Example sentences of "for what [modal v] [adv] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you can forgive Milton for what might now be considered to be a sexist remark , there is a 17th century solidity about his philosophy of learning . |
| 2 | Extra-sensory perception , however , seems to be an over-grand , and possibly misleading title for what may simply be God 's pre-programming of his animal kingdom . |
| 3 | I can not ask her to suffer further for what may never be . |
| 4 | Francis Bacon who put money into an unsuccessful company to colonize Newfoundland wrote in his essay On Plantations ( the word used then and for most of the seventeenth century for what would later be called colonies ) ‘ You must make account to lose almost twenty years profit , and expect your recompense in the end . ’ |
| 5 | Otherwise you could be changing status now only to change back again very shortly and it is not worth the upheaval for what would only be a marginal difference . ’ |
| 6 | It was purchased by an architect , Michael Manser , in 1969 , for what would now be regarded as a nominal sum . |
| 7 | She was often hauled up before sheriffs for what would now be causing a breach of the peace , and before Bishops to see whether she should be burned for heresy , and frequently ended up in prison . |
| 8 | On a renewed application for leave to move for what would now be called judicial review , this court granted the application . |
| 9 | Then he dressed and went down for what would now be a vulture 's breakfast . |
| 10 | An attempted return led David to disastrous defeat at Neville 's Cross , after which he was a prisoner in English hands for eleven years until bought back for what could truly be called a king 's ransom . |
| 11 | But there was a sadness in Alina 's eyes now , unlike anything that he 'd seen there before ; a sadness not for what had been , but for what could never be . |
| 12 | The Full Moon in your own birth sign on the 14th should certainly be an eye-opener for what can only be described as a partnership or marital affairs — and yet out of all this turmoil will come a new kind of happiness , serenity and security . |
| 13 | The prison officers can not afford accommodation in both places — in fact , they can not afford accommodation in either — and they are contemplating leaving the prison service for what will probably be a life on the dole . |