Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [pron] [vb mod] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You do n't know who 's hiding in that snicket by the church — it could be the vicar or it could be Dracula , they look the same when it 's dark . |
| 2 | There can either be an individual winner or there can be teams . |
| 3 | But Hari had ambition , she wanted to raise her business to great heights ; to one day own an emporium where there would be shoes of all descriptions , serving the best customers in the country . |
| 4 | There was a vicious irony that it should be Brian , who always confronted the guards when they treated him subhumanly , who was now being abused like a dumb animal . |
| 5 | ‘ Bearing in mind that it will be Ian McGeechan 's last game as Scotland coach , it 's a perfect setting for Gavin and his side to give him a fitting send-off , ’ said Best , who will be taking a video of the Murrayfield game back with him and will spend this week poring over it , looking at both the performances of Scotland and potential Lions . |
| 6 | Lincolnshire and Humberside , and so er er I 've no doubt in my mind that there will be opportunities available to us , er through further capital receipts , in the foreseeable future . |
| 7 | In terms of their they the core business , they are reliant on on on medium size businesses , so they need to ensure that in the future that there will be businesses there er t er to be their clients , so I think er it 's a sort of enlightened self interest . |
| 8 | It has come to the attention of the IBOA that there may be pressure put on members to accept a Voluntary Redundancy or Early Retirement Package in the near future . |
| 9 | Compared with Mitroff 's earlier paper , there is much more emphasis here on linking stakeholder analysis with research into cognitive schemas , and a greater recognition that there may be problems both in identifying the schemas , often held unconsciously , and in bringing them together to inform the corporate debate about strategy . |
| 10 | Recognition that there may be issues to consider about ‘ levels ’ even in the social security systems emphasizes the importance of this dimension for the study of implementation where separate organizations are involved . |
| 11 | During the Project Video shoot we shall be moving around a great deal and there may be occasions when people need to contact us but are unable to do so . |
| 12 | Three open discussions will be held on : international laws of ownership ; rewards for the recovery of stolen art and antiques ; and international liaison and art theft and there will be discussions on more specific topics such as Interpol , church theft and fine art insurance . |
| 13 | It would suit the purposes of the programme if there would be snow on the ground when the film unit arrived in November . |
| 14 | The symptoms of some women would improve after removal of the device whatever the underlying condition and it might be months or years later that recurrence of the symptoms would lead to diagnosis of endometriosis . |
| 15 | Well I think most of them will be within the two months of the wedding but there 'll be enquiries now perhaps for a wedding at Christmas or even next spring . |
| 16 | Fourth year pupils were the principal subjects of the study as they would be members of their school for a full school year and were likely to have a lower absentee rate than the fifth year . |
| 17 | In 1970 and 1971 the applicant association , representing the interests of the 300 existing licence holders , was assured by the town clerk that there would be consultation if an increase in the number of licensed vehicles was to be contemplated . |
| 18 | As I have already indicated , it is undoubtedly the case that there may be circumstances in which it is appropriate for a court to make an order for costs in a case relating to children . |
| 19 | Experience suggests , however , that attempting to tackle such problems sympathetically may be more likely to lead to an embittered and protracted dispute ( perhaps because it is seen as an admission that there may be doubt as to whether expulsion is really justified ) than acting decisively and impersonally , refusing to be drawn into arguments with the partner whose expulsion is sought . |
| 20 | I thought about letting it ring , but there was a faint hope that it might be Sally . |
| 21 | Though the incidence of Becker is only one tenth that of Duchenne muscular dystrophy , the three families who refused a biopsy did so on the grounds that while they accepted their son had a muscular dystrophy they preferred to live in the hope that it might be Becker and so chose not to complete the diagnostic process . |
| 22 | Whatever it was , he knew he would receive the truth now , however unpleasant , and was aware of nothing but thankfulness that it should be Abul Ismail here to tell him . |
| 23 | However , as his work was so similar and geographically near by , he suggested to the DOE that there should be contact and openly advertised his presence . |
| 24 | All we 're seeking is some explicit acknowledgement within the plan that there may be circumstances where this type of development will be appropriate . |
| 25 | However , as we said in the last chapter , it seems to be a condition for the strength and toughness of materials of this type that there should be planes of weakness parallel to the strongest direction . |
| 26 | Williams argues in this issue that there should be scope for a third verdict ( in addition to ‘ guilty ’ or ‘ not guilty ’ of abusing market power ) , where the market situation , though not the firms ' conduct , is not conducive to competition or economic efficiency , and on this basis is to be declared to be against the public interest . |
| 27 | From the family holiday in Tunisia , to come and stay with Jay — no question that they would be lovers ! |
| 28 | There is anxiety that there will be rationalisation and that some colleges and available classes in rural areas will cease to exist . |
| 29 | During this particular week , we 've had a number of speakers , guest speakers at the rostrum and there 'll be others that will follow the Reverend Jenkins to the rostrum but the working people of Durham and trade unionists and the miners in particular have very good cause to thank the Reverend David Jenkins . |
| 30 | Free market equilibrium will not equate marginal cost and marginal benefit and there will be scope for Pareto gains . |