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
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