Example sentences of "this [modal v] [be] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unluckily , this may be of little help to the reader if the pictures illustrated are used as mere decoration , and not the subject of critical discussion . |
| 2 | This may be of some value , but the plan should be made to work harder . |
| 3 | I hope this may be of some use , and look forward to reading more on the subject in future editions . |
| 4 | Why this should be of such importance in the minds of you and me , and all the others from the world of the nineteen-forties I do not know . |
| 5 | It was long believed that remarriage and the prospects of remarriage must be taken into account when considering a widower 's claim but this must be in some doubt following the wide interpretation given to s4 of the Act in Stanley v Siddique [ 1992 ] 1 QB 1 : see Kemp & Kemp ( Sweet & Maxwell ) 22 – 004 et seq . |
| 6 | This could be for many reasons : for example the database does not contain a good example of that particular form of letter , or the character may have been badly written . |
| 7 | This could be in some cases because the prosecutor ( often a trading standards officer ) does not always suggest it and , in other cases , because magistrates tend to refuse if the defendant disputes the fact , or the amount , of the victim 's loss . |
| 8 | This would be of little significance if the Chronicle in question were not the only source to record some important episodes . |
| 9 | But this would be beyond all bounds . |
| 10 | So now that 's about all I have on these two missions for you and I hope this will be of some help and er be only too glad to hear from you . |