Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [conj] [noun pl] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A possible explanation might be that coins were used in the same way as in Italy but by fewer people , namely only those in urban settlements . |
| 2 | It may be that demands were made beyond the capability of a particular individual , or the person concerned may simply have been to some degree in ill health . |
| 3 | This may be because definitions were unclear or because criteria for targeting the two systems had not yet been formulated . |
| 4 | Another explanation would be that models were used once and then destroyed . |
| 5 | The result would be that killings were classified and labelled in a more refined way , but at the cost of lengthy trials and mounting legal-aid bills . |
| 6 | Does ‘ business as usual ’ make the trade-off between guns and butter easier than it would be if embargoes were more comprehensive and controls more strict ? |
| 7 | And if you look at the professions where women predominate , for example primary teaching and to some measure secondary teaching as well , and in nursing , erm we know that they 're underpaid professions , and I think that if you look at most of the work where women are predominant you 'll find that the pay is less than it would be if men were doing it erm |