Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [modal v] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supporters insist nothing would be lost other than a small car park and the steps leading up to the Prado 's ‘ Goya ’ entrance . |
| 2 | Things that upset them could be an uninvited intruder through the cat flap , a row with another cat , even the arrival of a new three-piece suite . |
| 3 | Andy has got a job to do and so have I. But if I lose he will be gutted for me at the end and if I lose I will be gutted for him . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You mean someone might be listening ! ’ |
| 5 | Oh I , I said that to you at the time Robert , I mean I 'll be honest and I saw that document and I nearly died and it 's the way they say it too |
| 6 | I mean I 'll be upset about our Whisky , 'cos we 're , I mean , we 've had a long time , although she 's not a pet pet , you know what I mean . |
| 7 | I mean I may be able to get some money from my parents a little bit |
| 8 | thing is I do n't think I can but er I mean I might be able to pop in for about half an hour . |
| 9 | they only need washing , I mean I might be wrong , they might have , they might have gone funny , but I doubt it they 've not been up there that long really only about two |
| 10 | I mean I might be wrong , I 'm . |
| 11 | Cos I do n't , I mean I might be really putting my foot in it but I do n't think Foxy likes him that much and he said that he 's basically he 's a it is his bark mu his bark is much worse than his bite . |
| 12 | Er well I 'm sixty-five you see , so I mean I would be in my forties would n't I you see . |
| 13 | Well like I said I think probably they 're really kicking themselves I mean I would be in their situation . |
| 14 | I mean it 's not er it 's not something that I would normally do , I mean I would be quite happy to chat to somebody probably for too long . |
| 15 | I mean I 'd be sacked otherwise . |
| 16 | I agree , its , its like those their lovely little things , do n't think of buying , it 's not very fair cos I mean , Mar , I mean I 'd be over the moon if someone bought me one of those bags . |
| 17 | I 'm quite scared erm I 'd be scar I mean I 'd be scared if I saw one but be interesting at the same time , I sort of want to and I sort of |
| 18 | I mean I should be finished in time for that weekend . |
| 19 | I mean I must be honest , I did not feel that frightened erm it was n't an acute pain that that I mean I mean one of the things that one has to realize , you can become a heart attack bore . |
| 20 | Erm again when I have bad days with these wrists they just give way , and this is not a mental thing at all , I mean I could be holding a , a glass or a cup in my hand or a , a , a dish of something for that matter , and the er the nerves just relax the muscle and out it goes , it 's n n I do n't know it 's going to happen , but it can happen . |
| 21 | No it 's alright there might be a way I mean I could be wrong , I could be wrong |
| 22 | No it 's alright there might be a way I mean I could be wrong , I could be wrong . |
| 23 | It 's odd I suppose because I mean I could be much happier to play a lot more if there was a subscription towards croquet . |
| 24 | I mean I could be wrong . |
| 25 | but he talks as if he , he was born in that country , I mean I could be really patriotic to Wales |
| 26 | I hope so , and if I can contribute something to that culture change I shall be glad to do so . |
| 27 | Any reports that readers send me will be treated with complete confidentiality . |
| 28 | Those who touch nothing will be left alone unless they join in any fight . |
| 29 | We say nothing could be further from the truth and indeed to get any if you read just one newspaper this morning we will say from that which you will actually see in the witness box . |
| 30 | I expect I shall be calling on you again . ’ |