Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A newly arrived unskilled Mediterranean worker living in a run-down neighbourhood in a Scandinavian city is more likely to feel , and appear , in some significant ways more socially incompetent that a middle-class , professional native living in the suburbs : even though the boundaries for each may be comparable in kind and number , for the skilled and socialised native the boundaries be relatively more open than for the unskilled and unsocialised gästarbetare . |
| 2 | Moreover , comets may be less dense than the 1gcm -3 value chosen here ; values as low as m 0.3gcm -3 may be possible . |
| 3 | The woman may think she is no longer desired but neither may be able to discuss what is happening . |
| 4 | Neither may be prepared to give ground and the ferret , since it is unable to pass around the rabbit immediately in front of it , can do nothing . |
| 5 | There are two distinct phases to an acquisition assignment and MAS may be involved in either phase or , ideally , in both phases ; these are : — |
| 6 | Where any actual bodily harm is occasioned section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 may be appropriate ( see offence 6 ante ) . |
| 7 | Well , that may be good enough for other girls , but not for her . |
| 8 | Clause four declared that the objective of the party was ‘ to secure for the producers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry , and the most equitable distribution thereof that may be possible , upon the basis of the common ownership of the means of production and the best obtainable system of popular administration and control of each industry and service ’ . |
| 9 | There is a lot of cellular activity , that may be relevant to behaviour , that does not get translated into action potentials . |
| 10 | I believe that he was made a partner as soon as he had finished his degree — but that may be pure conjecture on my part . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ That may be pure coincidence , of course , and I may be a sceptic . ’ |
| 12 | That may be undesirable . |
| 13 | Historically , that may be correct ; but having , where applicable , overlaid and replaced the common law principles , whatever those principles may be , they become neutral in their effect when the development of those principles is considered by the courts . |
| 14 | That may be over-optimistic . |
| 15 | I think it w it can get a little bit over elaborated and I think that may be well fear of the C C Q or fear of the buyer 's guide but it , it should n't cause any problems in the real world and I think the more you do then you 'll realize that er they 're not gon na say oh my goodness me stop , leave now , I must speak to an independent financial adviser . |
| 16 | That may be unnecessary if the in-house service runs efficiently . ’ |
| 17 | . Can I just ask the other question perhaps which is relevant when people do make a contribution if they actually identify themselves so that may be useful if actually know who people are representing themselves or representing an organisation . |
| 18 | Because just as I was saying , that Freud 's view was that , okay , there 's the id and that may be Hobbesian , but there 's also the ego , which if you like is , is more kind of Rousseauness it 's pro-social , and therefore I would say Freud is not a pessimistic , or an optimistic social thinker , but something in between . |
| 19 | ‘ I think that may be right . |
| 20 | ‘ I think that may be right , ’ Emily said . |
| 21 | Erm that may be fine in America but we did n't think it was particularly relevant to this country although there 's nothing to stop anyone patrolling if they want to but we do n't particularly advise it . |
| 22 | Are there any sectors where that may be acceptable or unacceptable ? |
| 23 | Why not appoint him or her ? that may be sensible , the younger you are , the more sensible it is . |
| 24 | One , one of the things that I think will be in value to you , once the systems in place , is to have some standard agenda items for the quality committee meeting and that may be sensible as being one of them . |
| 25 | That may be true in general , but the other side of the coin is that Britain expects change in return , and puts on tremendous pressure to get that change , ’ one official said . |
| 26 | That may be true , but in 1987 hostile interviews with Neil Kinnock trying to explain his party 's defence policy counted as part of the Labour Party 's coverage . |
| 27 | It has often been said that he did not really have any very clear idea of what he wanted from his Council ; and as far as content goes , that may be true . |
| 28 | All of that may be true of various couplets of Hebrew poetry , but it is quite other than what is being urged in this paper . |
| 29 | ‘ That may be true , but I ca n't stop myself admiring her . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ That may be true , ’ says Howard , looking away with tragic restraint . |