Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] be [adj] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most likely way in which a booking contract may be frustrated is through severe illness on the part of the guest . |
| 2 | A second group in whom this technique may be valuable is those in whom the number of stones or technical difficulties such as diverticuli , may expose the patient to a protracted procedure which even if successful may be detrimental for the patient — that is , the old and frail . |
| 3 | Millions of people work away from their desks , so the situations where such a computer may be appropriate are widespread . |
| 4 | For , according to Moore , to say that an action would be right is to say that the total results of doing it would be at least as good as would be those of doing any alternative . |
| 5 | Then f may now be written as the quadratic form of which the matrix is the leading minor of A of order b — 1 , and we may deduce , corresponding to ( 22 ) , unc Now , by putting unc we establish a similar result for unc and so on , so that finally we establish that unc From ( 21 ) it is clear that a necessary and sufficient condition that f shall be positive is that Di shall be positive , all i . |
| 6 | That he has been able to combine both ministries would be surprising were it not for the fact that he has worked as an active Socialist besides having a good track record in cultural affairs . |
| 7 | Specific areas of controversy where an SRO for pension funds would be useful are in disputes over investment strategies of funds , in fund surpluses , and in pension fund ‘ holidays ’ . |
| 8 | Your CIS agent will be pleased be supply you with the leaflet you require together with a personal quotation if you wish . |
| 9 | By July 1988 , when the House of Commons Energy Committee came to reassess the figures , it concluded that ‘ many of the critical assumptions that underlay the Inquiry Inspector 's view that Sizewell B will be economic are no longer tenable ’ . |
| 10 | Various formulations of in exactly what respect the statements should be clear are to be found in the Speech . |
| 11 | Deputy editor Matthew Symonds said the only way the move could be economic was if one of The Times 's rivals was forced out of business . |
| 12 | Finally , the requirement that a bystander should be terrified was qualified where the offence occurred in public , so that it was not necessary to prove either that a bystander was actually terrified , or even present , or even that a bystander was even likely to be present . |
| 13 | His proclamation that the moon might be habitable was bound to attract criticism from Aristotelian diehards such as Alexander Ross . |
| 14 | The idea that competition for audience share would be virtuous was thus an innovation . |
| 15 | Where DIY can be expensive is in the preparation of the meetings ' technical content . |
| 16 | Whether such a policy would be desirable is debatable , but certainly no society has been willing to divert the necessary resources to the police in order to come anywhere near such a policy . |
| 17 | But , as an exile friend says , threatening to throw himself in Chihana 's footsteps , ‘ It seems the only way the media will be interested is if something happens to someone else . ’ |
| 18 | The only way people can be safe is to assume they could be the thieves ' next target and do what they can to protect their horses . |
| 19 | Another romantic winner would be Numerate 's jockey , Tania Davis , the only lady riding in the National . |
| 20 | A second major subgroup for which plural anaphora may be appropriate is collections or sets introduced through descriptions which , in fact , identify the individual elements out of which the sets are formed . |
| 21 | The incident would be funny were it not that a similar stunt had been pulled in Kismayu , southern Somalia 's largest port , at the end of March . |
| 22 | The creative work to which his life will be devoted is the expression of a sensibility which makes it increasingly distasteful , and eventually impossible , to keep any one area of experience permanently apart from any other . |
| 23 | Anniversary date for the periodic charge The Government think it right as a corollary of the introduction of these reliefs , that the first anniversary date on which the periodic charge under paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Bill will be payable is the anniversary date next after 31st March 1980 . |
| 24 | However , when the Community will reach the third stage and whether the currency union will be well-founded are questions that will be largely resolved by what happens during the transition period . |
| 25 | THE case for believing the letter may be genuine is backed by several facts . |
| 26 | Some examples of situations in which comparison of number may be necessary are given below . |
| 27 | THE stubborn candidature of Mr John Browne for Winchester would be comic were it not also deceitful — he proclaims himself the Conservative in all his literature — and dangerous to the Tory interest in a desperately close election . |
| 28 | The reason why acquittal would be wrong is explained by my noble and learned friend , post , pp. 1110H — 1111A : |
| 29 | Despite the relief provided by a wide , bashful grin , Singleton 's arrogance would be unbearable were it not fuelled by righteous indignation and an urgent need to communicate . |
| 30 | The time at which these two factors must be present is when the statement is made . |