Example sentences of "[modal v] be [adj] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , the requirement that a bystander should be terrified was qualified where the offence occurred in public , so that it was not necessary to prove either that a bystander was actually terrified , or even present , or even that a bystander was even likely to be present . |
| 2 | Ltd. v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha [ 1962 ] , in which it was held that a term implied in a hire contract for a ship that it must be seaworthy was such an innominate term . |
| 3 | His proclamation that the moon might be habitable was bound to attract criticism from Aristotelian diehards such as Alexander Ross . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , the perception that this might be desirable was reborn , whether for good or for ill , among the twelfth-century rulers of France . |
| 5 | Consensus was assumed ; the possibility that ‘ good practice ’ might be problematic was not . |
| 6 | Deputy editor Matthew Symonds said the only way the move could be economic was if one of The Times 's rivals was forced out of business . |
| 7 | Stone was quarried there seven days a week , he said , and the only way the tarmacadam plant could be competitive was by having the flexibility to work on Sundays when necessary . |
| 8 | The idea that competition for audience share would be virtuous was thus an innovation . |
| 9 | Phil 's discovery of Laura 's need to believe she had decided whether or not a new idea would be successful was an essential prerequisite for anyone who wanted a good working relationship with her . |