Example sentences of "this be [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wh what erm what ye what year would this be that you sort of s |
| 2 | Could this be because medics themselves suffer so grievously from the complaint , that they do not wish to talk or write about it ? |
| 3 | Can this be because London Transport was afraid it might give passengers ideas ? |
| 4 | Could this be because ballet lessons are now a very middle-class thing , like ponies ? |
| 5 | Would this be because she had something to hide , he wondered , or was she inhibited by her clerical top brass . |
| 6 | With party membership on the decline could one of the reasons for this be because of the cost ? |
| 7 | Could this be because the EPA , like the UK Independent Scientific Committee on Smoking and Health , did not conclude that an effect of ‘ passive smoking ’ was demonstrated ? ’ |
| 8 | How can this be if , as the right hon. Gentleman claims , it is all a British problem ? |
| 9 | What would this be and possible remedy . |