Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is n't it possible that the informant deliberately told the kidnappers I would be there , knowing what the consequences were likely to be ? ’ |
| 2 | In the latter case I would be more likely to give you options and a reason , by saying : ‘ Would you mind moving slightly . |
| 3 | ‘ I have no axe to grind and it may be that the scheme would pose no hazard , in which case I would be happy to say so publicly , ’ he said , ‘ But if I learn that the route would expose local populations to field strengths greater than two milliGauss I will say it is potentially hazardous and will support my statement with a good deal of scientific information . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I wonder if we should take out an insurance policy , just in case I might be expecting twins … ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The good thing is that both boys have had full medicals since we moved to America and the predicted height for both is in the region of 6′2″ to 6′ 3″ , in which case I 'll be very thankful because they 'll be too big for competitive racing . |
| 6 | Scholarship [ Wissenschaft ] , art and philosophy are now growing together inside me so much that in any case I 'll be giving birth to centaurs one day . |
| 7 | ‘ In such a case I must be satisfied , ’ he said blandly . |
| 8 | Consequently , this is the direction I will be taking in Part Two . |
| 9 | ‘ I guess when I show up for the Majors I 'll be a little more popular . |
| 10 | Erm and anybody who tells me that they 're gon na get one and arrives by train at the course whatever their excuse I would be suspicious . |
| 11 | ‘ As chairman I shall be working to ensure that the business voice is clearly heard in any discussions on any issue affecting the economic well being of this area , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Thank you chairman I will be brief , Peter Davies North Yorkshire . |
| 13 | M. I 'd be interested . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm worried , quite frankly , about the responsibility I might be taking on . ’ |
| 15 | One of the features of that day will be a series of mini- lecturers on just about every conceivable subject , and during the next few Ideas In Action programmes I shall be talking to some of the lecturers about their topics , hopefully whetting your appetites sufficiently to want to join us on that day to hear more . |
| 16 | Before Christ 's mass I will be gone , back into the world . |
| 17 | even though for the next little bit I 'll be seeing her myself as well , but , somebody has to go , only an added incentive so , so is n't it ? |
| 18 | Aye just , if the two of yous get me up on the settee I 'll be alright , me and her ah ah ah ah ! |
| 19 | In a few hours I would be flown into a different culture , a different climate , with different people . |
| 20 | I could n't wait to zoom off towards the seacat to go to France , but in 5 hours I would be . |
| 21 | ‘ We need to discuss the hours I shall be here , ’ he intervened smoothly , and there was a hint of amusement in his cool grey eyes . |
| 22 | Every attack was accompanied by the certain knowledge that within a couple of hours I 'd be under the knife . |
| 23 | If I stood on a street corner somewhere , someone could slip me a small packet in exchange for a fiver and in a few hours I 'd be slumped on the floor of a public toilet : a Drug Statistic . |
| 24 | I forgot my circumstances talking to her , that I no longer had power to help , that in a few hours I 'd be gone , and I said , ‘ Of course I 'd love to visit you , I 'd be honoured . |
| 25 | As I am unable to call to discuss these with you in person during bank opening hours I should be grateful for a reply in writing which I can present to the Council at their next meeting on 2 April 1992 . |
| 26 | ‘ In only three hours I will be delivering the most difficult speech of my life . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm a born-again Christian myself and if she is a born-again Christian I will be spending eternity with Anna Moore . |
| 28 | There is a danger of treating a historical phenomenon ( the lyric poem ) as sui generis , and that may restrict any absolute definition of the kind of text I shall be examining . |
| 29 | In lieu of an official response I shall be pleased to enlighten him . |
| 30 | This is probably the only letter of this kind I shall be able to write to you , as we shall not be able to use the Embassy as our post-box after leaving Peking . |