Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [modal v] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes she was fiery , or she could be ice cool : qualities that intrigued the male in Angus , although they disturbed the businessman . |
| 2 | Now we may be baddies and decide to erect a battery-house for laying hens , or we may be goodies and decide to create a wilderness park for wildlife . |
| 3 | This is particularly true of regulations in heavily regulated fields such as agriculture , where they may be part of a long string of related measures or be limited to implementing a regulation of broader scope . |
| 4 | They may exist in their own right or they may be illustrations in a book . |
| 5 | These ‘ id-impulses ’ may be either for ‘ perverse ’ sexual acts which sometimes can not even be admitted to consciousness as acts which the person desires , or they may be impulses of sadism and destructiveness . |
| 6 | In non-fiction , the other people whose words and thoughts form part of the information may be historical or contemporary figures , or they may be groups , or even humanity in general . |
| 7 | She may know that her tears will relieve her tension more effectively than shouting back or pretending not to notice , or they may be tears of anger rather than the vulnerability so despised by her colleagues . |
| 8 | These may be physical things or they may be ideas . |
| 9 | They may be co-accused who have never been tried and are entitled to the presumption of innocence , or they may be people against whom the defendant has a grudge of any nature . |
| 10 | Or they might be turkey ones , I go to Kwiksave |
| 11 | They can be bare records of numbers and events or they can be windows on a living school and most heads will be able to think of ways in which reports can be used to enrich governor perceptions , prompt good questions and solicit positive advice and support as soon as they have made a breakthrough into a sense of their responsibility for creating a favourable climate . |
| 12 | These can be gestures we have learned and share with the rest of our own particular speech community , or they can be gestures which are purely idiosyncratic . |
| 13 | The logical objects might be components of the presentation structure of the document , such as section headings , or they could be objects that relate to the topic of the document , e.g. book titles that are referenced in the document , part numbers , or , in a document about programming , variable names . |
| 14 | They could be professional managers or they could be doctors or nurses . |
| 15 | There has to be an incredible amount of subtlety or it would be nonsense . ’ |
| 16 | Either Doctor Who would be drama , or it would be adventure . |
| 17 | It may be information or it may be components for incorporation in the contractor 's activities . |
| 18 | This may be a specialist unit trust company or it may be part of some other large financial grouping , a subsidiary of a retail or merchant bank for example . |
| 19 | Or it may be music , as in Mussorgsky 's composition which he entitled ‘ Pictures from an Exhibition ’ . |
| 20 | Or it may be childhood , as in the wonderful title story of her previous collection , ‘ On the Golden Porch ’ ( ‘ In the beginning was the garden . |
| 21 | When we are first trying to establish our values and standards in life , there are certain people , or it may be institutions , upon which we decide we have at all costs to rely . |
| 22 | Or it may be testimony relevant to the present conversation . |
| 23 | It may be motivation that proves inadequate or it may be investment . |
| 24 | It may take weeks , or it may be months . |
| 25 | It may take weeks , or it may be months . |
| 26 | Or it may be fungi and other microorganisms growing in humidifiers and being circulated with the air — typical symptoms in such cases are cough , tightness in the chest , fever , aches and pains , and general feelings of malaise . |
| 27 | Now that ail sound that A sound it 's usually either it 'll be A L E or it 'll be A I L. |
| 28 | Basically , we can not afford to leave anything lying around , not even for an instant , or it will be history . |
| 29 | It is sometimes a mild complaint , with occasional acute bouts — or it can be source of constant pain and discomfort . |
| 30 | Or it can be fear of a major loss , like health or even life itself , either for yourself or those you love . |