Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pers pn] be [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He conducted sermons , and met many Nez Perce headmen , including Tuekakas , of whom he wrote : ‘ If there is one among this multitude who it may be hoped has been everlastingly benefitted by the gospel , I should believe it is this man ’ . |
| 2 | The intensification of the war increased when on 10 June 1940 , Mussolini , making one of his last balcony performances , declared war , so that my newly-projected book on Italy seemed of immediate relevance , though whether I should complete it was another matter . |
| 3 | Let's assume they 're all self sufficient , the world market essentially becomes a residual market , it 's not the market place where everyone goes any longer , it 's the market where just a few people will go . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll bet it was that woman who went to see the house after us yesterday . |
| 5 | He 'll say it 's all part of continual assessment : the whole point of the course is mass hysteria . |
| 6 | Then I suppose they 'll say it 's all management 's fault , and people will believe them . |
| 7 | A new name soon to be engraved in the swindon town hall of fame is centre-half Adrian Whitbread … a five hundred thousand pound signing from Orient Adrian was on the County Ground pitch for the first time today to line-up with his new team mates for the annual pre season picture … and as you 'd expect it was all smiles |
| 8 | Whether they 'd distribute it is another matter . |
| 9 | But the Frenchman was murmuring to him , a quick flow of English mixed with French , about nothing much , but Miranda could tell it was some business they had together . |
| 10 | I suppose you could say I was all kinds of a fool to trust him , but I 'm a designer , not an accountant . |
| 11 | Cos I used to think it 's this hand is n't it ? |
| 12 | ‘ Anyone would think we were some kind of free education service , ’ grumbled Joyce , having disposed of the child and returned to her central eyrie . |
| 13 | I would think they 're more trouble than they 're worth unless you 've got |
| 14 | To hear him talk , anyone would think she was some kind of Jezebel on the make . |
| 15 | To hear you talk , anyone would think I was some kind of wanton , a man-stealer . |
| 16 | But I would say it 's some kind of tribesman . ’ |
| 17 | Then everyone will think I 'm some kind of spy anyway because it 's hardly going to fit in with my cover of being a moron . |
| 18 | Whether the action proposed will solve them is another matter . |
| 19 | There could well be some of this between a male and female as they pair , but if they do not settle down then you can assume they are both males . |
| 20 | planning for you but what I can show you is some sketches which the gentleman who bought the plot at Grey Lane brought to show me asked my opinion . |