Example sentences of "[modal v] it be [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But why should it be that Peggy gets a lift from knowing that she has ‘ beaten ’ Boris ? |
| 2 | Could it be that Albert 's eyes dulled a little ? |
| 3 | Could it be that McNab was actually smiling ? |
| 4 | Could it be that Octel 's handsomely presented claim that without lead alkyls the roads of ‘ most of the world would be very empty ’ has had the intended effect on one of our more propaganda resistant MPs ? |
| 5 | There is one astounding omission from this list — could it be that Glyndebourne forgot the anniversary ? |
| 6 | Could it be that thoughts are turning to knitting now the Autumn season is upon us ? |
| 7 | Could it be that Ianthe knew this good-looking young Italian ? she wondered enviously . |
| 8 | Could it be that statements about the professional development of teachers are mostly rhetoric , or at least moral rather than empirical argument ? |
| 9 | How could it be that Liz , so young , had known her way out of the maze ? |
| 10 | Could it be that Sweezy and Rosdolsky were correct ? |
| 11 | Could it be that people can easily envisage themselves being in End 's Atomic Dustbin ? |
| 12 | Could it be that people can easily envisage themselves being in End 's Atomic Dustbin ? |
| 13 | Could it be that Mr Young and Alicia Padstow , his companion of 15 years , have finally married ? |
| 14 | Could it be that John Akers and the IBM Corp board have a malicious sense of humour after all ? |
| 15 | What could it be but powder , poppies ? |
| 16 | Once the method was out , as today it is , who could it be but Tutilo ? ’ |
| 17 | What sort of a world would it be if people just turned their backs on things like this ? ’ |
| 18 | Unless such a study is organised then how long will it be before hospitals begin to pressurise surgeons to be regularly tested ? |
| 19 | In France , a government minister is working on plans to make sexual harassment a criminal offence , so how long can it be before Britain begins a similar move ? |
| 20 | Who can it be but Ortiz ? ’ |
| 21 | How can it be that Jesus could become sin for you and me ? |
| 22 | People ask how can it be that Scotland 's relatively small , relatively low-key club set-up can produce teams that will fearlessly take on the best and nurture expectations of victory over them all until the final whistle . |
| 23 | Can it be that governments have in such circumstances authority to pass immoral and unjust laws ? |
| 24 | So how can it be that Johnson and Boswell passed this woeful and apocalyptic place , faces averted ? |