Example sentences of "be [conj] [pron] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as for yourself , you too should try talking to a friend or relative whom you trust — the chances are that they may already have realised that things are going badly . |
| 2 | It is an interesting activity , so the chances are that they will quickly forget about the camcorder and behave naturally . |
| 3 | The implications of this for employment are that we would still expect to see large-scale manufacturing in developed countries , absorbing substantial amounts of labour ( though this labour would be involved in knowledge work rather than metal-bashing ) ; and we would expect to see more labour employed again in small firms producing semi-custom-made products or services using machinery produced by the large companies . |
| 4 | Then they leave them there , in among her own kittens , and when she returns the chances are that she will calmly lie down and let all the kittens feed from her without examining them in detail . |
| 5 | If your husband retires on a Friday , it is unrealistic to think that your great new life together will take off with a flourish the following Monday ; but the good news is that if you can think in terms of allowing yourselves time to renegotiate the way you live together , the chances are that you will both have adjusted to the new situation within about two years . |
| 6 | Try to interest him or her in what you have to say and the chances are that you will also interest the audience . |
| 7 | It horrified her to think how foolish she had been and she could only excuse herself on the grounds that she had suffered some kind of fit . |
| 8 | Yeah a lot of people do that , they , I mean , go on the train shopping do n't they , I know a lot of people who are and I would rather sit ten minutes or twenty minutes . |
| 9 | I may tell lies all my life if it 's expedient but I must know them for what they are and I must never tell them to myself . |
| 10 | Now you 're obviously I mean most people are but you can obviously understand better think better if they 're more practical |
| 11 | But it does not matter Elsie how far away you are because I will always love you . |
| 12 | But then you you also have to evaluate what what your priorities are because you can only go to so many people for funding ca n't you . |
| 13 | It 's not that good , cos it 's either Final Fight you have to be or you can only pick out of and or it 's Final Fight guy where you can only be or Guy . |
| 14 | The consequence will be that they will actually become so . |
| 15 | I think it may be it may be that they could perhaps get more money if the local parties affiliated separately but |
| 16 | Would not the simplest advice to the British public be that they should always buy British beef , pork and veal ? |
| 17 | At the moment , it does n't seem to be working and it may be that we can never return this owl to the wild — it certainly would n't survive as it is . |
| 18 | It may be that we can only find true humility through humiliation . |
| 19 | The reason for this must be that one can hardly cause an explosion without realizing that one is about to do so , and that explosions usually create danger and must be known to do so , unless they are carefully controlled in an area away from members of the public . |
| 20 | When she had tired of her games she would take wing and fly away , and even if she stayed , how likely would it be that she could ever settle down as that poor doctor 's wife ? |
| 21 | It is rather like feeling that the dark companion of Sirius is somehow less certainly known because we infer its presence from its gravitational effect upon the Dog Star than it would be if we could actually see it — as if gravity were somehow less real than light . |
| 22 | The best feeling would be if I could just dismiss everyone else from my mind . |
| 23 | She just lay thinking how wonderful it would be if she could actually make Pete notice her . |
| 24 | ‘ But what looks good might not be and we can only speculate . |
| 25 | So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too . |
| 26 | Indeed , the only question seemed to be whether he should even bother to make a move , or just let her do everything for him . |
| 27 | The main argument seems to be whether he could morally take up the titles of Head of the Church of England and Defender of the Faith . |
| 28 | I mean it was what , what and if you go through all the papers you can see that , that Robert Maxwell really saw that self regulation erm legislation being that he could finally get control through an investment management company of his pension funds . |
| 29 | I do n't think my customer 's although you 'll probably hear all the bits in between . |
| 30 | Yes , it 's that we can never over-emphasise the importance of being cost competitive . |