Example sentences of "[be] [conj] i [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember Ma Christie , our Norwegian Pathfinder , who wondered at how his crew just happened to appear as though from some mystique of chance ; how Middleton said in effect " my crew is the best in the Command … leave them be or I return to the Main Force " . |
| 2 | ‘ The most obvious thing in mine may be that I like to work with numbers , but if I 've an urge to be an innovator too , I probably wo n't make a successful auditor . |
| 3 | ‘ It could be that I 've simply never felt strongly enough about anyone , ’ she cut in , instantly wishing the words unsaid as she realised how much they revealed about her feelings for him . |
| 4 | The behaviourists ' answer would be that I have in the past been reinforced by coffee when I have gone to C , but not when I have gone to B. This could well be correct . |
| 5 | ‘ It could be that I have had some new shafts put in my clubs ’ , Woosnam pondered , ‘ and they are too stiff . |
| 6 | All the events recorded in this book took place more than forty years ago and memories are apt to play tricks on us , so it may be that I have made a few mistakes . |
| 7 | It could well be that I have prejudices about what makes a decent DTP system , but I tried to outline and then to justify them as part of the review . |
| 8 | ‘ It may be that I have seen this place . |
| 9 | ‘ I imagine so ; there was certainly a big turnover … perhaps the answer to that question ought to be that I do not know . |
| 10 | It may be that I find a situation hard to manage because I am apparently unable to prevent myself from reacting with paralysing anger when spoken to in this way . |
| 11 | I 'm more than willing to carve my own career — I 'm raring to go , at least I shall be if I get my degree and if I can shake off this horrible mononucleosis , as Dr Newne pompously insists on calling it ! |
| 12 | You soon will be if I have any of your insolence . |
| 13 | ‘ I agree , ’ he said , to her surprise , ‘ but until the baby is safely born she needs Garry at her side , and that 's where he 'll be if I have anything to do with it . ’ |
| 14 | I will be if I have the strength . |
| 15 | And I you know should be and I hope am alerting you to areas where er you know we are falling short . |
| 16 | But without your support and your demonstrations and support from whites in other countries with the rugby demonstrations , the cricket , with all aspects that you 've done , you 've also contributed to making it easier for us to be the kind of people we would like to be and I hope in that way we therefore do share as a family and then try and create one world . |
| 17 | We try and make everything as good as it can be and I write guitar lines that will be heard . |
| 18 | This can mean that a subscriber can be charged far more than he should be and I gather that some regions even add in the hours that trainee engineers work as well . |
| 19 | It should n't be and I think it 's a very sad reflection on the human race that it often is . ’ |
| 20 | It 's called the unitary authority the new one would be and I think suggestion is that the city would go separate as opposed to the county . |
| 21 | There is a large area of new build around where the southern fire station will be and I do say will be because it will be . |
| 22 | It could be and I do n't want to preempt any discussion that would take place , but it could be a solution er from the Hatfield site could be found in the same way as a solution was found by er Sunderland Council and er Cleveland County Council over the shipyards in er in Sunderland . |
| 23 | As for what subject , I 'm not sure what it 's gon na be cos I 've got ta pass in the |
| 24 | But I do n't know what it 'll be until I begin work . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ And it wo n't be until I say so . ’ |
| 26 | Might be but I doubt it so no it 's not John Major but it was a good thought Terry . |
| 27 | Sir Denis he may be but I fancy the measures being poured in the big rooms have been even more liberal ( small ‘ l ’ , of course ) than before . |
| 28 | ‘ It may be but I intend to eat first . |
| 29 | but then her excuse would be but I mean he ca n't be on shift |
| 30 | It could be but I think that the question is asking is , in Plato 's view , do each of us have an equal chance of performing this transcendence , or in view do we each have an equal chance of performing this transcendence ? |