Example sentences of "it [modal v] be a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ Sometimes it may be a price you 're prepared to pay . ’ |
| 2 | Or it may be a question of choices . |
| 3 | It may be a question of compromise between the landlord and the tenant but a general qualification is suggested as an initial amendment . |
| 4 | It may be a surprise to find that television enjoyed its greatest competitive advantage on issue-information . |
| 5 | Alternatively , it may be a prerequisite for the evolutionary development of intelligence — which leads us to the premonition that , in a few billion years time , there may be intelligent lugworms stalking the Earth . |
| 6 | Whereas in one , an iron axehead may be a tool used for woodworking and cutting down trees , in another it may be a unit of value — a cow might be worth two axeheads , for example . |
| 7 | It may be a change in government expenditure , it may be a change in the quantity of money , or it may be a change in some other variable . |
| 8 | It may be a change in government expenditure , it may be a change in the quantity of money , or it may be a change in some other variable . |
| 9 | It may be a change in government expenditure , it may be a change in the quantity of money , or it may be a change in some other variable . |
| 10 | It may be a boundary drawn for the toddler 's safety ( ‘ You are not to go out of the front gate ’ ) ; it may be to do with the teenager 's wellbeing ( ‘ You do an hour 's homework ’ or ‘ You have to tell me who you 're out with and where you 'll be ’ ) . |
| 11 | It may be a mistake to allow the Prime Minister no credit at all . |
| 12 | This last objection can be put in a form applicable to many of the theories discussed in this book : that it may be a mistake to try to define the essential features of literature in absolute and objective terms ; that such definitions as one may devise are likely to be relevant only to certain kinds or certain features of literature , or merely constitute one among a number of possible ways of approaching the subject . |
| 13 | I think candidates who are thinking of applying for entry in nineteen eighty-five , who are now say seventeen coming on eighteen , have got three or four years ahead of them at university , which is a considerable time , and if nothing else , university will make them question themselves , what their interests are , and they 'll introduce them to new subjects , new areas of study , and it may be a mistake to embark on a vocational course , and discover halfway through that actually it 's not what you want to do . |
| 14 | Delight in and compulsive desire to dress in the clothing of the opposite sex , must be confused with neither homosexuality nor transsexualism , although it may be a feature in either . |
| 15 | It may be a hybrid — if so , it is highly unlikely that it will produce young . |
| 16 | It may be a coincidence that this affair , the consecration of the church at Assandun , and the introduction of monks at Bury all happened at about the same time . |
| 17 | I 'm thinking that it may be a function of a function . |
| 18 | ‘ It may be a wife , a mother , a sister , a girlfriend or brother who knows . |
| 19 | It may be a while before they discover the paragraph and then the sentence . |
| 20 | ‘ It may be a bit difficult for the baby . |
| 21 | It may be a bit of a wait . ’ |
| 22 | Erm I think the , the thing about it , which I th the good points about it th are the light on it , the light on the water here , the light on the waves here , and even on this one and also , I think , the choice of mount is very good , that you know , to choose the blue , it may be a bit obvious but I mean I , you 'd be surprised what some people do with their mounts . |
| 23 | It may be a bit tiresome for some people , but I think it 's better than getting loads of bounced mail bunging up everyone 's mailbox ( it does happen … ) |
| 24 | Half a gross on each board yeah , oh you could n't move away from your board at all and it was erm Mr his eyes seemed to be perhaps I should n't tell you this , but I 'm going to , it may be a bit humorous for you my er Mr used to send me out through the back way into street I think it is now , to wait for the paperman with a sporting book oh should I have said that ? |
| 25 | Be careful : it may be a problem passed on to you . |
| 26 | It may be a measure of the state of the property market these days when offices are said to have shown the greatest improvement in May with capital growth ‘ improving ’ to minus 6.4 per cent , combining with stable yields and rental values to give a total return for the year to date of 1.5 per cent , according to the latest Richard Ellis Scottish Monthly Index . |
| 27 | It may be a choice as to whether to do X or not , or as to whether to do X , Y , or Z or as to how or when to do X. |
| 28 | It may be a lack of understanding of the potential benefits of IM , or a lack of the skills to develop these tools , techniques and procedures , or , more worryingly , a lack of concern for the consequences . |
| 29 | Had a call a lady 's just left a message on our reception , to say , Robbo , be careful , it may be a nest of wasps . |
| 30 | It may be a jacket or a top and skirt , but I 'm sure you know the one I mean ! |