Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [be] [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Apart from anything else , I may be useful in practical ways .
2 I must ask those who are more familiar with the sciences to forgive me for any passages where they feel I might be guilty of over simplification .
3 I suppose the , the sort of things that made me think I might be suitable for social work have been coming from working with the young .
4 Er I was toying with the idea of getting out altogether out of the , I 'll be honest with double glazing .
5 I 'll be generous in other ways — I 'll even put my intentions in writing if that will help persuade you of my sincerity .
6 I believe I 've got to be very careful what I say because I could be subject to legal action , but I think this whole case is appalling .
7 It was simply that he had begun to fear we had arranged this with Flora : as if , in his mind , he could hear her saying , oh yes , what a splendid idea , I shall be bored with young Adam by Fez …
8 Apparently it means that while for most of the time I will behave normally I shall be prone to sudden ourbursts of rage and obscenity .
9 After all , I can be sensitive to other people 's feelings .
10 I want one of them might be nice for Natty .
11 If you have a Caribbean or African background you may be susceptible to high blood pressure and to diabetes , but less so to heart disease .
12 You may be subject to disciplinary action if the offence :
13 If you believe you may be entitled to special relief and have not completed a form please request one as soon as possible so that your entitlement may be assessed .
14 You may be full of bright ideas and good intentions now but not everyone will share your enthusiasm .
15 If you are elderly , you may be eligible for financial assistance to buy security equipment .
16 Match this with your income ( remember , you may be eligible for various family and welfare benefits ) and look at where your problems lie .
17 Apart from any safeguards built into your employment contract , you may be eligible for statutory rights not to be unfairly dismissed and to redundancy pay calculated on the basis of a formula reflecting your age , years of service and ( up to a point ) salary level .
18 You may be worried about other body fluids like spit or piss , but HIV is only ever found in these in very small amounts which are n't enough to be infectious .
19 You should be able to white on little furniture .
20 This means that you should be aware of different possible editions of the text .
21 While you are not entitled to recover twice the same amount of loss , it is conceivable that you might be eligible for full compensation in respect of both claims .
22 That 's what I 'd have been doing if I had been there so you 're not so different from me Peter , so you might have , you might be different in other ways John , but I 've got that weakness as well .
23 Under the direction of the Laboratory Senior Scientist you 'll be involved in chromotographic methods investigation , including the evaluation of innovative synthetic materials , often working in small individual projects .
24 You 'll be all to aware of the school 's financial circumstances and understand we are unable to afford replacement or repair .
25 on there and then you 'll be able to sorry Emma I did n't hear what you said .
26 Leave the SNP , you 'll be welcome with open arms into our ranks ’ . ’
27 You 'll be safe on Golden Girl , ’ he said .
28 After a couple of glasses I think you 'll be ready for round two . ’
29 From now on she could be grateful for small mercies and be content to take one step at a time .
30 Her own children sometimes suffered from their faults being castigated in their mother 's books , for , though tender towards young children and deeply understanding of their need for security , she could be severe towards social failings , such as discontent and ill temper in their elder siblings .
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