Example sentences of "and [modal v] be a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In southern and eastern Europe uncooked meat , as dried or cured spiced sausage , is commonly eaten and may be a route of infection . |
| 2 | Lack of organization creates work and may be a consequence of feeling dissatisfied , as in Juliet Warren 's case : |
| 3 | Substitute nourishment may be inadequate both as to quantity and quality ( including sanitation ) and may be a source of intestinal disorders ( Gordon , et al. |
| 4 | These have also been detected growing from a melt which suggests that lamellar growth can take place in the melt and may be a sub-unit of the spherulite . |
| 5 | This would seem to be unnecessarily pessimistic and may be a conclusion laid at the door of present organisational configurations in our schools . |
| 6 | He has been at the club long enough to know its workings inside out and must be a candidate . |
| 7 | And I see , as Hubert does , that the sea must be our frontier , but within that frontier we can and must be a unity . |
| 8 | The only conditions of this contest are that the piece must be largely turned and must be a toy . |
| 9 | ‘ He has not had a good season with injury and must be a bit depressed — he wants to be playing . |
| 10 | She has never had a stronger string of horses and must be a runner for our Olympic team . |
| 11 | Samples for exfoliative cytology are simple to obtain , the results are highly specific and should be a routine part of the investigation of biliary strictures . |
| 12 | One of the pairs identified by Arp is the galaxy NGC 43 19 and the object Markarian 205 , which lies only 42 arc seconds away from it on the sky , and might be a quasar or a peculiar galaxy . |
| 13 | He dressed from the Pinner charity shops , and was widely regarded as a gentleman , who wittered on rather too much about himself and could be a bit of a nuisance when he was drunk . |
| 14 | Ray thinks the stray is about ten years old and could be a collie cross . |
| 15 | Pilots who are frightened or apprehensive about stalling have not been properly trained and could be a risk to themselves and their passengers if they obtain their licence without overcoming their problem . |
| 16 | But their neighbours on the private Lakeside say the scheme will cause more traffic and could be a danger . |
| 17 | It will take around 12 months and could be a prelude to Press winning contracts worth £8m on the same job . |
| 18 | They say the Skypark development , complete with a private airfield , would shatter the peace of nearby Bratton , Shropshire , and could be a safety hazard . |
| 19 | The last reason is a powerful one and could be a solution to the problem of trainees rejecting examples of teaching practice because it is too remote from their own situation . |
| 20 | Our findings suggest that this ‘ inappropriate ’ adrenergic response may facilitate the development of tachycardiomyopathy and could be a target for therapy . |
| 21 | Newly-appointed manager Maureen Kelly said the building should be open in July and would be a centre of excellence . |
| 22 | Having said that , the hon. and learned Member for Burton makes a good point : it would offend against the views of ordinary persons and would be a crying sense of injustice if people who were not party to the aggravated crime and who had sought to distance themselves from it were found guilty because the balance of probabilities had fallen on them to prove their innocence . |
| 23 | This extraction should be by way of a dividend , not a buy-in of any of the parent company 's shares , as the latter would not be a dividend which could be made under a group income election and would be a part-disposal of the parent company 's shares for capital gains tax purposes . |
| 24 | An exclusive emphasis upon such approaches , however , is fallacious , and would be a misuse of AE resources . |
| 25 | According to Mr Nichol , such a deal could increase pay rates in London by 30 per cent and elsewhere by 20 per cent , and would be a step toward a ‘ likely ’ decision to put non-emergency services out to contract . |
| 26 | It was a degrading situation for Tom and would be a humiliation if he were passed over . |
| 27 | He is at his best on soft ground and would be a danger to all off his present mark if he could find his best form . |
| 28 | However , if all members of a group went swimming at the same time and left valuables unattended , that would be an unnecessary risk where no real precautions had been taken and would be a breach of the duty of care . |
| 29 | Such a breach would go to the root of the contract and would be a breach of a condition , giving the person acquiring the program the right to cancel the contract and recover the cost of the system plus any direct losses . |
| 30 | She hopes to continue tutoring for A level and GCSE and will be a member of the staff of the Readers ' training course in the Derby Diocese . |