Example sentences of "but it [modal v] be some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A post mortem on the body found yesterday has already been carried out , but it may be some time before it 's formally identified . |
| 2 | But it may be some time before shoppers confidence is restored . |
| 3 | The company said that complex negotiations were proceeding quickly but it would be some time before there was progress to report . |
| 4 | If they were uninhabited , they would be settled of course , but it would be some time before the Kha-Khan 's tenth was repaid . |
| 5 | The small group of diplomats — the first foreign envoys in the republic — arrived two weeks ago , but it will be some time before their presence is felt . |
| 6 | But it will be some time before these come to fruition and the results known . |
| 7 | An inquest will be opened shortly to formally identify the dead man but it will be some weeks before the police accident investigation unit is able to offer a complete explanation for the crash . |
| 8 | No new date has been set , but it will be some months after the children have moved into the new school . |
| 9 | I know how good he is , but it will be some pressure cauldron next Wednesday evening at Windsor and I think Jack will go with the players who have done the job for him before , and once this trial is over and we have qualified : - ) he will experiment and experiment and experiment to his hearts content . |