Example sentences of "be [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | He supposed that she had to be somewhere and he reminded himself that they were n't supposed to be together so what did it matter , but still he kept catching himself scanning the crowd for her . |
2 | Slalom is meant to be fun ; it fails to be so if we take it all too seriously . |
3 | And I have no doubt that it wo n't be long before we see him in a Bearcat . |
4 | It won' be long before it finishes it 's only |
5 | ‘ Then it wo n't be long before you wish you had , ’ he answered , turning his back on her . |
6 | I had heard about the Dog Man before on my week-long journey from Kirk Yetholm towards Edale — travellers going north had told me as I journeyed south at first that the Dog Man was only three days ahead of me , then two days ahead of me , and then the final group of walkers had told me that it would n't be long before I caught him up . |
7 | Well he wo n't be long unless he sees anybody to talk to . |
8 | I am sure it will not be long until they get their seat back . ’ |
9 | ‘ I checked with Betty this morning as to whether you 'd be in and she said you were making one of your special cakes , so I guessed you would ask the girls up to tea . |
10 | A lot I think cos this this bit 's a quarter is n't it and we 'd get that 'd be enough if we cut it into quarters how many quarters would we get ? |
11 | ‘ Would it be enough if you had someone to hold during the long , cold nights ? ’ |
12 | ‘ Would it be enough if you had someone to laugh with ? |
13 | Soon her ordeal would be over and she vowed it was the first and last time she would act as model . |
14 | She said she 'd be outside if they needed her . |
15 | ‘ Then it would obviously be best if I leave you on your own until you 're in a more reasonable mood , ’ he said , walking towards the door . |
16 | ‘ Perhaps it would be best if you told me what duties I might be expected to perform . ’ |
17 | ‘ If you come across Amy , I think it would be best if you put her in touch with me rather than trying anything on your own . ’ |
18 | Perhaps it would be best if you left me at the cottage and went back to London . |
19 | ‘ Although now , I think , it would be best if you called me ‘ Nicolo ’ , yes ? |
20 | Act absolutely normally , and with a bit of luck she 'll be home before you know it . ’ |
21 | Young Paul happened to be home when she mentioned it , and looked up over his spectacles . |
22 | How long ago would it be now that you had it all done ? |
23 | About what Margrida d'Arcos 's opinion of her might be now that she knew she had indulged in apparently frivolous love with her son . |
24 | But they , of course they may be now cos we booked them back in Feb |
25 | You 'll be out before you know it . ’ |
26 | ‘ We 'll be back when you see us . |
27 | No matter how certain he might be immediately before he closed his eyes that there was plenty of space in front of him , no matter how positive he was as he walked with eyes closed that he was n't veering off to one side and there was tarmac under his feet rather than grass , he still found it very hard , almost impossible , to walk more than about twenty paces with his eyes closed . |
28 | He did not want to be around when they told him ; he had enough to do without becoming involved in a domestic squabble . |
29 | ‘ And that means I shall have to live longer to be around when he needs me . ’ |
30 | Yeah , no it would n't be tomorrow because I think my mum 's working so |