Example sentences of "[subord] [det] [modal v] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although that might be a bit like confronting a tiger and hoping it would n't bite . |
| 2 | In your own minds , now , I want you to think of a famous building or a famous site or perhaps a famous street or avenue yes a a statue would be fine , erm or something that 's famous , like an animal perhaps , or a park erm or a zoo , although that might be a bit difficult . |
| 3 | After all , in the whole of the private sector there is a need for innovation ; there is a need sometimes for diversification , although that can be a dangerous area ; there is a need for a sensitive but effective response to the changing market place . |
| 4 | They do not , however , appear in the dictionary of superstitions , so that might be a better day in future , if there is to be a future , for graveyard rambling . |
| 5 | anyway frank — is — wanted by Start on a new rental deal this spring so that might be an option for him — for his sake i hope the deal with albacete will come through — for my own and leeds i hope he will still stay at leeds — he is a great talent and clearly is a man for the future . |
| 6 | I heard on the television yesterday that thirty-five people had been sacked from the interior ministry so that may be an encouraging sign . |
| 7 | He has to have his £5 on Friday , and he would n't take any less than £2 a session , we both smoke , so that would be a total of about £6 a day at least , and then I 'd spend £1 on our tea alone . |
| 8 | ‘ Ah , so that must be the widow , young Mrs Heathcliff at Wuthering Heights ! ’ |
| 9 | If you were a " Sir " then the name just after that was your first name , so that must be the surname … and Christian name was easy because Christ had been Jesus Christ , so obviously therefore the Christian name was the second name … and that was how you could tell . |
| 10 | more landmasses are above water than usual — although this may be a chicken-and-egg effect because during an ice age much of the world 's water is locked up as ice , so that ocean levels are lower |
| 11 | Although this may be a couple of years out of date , it only costs £3 and it may give some clues as to the strength of the company . |
| 12 | Although this may be a powerful motive , it is not the best reason . |
| 13 | Although this may be the responsibility of the design or project management team , the employer should always be kept informed . |
| 14 | b Day patients and outpatients were not included in the calculation although this may be the most cost-effective form of treatment . |
| 15 | Firstly , the arm spines are long , up to 2 segments long while in the other species they tend to equal only one arm segment and secondly the skin of the disk is not thickened obscuring the plates beneath , although this may be an artefact due to the dried condition of the holotype there is usually some indication of a skin covering even in dried specimens . |
| 16 | Nearly half the agency workers are working in the banking , finance and business services sector , although this might be a consequence of that sector being the one in which employment agencies/business are located , and another fifth are in " other services " , of which half are in medical and health services . |
| 17 | And the crunch comes next month when the company has to face the possibility of closing down or selling off the whole business — although this will be a last resort and an acquisition or joint venture may be more likely . |
| 18 | Although this can be a useful guide to ovulation , you will probably need instruction before you can use it reliably and many women find the whole idea unpleasant . |
| 19 | The other person does not want the relationship to end , although this can be the outcome , but perhaps feels subjected to unreasonable demands or expectations , or is struggling with guilt or frustration , or feels neglected and unwanted . |
| 20 | If you do not keep up payments , the loan company can make you sell your home , although this could be a last resort , as selling the plane ought to clear most of the loan . |
| 21 | However , O. abyssicola differs from O. granulifera by the following characters : the arm spines only form a fan on the first free arm joint while in O. granulifera the fans extend along at least half the arm ; the spinelets of the disk differ , those of O. abyssicola are trifid and glassy while those of O. granulifera are low and resemble granules ; O. abyssicola has a rounded disk whereas O. granulifera 's disk is indented interradially , although this could be an artifact of preservation . |
| 22 | Higher levels of protein in the urine can be linked with high-blood pressure or pre-eclampsia , so this would be an important warning sign for your doctor . |
| 23 | You 're in a cool and aloof mood Thursday so this could be the ideal time to take a practical decision . |
| 24 | Due to the publication schedule of ‘ Contact ’ I am actually writing this before the AGM , so I ca n't say anything more about it except that I intend to resign at it , due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area , so this will be the last time you will hear about London Branch from me . |
| 25 | The upward direction of the head is away from the spine and not away from the earth ( although these may be the same when the structure is upright ) . |
| 26 | Cos that would be a nice definite . |
| 27 | cos that 'll be a very useful school to have interest . |
| 28 | Shame about that bungalow next door but one , cos that 'd be a nice bungalow but it 's not very lovely they do n't look after it very well . |
| 29 | Cos that 'd be the the root to the fourth that . |
| 30 | Thinking it possible that London 's streets would contain martyrs cudgelled to death , he wondered if that might be no bad thing . |