Example sentences of "[coord] [modal v] [be] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously , what is or may be of importance to an employer 's business is a question of fact ; and it was no doubt significant in Swain that S was the general manager , the wrongful employee was the managing director , his conduct was dishonest and it could have had a material effect on the defendant 's business ( labelling meat as " Empire Products " when it was not ) . |
| 2 | A pleasant place to live , or would be in summer , but a little bleak and windswept at this time of year . |
| 3 | The employment contract between the parties dealt with this eventuality by the continuance of such payments to the employee after he had ceased to be employed " provided that the agent 's entitlement to such commission will immediately cease if the agent enters into a contract of service or for services directly or indirectly with any limited company , mutual society , partnership or brokerage operation involved in the selling of insurance or would be in breach of any part of clause 9A hereof were this contract still subsisting " . |
| 4 | I think that the study of two languages concurrently is quite academically acceptable and may be of benefit to students with a strong linguistic interest . |
| 5 | However , your suggestion will be kept on file and may be of use should circumstances change in the future . |
| 6 | artwork is discussed in Part 3 of ‘ Making Your Own Printed Circuit Boards ’ and may be of interest to the constructor . |
| 7 | This will further our knowledge of how people recognise everyday stimuli , and may be of importance to the rehabilitation of stroke patients . |
| 8 | ‘ Interesting parallels and differences emerge from the analysis ’ , states the preface , ‘ and may be of value to those involved in implementing the various elements of the Education Reform Act ’ . |
| 9 | It does have most of the standard features and may be worth ordering . |
| 10 | Yet many small and medium companies can not give very much in the way of resources and may be in need of a great deal for themselves . |
| 11 | If , on the other hand , your elderly parent shows a quite uncharacteristic withdrawal from her normal concern for you and for others and is totally obsessed in an agitated fashion with herself and her own troubles , over a long period , you should begin to wonder if , in fact , she is suffering from a true depressive illness and may be in need of medical help . |
| 12 | Both girls represented their country at girls ' and senior level last season , and must be in line for an appearance at the European Championships at Wentworth in July . |
| 13 | I agree with the panel that the criterion should give greater emphasis to public transport , that must be in accord with P P G three and must be in accord with the emerging P P G thirteen . |
| 14 | And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand , and shalt be for frontlets between thine eyes . |
| 15 | The new model — to be known as the 840Ci — goes into production next summer and should be on sale in the UK in August . |
| 16 | The technique , has been existent for some years , and should provide information which may be of use in identifying high levels of expenditure within a particular specialty within a district , and should be of value in assisting local planning . |
| 17 | Women were silly creatures and should be at home with the washing machine instead of closing business deals … |
| 18 | The latter had further to go and should be in place when the raid on the castle began ; but if , by chance , their crossing and arrival was discovered and the enemy alerted , then the main objective could be aborted . |
| 19 | The damage to the share price could have been greater but for news that Dalepak 's final figures will appear on schedule in mid-July and should be in line with current market expectations of about £33/4m . |
| 20 | In Italy a touchy and often aggressive nationalism , a feeling , rather as in France , that a great cultural tradition was being undervalued and might be in danger , was coupled with vociferous territorial demands in the Trentino , the Adriatic and Africa . |
| 21 | I can not divulge the ideas being discussed as they are wide ranging and could be of value to our rivals but hopefully more will be revealed in the next issue of Network . |
| 22 | He will resume training on Monday and could be in line for a place in Wednesday 's Coca Cola Cup tie against Hartlepool . |
| 23 | The Harry Williams-bred September 1990 brindle pup , out of the same Slippy Blue-Soda Pop 11 litter as the eye-catching Pond Tornado and Pond Pavarotti , is rapidly improving and could be in line for Sunderland 's Greyhound of the Month award . |
| 24 | The manual is very well done and would be of interest to anyone dabbling in graphics . |
| 25 | Mr Michael Swinton , it said , had accepted a commission in Nottinghamshire and would be at B — Castle some weeks . |
| 26 | C1 was to be a two-year course for 16-plus school-leavers with suitable qualifications , leading to a certificate or diploma comparable in status to an OND , while C2 would normally be of two years ' duration and would be for students not so highly qualified or well-motivated as those taking C1 courses . |
| 27 | It points out that , if " rights " to carbon emissions were based on population density , then the North would already have exceeded its " quota " , and would be in debt to the South . |
| 28 | My break was not completely healed and would be in plaster for a further two weeks . |
| 29 | The EMF would not carry out national monetary policy decisions , so this would not interfere with the Bank of England 's role in this area , although the EMF would act as an indirect constraint on domestic monetary policy and would be in control of ECU interest rates , which would eventually be expected to influence national interest rates . |
| 30 | The court was told that he faced another drink-driving charge and would be in hospital for the next six weeks . |