Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [prep] real " in BNC.

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1 Else you 'll be in real trouble .
2 This does seem a reasonable argument , and I certainly would not want to lose a therapy which could be of real value to people .
3 While the Board believes its patients were not put in jeopardy by the HIV doctor , his many sexual partners — both male and female — could be in real danger .
4 What is more , it was also clear that , mechanically , such fins would be of real assistance out of water as in it , had the fish , like its ancient forebears , been living in shallow water and become stranded .
5 There was also the time element The next tide could not be far away and if he was caught by the tide he would be in real trouble .
6 This is bound to be somewhat artificial , since the obligation to show all the stages of your reasoning forces you to appear rather more introspective than you would be in real life , but it still provides good practice in arranging and presenting material in an acceptable style .
7 The emphasis will be on real situations , real problems and real solutions .
8 If this possibility interests you , your main concern should be to ensure that you are given enough information to check that the retraining will be of real practical value .
9 That will be of real practical benefit to professions worldwide . ’
10 Lexical checking here has the advantage that knowledge about how letters may legally combine by position is represented succinctly , and that any output from it will be of real words .
11 This development will be of real value . ’
12 ‘ If you go to the left of the ditch you will be in real trouble with reeds rushes , bushes and goodness knows what , ’ professional John Davies warned me .
13 Get into a jam with , for example , a knot in the yarn , bad knitting and so on and you will be in real trouble .
14 The theory is nevertheless of a sort which can be of real use in a classroom .
15 Quite the reverse , these become the trusted friends that truly understand and can be of real help in time of trouble .
16 The retreat movement is only just beginning to establish itself north of the Border and I feel strongly that a quiet space can be of real benefit in today 's hectic and stressful lifestyle . ’ ‘
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