Example sentences of "it [modal v] [adv] be [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may just be reflected sunlight , but it has s sickly and unnatural look to it The Castle 's towers are clearly visible in the distance . |
| 2 | It must never be lost sight of that the objective of an R&D project is not only met the target performance specification but , equally importantly , to produce and prove a design that can be manufactured efficiently and exploited profitably . |
| 3 | It must never be lost sight of that the objective of an R&D project is not only to meet the target performance specification but , equally importantly , to produce and prove a design that can be manufactured efficiently and exploited profitably . |
| 4 | It might just be saving money ? |
| 5 | Some species are named after their collectors , so if our new species of Tyrannosaurus were collected by a Mr Jones it might eventually be christened Tyrannosaurus jonesi . |
| 6 | It could also be called ordeal by song , though the traditional and somewhat discordant songs sung by the trainers are said to have a soothing effect . |
| 7 | By all accounts , Elena was the architect of this meanness : it could hardly be called peasant hoarding , since she would not keep leftovers , but certainly discouraged even her husband from rare bouts of generosity to the staff . |
| 8 | ‘ A senior police officer and a police surgeon , both very pleasant and helpful , admitted that in their courting days they had indeed persevered and had sexual intercourse despite protests from the women they were with ; an actor asked in fascination how it could possibly be called rape if a woman had gone so far before protesting ; a dentist [ stated ] ‘ I have had it with dozens of women against their will . |
| 9 | I understand that if a bookshop were not registered for VAT it would still be charged VAT by its suppliers but would not be able to reclaim either through Customs & Excise or by passing the charge on to its customers and therefore would face very heavy pressure on margins . |
| 10 | It would then be adopting route 1 , as distinguished in 2.2 . |
| 11 | It will probably be passed alto to a small committee of the European Parliament , but the Parliament has already voted by a large majority in favour of a ban and a further reference may be deemed unnecessary . |
| 12 | Although craft activity in some form was carried on almost everywhere , whether it can properly be termed industry depends very much on the objective and scale of the undertaking . |
| 13 | The contents of the discussion were not revealed but it can safely be assumed Border made it clear he felt Marsh , dropped along with Mark Waugh , should have been spared , not least because of his loyal service . |