Example sentences of "it [modal v] very [adv] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may very well be , and I mean this seriously , that the adman invented the teenager . |
| 2 | It may very well be that the socio-political theory of Ian Taylor , who suggests that soccer hooliganism results from fans being alienated from their football clubs , provides for a correct analysis . |
| 3 | Indeed , it may very well be an area where some programs can be of immediate and wide-ranging use to teachers . |
| 4 | During the intervening period between the date of such an order and the date fixed for delivery of possession it may very well be , and indeed obviously must be , that the statutory tenant has certain rights and certain obligations . |
| 5 | It might seem a little unreasonable at first sight but believe me this is a possible approach , and under the circumstances it may very well be the best approach . |
| 6 | In this context , it may very well be that several of the mammalian Oct proteins described , except for Oct-1 and -2 , may not be true octamer-binding proteins . |
| 7 | Ironically , it may very well be that the potency of socialist realism is to be located precisely in this global strategy of revelation and disclosure rather than in any attempt to arrive at narrow prescriptive theories . |
| 8 | It may very well be that I 'm not playing with a full deck . |
| 9 | ‘ With this one there was very little injury and as well as that she was quite a big girl and it may very well be that at the end of the day we could say that she did n't resist to the last and if she did n't then of course it 's not rape it 's a different crime , indecent assault . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It may very well be weeks before you are back in England . |
| 11 | Within Scotland , the largest proportions of overseas researchers on Scottish geology are in Strathclyde and Dundee , and it may very well be that the difficulties such researchers experience in publishing their results account in part for the low productivity of these departments compared to those in other universities . |
| 12 | Within Scotland , the largest proportions of overseas researchers on Scottish geology are in Strathclyde and Dundee , and it may very well be that the difficulties such researchers experience in publishing their results account in part for the low productivity of these departments compared to those in other universities . |
| 13 | they 're not practical people , th erm , and it may very well be that there are some people who are very good at the theory , but erm , are not very good at at the practice . |
| 14 | erm it may very well be that certain family situations , such as the example I gave you example earlier — somebody may have given up work to look after a dependent . |
| 15 | Er it might very well be that the project manager may think , well my God , am I gon na do more work than the engineers that are working with you . |
| 16 | Power-hungry people would want to use it as a weapon — which it could very successfully be utilised as — or else as a way of controlling others en masse . |
| 17 | It could very easily be that the accidents of product development and distribution have led to an almost exclusive focus on skin care as the function of cotton wool . |
| 18 | ‘ So it could very well be the bank ? ’ |
| 19 | If this is so , it could very likely be the scenario for extinction as a result of genetic errors or failures . |
| 20 | It , it is a serious problem , I mean the area at the moment between east of Saltdean , erm Telscombe Cliffs , erm through to the east end of Peacehaven , is in the process of being protected by a seawall and an undercliff walk , rather like the area from erm Black Rock in Brighton through to Saltdean , because the rate of retreat of the cliffs there was so great erm that it would very shortly be threatening the houses on the clifftop at Peacehaven , so that erm a lot of money 's having to be spent to stop the erosion of the cliffs along that stretch . |
| 21 | Restoration of the former LD & ECR six-wheel , five-compartment coach of 1986 is nearly complete and it will very shortly be taking its place in the Museum Bay of the Matthew Kirtley Building with the Midland ‘ Shotton ’ coach and the Royal Saloon , both already resident there . |
| 22 | When you order a grilled Dover sole in an English restaurant it will very likely be a fine sole , fresh and well cooked . |
| 23 | It is worth getting to know and recognize the small black blob-like chrysalis that adheres to stems and leaf stalks because it can very easily be mistaken for caterpillar or similar droppings and knocked away . |