Example sentences of "something that [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wiping the board clean , she began to write on it in bold letters something that would be comprehensible only to herself and Miss Harker : PLEASE HELP ME |
| 2 | Most ‘ Oddballs are secretive species , but I wanted something that would be seen so there had to be a midwater swimmer in the selection . |
| 3 | Further , the firms involved in such trading outperformed their non-trading rivals , something that would be unlikely to occur if spillovers were common ( see von Hippel , 1988 ; Carter , 1989 ; and Schrader , 1991 ) . |
| 4 | The thought that this was something that would be more useful than anything else in Ireland formed itself treacherously and slimily in Fenella 's mind . |
| 5 | This was something that would be hard to beat . |
| 6 | Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis . |
| 7 | Now we can get something that would be half affordable . |
| 8 | ‘ We want something that would be secure , ’ he said . |
| 9 | I I I I would I think that would be something that would be controversial . |
| 10 | Or perhaps one might just narrow it a bit further than that and say well let's see how history is going in the first two years , or the O level history course , or something like that , and we would discuss well given that all these different people are involved in history or have a stake in it in some way , or are interested in it , and given that you 're only going to have a very limited amount of time to do anything in , how can you do something that would be genuinely useful to the school in looking at the history teaching and something that would have the support of the people involved so that it was n't threatening anybody but they felt there was something being genuinely helpful . |
| 11 | Also Mama would like to speak with your guardian about something that may be of benefit to you . |
| 12 | She looked from Aggie to Ben , and it was Aggie who said , ‘ Something that may be of benefit to you . |
| 13 | I 've said a lot about the visual because that 's what 's new to us and it 's also something that may be neglected . |
| 14 | Linked to this is the way the lecturer refers to what is written on the board or the object of the demonstration — something that may be done verbally or visually . |
| 15 | CCG people is YOUR newspaper , so if you think you have got something that may be of interest , please write to us . |
| 16 | A thirty five millimetre or something that 'll be quite erm yeah , I think the er cloud and sky is nice and the foreground is nice . |
| 17 | Yes we support the principle , but the question about whether or not it should be in Ryedale district has not been erm answered by our members , and indeed it it we consider it should have wait , I mean this is answering something that 'll be discussed at later within this issue , something that should not be er assessed until after the er |
| 18 | Wester Ross , Orkney and North Yorkshire provided most of these replies but it was something that might be encouraged in remote areas or where most of the farms were part-time . |
| 19 | As before , Johnson rails against injustice and oppression , but more as an everlasting fact of human existence than as something that might be fought and corrected . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , come on Ken , you 've just admitted I 've turned up something that might be useful . |
| 21 | Persuade , I think is probably one , is n't it , which is a different , a different word , something that might be using in it 's place . |
| 22 | And my aunt said , Well I would prefer her to if that 's what she wants to do and she 's gon na learn something that might be a benefit to her later on in life . |
| 23 | ‘ I would like to think that it will not be something that will be legislated . |
| 24 | I do n't want to do something that will be acclaimed today and turn out to be disastrous next year . |
| 25 | And if Jesus is consubstantial with God , the Kingdom of Heaven need not be something that will be inaugurated on earth in the immediate future , but something external — another realm , another dimension , in which one can expect a welcome and a reserved place on one 's death . |
| 26 | You might be asked to learn a Guide song by heart , or learn to do something that will be useful at home . |
| 27 | Assaulting an innocent companion on a fishing trip is not something that will be viewed lightly . ’ |
| 28 | Er , it 's something that will be welcomed by the trade union movement , a new forward , a new beginning to join once again the fruits of our labour with partnership with other unions and the Labour Party which was what we all need , but it must be done with careful planning and the brains at the top of the union must be telling the of the union , the members on the shop floor , the right direction in which to walk . |
| 29 | They have never met — something that will be rectified on Wednesday . |
| 30 | We are looking for something that will be effective and do not want to do anything hasty . |