Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 It might be that they lead the opinions of a group of three people , ten people or thirty , but those opinion-makers are the key .
2 For others it might be that they want the relationship to end completely and do not want to be financially dependent on their former partners ( Bradshaw and Millar found that a fifth of those not receiving maintenance said that they did not want any ) .
3 How different the picture might be if you had the protection of the Midland Personal Accident Plan .
4 You do n't think it 'll be once they put the money
5 The matter was first drawn to our attention as far back as 1974 when the nuclear industry inspectorate 's chief inspector said this about the consequences of developing reprocessing in the United Kingdom : ’ The price for Britain of building lucrative business world-wide in nuclear fuel services could be that it becomes the dumping place for the world 's nuclear waste . ’
6 Now you may as a manager think well you do n't have to do it all yourself , you can use senior people within your section who have the knowledge or you can use training officers or you can use people like ourselves at the training centre or the C B T or the I Vs or it could be that you bring the marketing department to help you out .
7 They represent enemy ships sunk by torpedoes , and the crossed guns on the left means they 've been in a surface action — that 'd be when they got the German destroyer — and the dagger below is a special operation . ’
8 It may be that they left the gate open when they went , and Joe just trotted out . ’
9 The one good effect of the poll tax may be that it forces the sale of these empty properties to people who will breathe new life into half-dead communities .
10 It may be that she commissioned the piece under the influence of the Norman history written for her brother Duke Richard II by Dudo of St Quentin , while some have thought it political propaganda intended to influence events after Cnut 's death .
11 Although this may be unwelcome , particularly if you are very fond of the place in which you live , the alternative may be that you spend the next few years in a state of anxiety and misery because of money worries .
12 Sir Denis he may be but I fancy the measures being poured in the big rooms have been even more liberal ( small ‘ l ’ , of course ) than before .
13 If you get a correlation between two variables it may be because one causes the other , or directly influences it , or it may be that it 's just cha it 's just a chance fluctuation and the two have occurred together , or it may be a combination of the two .
14 Just think how much of a better place school would be if EVERYONE loved the Jesus way !
15 I will be if I have the strength .
16 ‘ Apart from the storm , we do n't know what the road is like , how bad it will be when we reach the pass . ’
17 They are more or less in the position that teachers will be when they receive the published item .
18 It will be when it suits the MOI , Charity 's lot . ’
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