Example sentences of "[conj] it [modal v] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has to be an incredible amount of subtlety or it would be nonsense . ’ |
| 2 | Either Doctor Who would be drama , or it would be adventure . |
| 3 | It may be information or it may be components for incorporation in the contractor 's activities . |
| 4 | This may be a specialist unit trust company or it may be part of some other large financial grouping , a subsidiary of a retail or merchant bank for example . |
| 5 | Or it may be music , as in Mussorgsky 's composition which he entitled ‘ Pictures from an Exhibition ’ . |
| 6 | Or it may be childhood , as in the wonderful title story of her previous collection , ‘ On the Golden Porch ’ ( ‘ In the beginning was the garden . |
| 7 | When we are first trying to establish our values and standards in life , there are certain people , or it may be institutions , upon which we decide we have at all costs to rely . |
| 8 | Or it may be testimony relevant to the present conversation . |
| 9 | It may be motivation that proves inadequate or it may be investment . |
| 10 | It may take weeks , or it may be months . |
| 11 | It may take weeks , or it may be months . |
| 12 | Or it may be fungi and other microorganisms growing in humidifiers and being circulated with the air — typical symptoms in such cases are cough , tightness in the chest , fever , aches and pains , and general feelings of malaise . |
| 13 | Now that ail sound that A sound it 's usually either it 'll be A L E or it 'll be A I L. |
| 14 | Basically , we can not afford to leave anything lying around , not even for an instant , or it will be history . |
| 15 | It is sometimes a mild complaint , with occasional acute bouts — or it can be source of constant pain and discomfort . |
| 16 | Or it can be fear of a major loss , like health or even life itself , either for yourself or those you love . |
| 17 | Or it could be part of the training sessions , let's have what we were doing yesterday , skill drills , but you 've got to practice it and practice it , until eventually from those forty contacts using a ratio of ten to one , we get four appointments . |
| 18 | ‘ You do n't know who 's hiding in that snicket by the church — it could be the vicar or it could be Dracula , they look the same when it 's dark . |
| 19 | All you know is you took a bearing from A and it could be anywhere along here , could be quite close to it or it could be miles up over here . |
| 20 | Although it 'll be decades before the reactor can be made completely safe , experts say it 's unlikely that any more major damage will be caused . |
| 21 | Although it might be Wednesbury unreasonable or incompatible with statutory purposes for a rule to alter common law rights , this should be deduced from the words of the statute itself . |
| 22 | He had a superstitious premonition that it would be Ivor Newley . |
| 23 | Tom Williams , Labour Member for the constituency in which the colliery was situated , announced that it would be folly to continue the debate , and the dispute , perhaps not a very difficult one in any event , got itself settled . |
| 24 | I was wearing my engagement ring again , and I thought , innocently , that it would be protection from unwelcome advances . |
| 25 | He could not have foreseen that it would be Mozart , 24 years his junior , who would be dead before the year 's end . |
| 26 | He thought that it would be Tessa who 'd yell , so he 'd already put a hand across her mouth . |
| 27 | If we are talking about hypocrisy , let me say that it would be hypocrisy to suggest that we have the powers unilaterally to introduce a labelling directive to discriminate against foreign veal . |
| 28 | Stephen considered that it would be rape where a woman 's permission was ‘ extorted by force or fear of immediate bodily harm . ’ |
| 29 | By notice of appeal dated 26 February 1991 Mr. Pegg appealed against that refusal on the grounds that the Divisional Court had erred ( 1 ) in rejecting the proposition that it would be Wednesbury unreasonable for the Secretary of State to fix Mr. Pegg 's tariff ( as a person serving a mandatory term of life imprisonment ) by reference to a period of retribution and deterrence which was higher than that recommended by the judiciary ; ( 2 ) in rejecting submissions that the tariff procedure was in breach of procedural propriety in that the court considered itself bound by the wrong decision of Payne v. Lord Harris of Greenwich [ 1981 ] 1 W.L.R. 754 ; and ( 3 ) in rejecting submissions that the decision to refuse his petition should be quashed and viewing that the tariff belonged solely to the Secretary of State to determine . |
| 30 | The government has resisted pressure to introduce a tight licensing system , as operated in Norway and Northern Ireland , arguing that it would be unworkable. * The convention meeting was particularly critical of Greece 's environmental record , citing widespread damage as a result of uncontrolled tourism development . |