Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] be very useful " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They can also withstand extremes of temperature which may be very useful in the South Atlantic . ’ |
| 2 | Drum samples should be alright , though , and the sample patch I tried had its own reverb , which could be very useful for snares and toms . |
| 3 | For example , there are some very attractive red lacquered frames which could be very useful , you could choose a dark mahogany frame with a reddish tinge , or even a gold or wood frame if it sets off a dark red mount or background . |
| 4 | There are some useful checklists ( entitled LOCO ! ) which would be very useful in evaluating group homes in this respect . |
| 5 | It is only a rough-and-ready estimating method , but one which can be very useful ( if its limitations are recognised ) . |
| 6 | So , in effect , there 's a subjective animal which can be very useful when trying to explain a glimpse , for example , employed for example the total I E prime and er , also in the psychological . |
| 7 | Bert said , " Jasper found someone down there , someone who might be very useful to us . " |
| 8 | Even if you come in with me , I 'm sure she 'd be very useful . |
| 9 | They can be very useful outlets for PR material . |
| 10 | I think they can be very useful because a lot of having monarchy brings , you know , American tourists , a big influx into the country , and whether that 's good or not it 's certainly brings money into the country , so that from that point of view it 's quite good to have them . |
| 11 | They can be very useful , especially for those with chronic conditions , and for the elderly where a mix of medicines may result in undesirable side-effects . |
| 12 | Although most of these techniques are expensive and difficult to use , it is possible that at least some of them may become more easily available ; they can be very useful both for discovering in detail how English speakers produce their speech sounds , and for demonstrating to learners of English their pronunciation errors in a way that helps them to correct them . |
| 13 | It may be very useful to know that there is a first-class industrial photographer in Tyneside or that such and such a photographer near the Exeter depot should not be used again . |
| 14 | So , I do n't know how useful it , it may be very useful to you to have that on one page , I do n't know . |
| 15 | ‘ It must be very useful , ’ James said with utter sincerity , ‘ to know all the rules of cricket by heart . ’ |
| 16 | For example , it might be very useful to get verbal agreement , in principle , from the head of computing studies for the release of a microcomputer for the duration of the project . |
| 17 | and number thirty five anxious , anxious , he was anxious to get his spellings right , anxious I shall think I 'll have to give you something for your birthday present and it 'll be very useful to you |
| 18 | Yes I do erm Peter , it 's a smashing book erm very smart indeed and erm it 's it 'll be a really nice thing to have , it 'll be very useful this season for checking up some of the two year olds who are now three year olds , coming up in the next few months . |
| 19 | ‘ It could be very useful to be able to negotiate a discount for cash if you are buying luxury items like a fur coat or an expensive piece of jewellery , ’ was the reaction from Patrick Hastings , a City employee who clearly has his mind on women . |
| 20 | She had a respect for people who knew their subject , and she was here to discover Aurae Phiala ; he could be very useful to her . |
| 21 | We may , for example , think to ourselves that it would be very useful to ask a housewife if she works outside the house at all , and this sounds easy enough in our heads . |
| 22 | It would be very useful if we could trap all this data and stuff it into a file , then we could study it at our leisure . |
| 23 | I 'm actually also hoping to get , someone who was erm concerned at the campaign to come to the meeting , cos I think it would be very useful to have someone who 's been through it and to say how , how they tackled it , so I think it should an interesting meeting , hopefully we 'll get a few , you know interesting people to come along and we can spend from that meeting campaign . |
| 24 | Once we have finalised our response to the Welsh Office , I think it would be very useful if we could meet you to explore shared interests and clarify how best we can work together on this issue . |
| 25 | Erm I would , I think it would be very useful if you could make time in the next day or so , you do n't have to spend long on this you know , if you just spent sort of |
| 26 | Erm so I mean I think , you know , it might be useful , well , in some ways it would be very useful for you to have erm two sort of six month stints in rather different environments so that then you 'd sort of keep your options open a bit . |
| 27 | into a new ground and , and er , I think it would be very useful if , if we |
| 28 | this afternoon , but we wo n't all be in that workshop , sorry , just to have , perhaps Samantha , if you 'd just say what of the new communications strategy , I think members ourselves , but in a sense it would be very useful to know what the others , perhaps we could take some of it back with us . |
| 29 | Yes , I have n't brought the modular things I mentioned to you on the phone the other day but I think it would be very useful to sit down and look at structuring that |
| 30 | And I think it would be very useful for her to have an appraisal . |