Example sentences of "[adv] be [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem of thinking we are attaching the same meaning to a word or action when we may not be can be appreciated humorously . |
| 2 | Just how petty , greedy and self-interested others really are will be made perfectly clear to you during the next few days and your reaction to them may well be to decide to turn off the charm and the money supply forthwith . |
| 3 | Young single parents who have themselves learned by bitter experience what a limitation young parenthood can often be should be used imaginatively in schools to get this message across . |
| 4 | The strawberry can be a bit , you know , can really be could be like thaw |
| 5 | Human logic says that if in fact we are all made from the ashes of long-dead stars , then everything which now is should be ultimately related to what first was . |
| 6 | Aye yeah that 's that that that I mean I 've went to that doctor and and it 's like a doctor 's surgery surely is should be sacrament yo you should n't , know what I mean ? |
| 7 | It seems clear that today 's will be the closest election since February , 1974 . |
| 8 | Sometimes is will be no and the salesperson will have been rejected . |
| 9 | Er oh yes , I got married in nineteen thirty five and er my er take-home pay then was would be round about three pound a week , which was a good wage , in those days . |
| 10 | It is extraordinary that the Labour party consistently complains about resources and other matters yet is not prepared to point the finger where is should be pointed — at the performance of Labour-controlled local education authorities , as evidenced in staying-on rates and examination results . |