Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] be [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lo , I might even be Romeo . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll still be Tony to most people . |
| 3 | My goodness , if I could only be God for a short time-even half a day ! — then I 'd be content to be St Peter for ever after ! " |
| 4 | I 'll tell you what I 'd rather be Intercity than Central Services in terms of the market we 've got . |
| 5 | ‘ I shall always be McAllister to you , I think . ’ |
| 6 | Which might just be Alan Davies ' test for 1992 . |
| 7 | Then she was in another bedroom which could only be Luke 's , and on the chest by the window lay the passport . |
| 8 | The company expects to sell via OEMs ( one of which will obviously be IBM ) , VARs and integrators as well as direct . |
| 9 | It is reported that in a large printing office in the city [ which can only be R. & R. Clark ] where there are about 100 females employed , more than 70 handed in notices to strike yesterday , while correspondingly large proportions of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike , failing a settlement . |
| 10 | When she could just be Lily Greene , on holiday in Paris . |
| 11 | Some he 'd learnt off the Frenchman — whose name is such a household name it escapes me — Marcel Marceau — and Jack Birkett ( now known as The Great Orlando ) was Harlequin , who could also be Columbine . |
| 12 | If I succeed , you will still be Shah , If I fail , you can hang me and you will still be Shah . " |
| 13 | If I succeed , you will still be Shah , If I fail , you can hang me and you will still be Shah . " |
| 14 | ‘ And you hush , too , McAllister — yes , you will always be McAllister to me , ’ he said . |
| 15 | In the long term there may even be Nicholson 's pubs appearing in the business centres of other cities . |
| 16 | ‘ And knowing John , there 'll probably be Jaffa cakes for later . ’ |
| 17 | What I 've got I 've already booked one this year for Paul in July , well that 's a waste of time now , so er at least one of them will be able to go on a ye yer you know there 'll be a , there 'll either be John |
| 18 | There is plenty of choice , starting with TSB in the high street , and there might even be NatWest . |
| 19 | Three of them would obviously be Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . |
| 20 | One of them would undoubtedly be Hunt 's physical condition . |
| 21 | It may well be Alan . |
| 22 | This tale is set in Antwerp , and the major difference between it and the Miller 's Tale is that the woman concerned is not a wife but a prostitute , who lives in Coperstraten ( apparently Merchant Street , although it has been suggested it should really be Coeperstraten , Cow Gate Street ) . |
| 23 | ‘ Do you know , Miss Hardbroom , it might just be Algernon Rowan-Webb . |
| 24 | It was some moments before it occurred to any of them that it might well be Chris or the tardy boy from the bistro , harmlessly appealing for admission to his promised evening of jollity and sustenance . |
| 25 | It might well be Miriam asking him to ask the Chancellor whether she should buy or sell . |
| 26 | It might even be Mr Ozal himself ( he has not ruled out the idea of standing ) , but one of his associates seems a likelier choice . |
| 27 | ‘ But I 've a nasty feeling , ’ she concluded dismally , ‘ that if you do find anything there , it 'll just be Alex 's body . ’ |
| 28 | Er well it 'll soon be Liz 's birthday . |
| 29 | 10% discount on stuff in the shop ( not shirts and the stuff you really want to buy , if last season is anything to go by — it 'll probably be Cantona keyrings and suchlike ) |
| 30 | But the thing you wo n't like it , it 'll probably be John there . |