Christianity . ’
17 In view of the fact that one of the main issues confronting the Group is the finalising of the Consultant 's Brief and the commissioning of research , perhaps Ralph would be in the best position to assist ?
18 So Terence must be right !
19 However , a supply of such posters has proved hard to locate so Trevor would be delighted to hear from any supplier or reader who might be able to suggest a source or help in some way .
20 So Jack will be working upstairs at his painting and you will be writing plays — ’
21 ‘ Why ’ and ‘ Rewind ’ are elastic up-tempo tunes , ‘ I Love Your Face ’ is as shamelessly sweet as only Smokey can be and ‘ Rack Me Back ’ is his most delicious slow-groove tune in years , reminiscent of a Bobby Bland set piece .
22 Part one featuring the first four days of the route is on page 18 and we 'll be publishing parts two and three in our August and September issues , so September might be a good time to do the whole thing — if you can wait that long .
23 So Ernie will be very pleased to know that he 's not required to er , star this morning .
24 Perhaps Italy will be an exception , perhaps France : but the failure to unseat the Conservatives is certainly paralleled by processes elsewhere .
25 In the past brilliant players such as Schalke Naude , Chris Rogers , Hampas Rademeyer and Charles Pieterse have suffered and perhaps Truter will be the same .
26 So George can be redeemed ?
27 Perhaps Joanna would be back and able to deal with it .
28 It was Saturday , and the long street was still , empty as only Glasgow can be during the summer , a stage set patrolled by a solitary policeman .
29 Perhaps Worsley will be one of those .
30 So NewCo should be able to cope with back-year claims as they arise .
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