Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] be [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may be some time . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm going out and I may be some time … |
| 3 | I might be some time . ’ |
| 4 | ' I might be some time . ’ |
| 5 | I 'll be some time several hours . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I wish I could be more help , but all I 've heard are rumours — a lot of confused stories . |
| 7 | Well , I 'm not sure I can be much help . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Well … if you think I can be any use … ’ |
| 9 | With the crowd being the most volatile in the Caribbean — rioting held up play for 25 minutes during the Test against India in 1989 -there might be some trouble but only if the West Indies are faring badly , rather than as a result of any anti-South African sentiment . |
| 10 | For example , during an instrument let-down you will have to maintain a rate of descent on your final approach which may be any figure up to 1000 ft/min . |
| 11 | Mutis ' volumes began to come out only in 1954 , which must be some kind of record ; in this case the explanation was the various political vicissitudes of the century and a half following his death . |
| 12 | We had three managers in one day , which must be some sort of record . |
| 13 | And these tiny , mullioned windows in their deep embrasures which let in the light so strangely , shadows like dark brown varnish suddenly filtered through by thin beams of light which might be any colour from silver to amber . |
| 14 | Some brands of biscuits are made with wholemeal flour or oats and slightly less sugar , which might be some improvement on your usual brand . |
| 15 | If big cats in zoos are ever offered the meat of surplus pot-bellies , they are said to turn up their noses — which could be another advantage in a pig raised in tiger country . |
| 16 | So any time a supervisor appears , which could be any time , you might get a token , okay ? |
| 17 | The shares must have a fixed value , which can be any amount . |
| 18 | Erm so if you 're getting another job obviously , you 've got to think that you may not need as much income , er if you 're taking the early retirement well obviously you may be more income dependent , and do a personal budget , going back to that pro forma , if you spend a bit of time doing a budget , you will find it beneficial . |
| 19 | If you join someone else 's , you must be some kind of sadist . ’ |
| 20 | Anyway , you should be some help to him and he needs it . |
| 21 | You 'll be that supervisor . ’ |
| 22 | Let's get three of copies and if you do three of the colour you 'll be half way . |
| 23 | She found herself wondering how often he thought of his lady friend in America , and feeling sorry for a man who could be such fun , but who spent so much of his time working . |
| 24 | But if you went in the horse box on your single you 'd be all day getting there . |
| 25 | you 'd be all pooey ! |
| 26 | She would be all silver , he gold , and — |
| 27 | She was deceitful , was Shirley : downstairs , with Mr and Mrs Harper , she would be another girl , helpful , quiet , obsequious , prim , in her neat , absurdly old-fashioned blouses and skirts , her hair tied neatly back in bunches . |
| 28 | she do n't usually , but she will be that night . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , I 'm quite sure I can , but whether you can is another matter . |
| 30 | you can be any age from fifty onwards |