Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] be [noun prp] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the greatest and most original clergy wit of all time must surely be Revd Sydney Smith ( 1771–1845 ) . |
| 2 | The most delightful volume must surely be Sir James M Barrie 's original autograph manuscript of Peter Pan . |
| 3 | Which might just be Alan Davies ' test for 1992 . |
| 4 | ‘ Do you know , Miss Hardbroom , it might just be Algernon Rowan-Webb . |
| 5 | Rizzo suggests that Parthenissa might also be Elizabeth Lisle Bowles , wife of the Brackley vicar [ Rizzo ] . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He looked as if he might well be Gordon Brunt . |
| 8 | It had simply never occurred to her that the young woman in a ski jacket with faded jeans tucked into her boots might actually be Hugo Varna 's daughter ! |
| 9 | It could only be Maria Luisa asking when Steve would be leaving . |
| 10 | Her first impression of the man she knew with a sinking feeling could only be Niall Grant was of strong , sun-tanned features which held her gaze as the blue eyes looked coolly into hers , and for the first time in her life her height , which at five feet eight inches had given her an advantage over a lot of men , suddenly seemed diminished . |
| 11 | This could only be Charlotte Feaver ; Charlotte the Scarlet , as Oscar called her . |
| 12 | When she could just be Lily Greene , on holiday in Paris . |
| 13 | If they ever appointed a patron saint of walking sticks , he 'd probably be Keith Cowie from Edgehill . |
| 14 | Another example could well be Peter Brooke who , though not having quite the same entrepreneurial approach , certainly had the business instincts and connections to build a significant position for Spencer Stuart in the UK , principally among the more traditional British organisations . |
| 15 | The most popular politician among the 40% of the city that is black may well be Mr Savage . |
| 16 | The women 's editor of the Tollemarche Advent , having found nothing about Ben MacLean in the office files , decided that the quickest source of information regarding Tollemarche 's first author would probably be Mr Pascall , the bookseller . |
| 17 | The first of the scientific staff to arrive would probably be Clifford Bradley , the Higher Scientific Officer in the Biology Department , scurrying through the hall as if he had no right to be there , with his anxious hunted eyes and that stupid , drooping moustache , so preoccupied that he hardly noticed their greeting . |
| 18 | Their number did not include Derek Turnbull for all that — outside of Hawick — his spiritual home as a rugby player would surely be New Zealand . |
| 19 | It will just be Paul McStay doing his best for his country . |
| 20 | And then he limps out of the door , because Dudley Moore will always be Dudley Moore . |
| 21 | To push him towards a record , Scott will be challenged by Mark Allen , six-times winner of the Nice Triathlon , plus Mike Pigg , Ken Glah and Scott Tinley , while the top European will probably be Rob Barel , from The Netherlands . |
| 22 | The one abiding image of this campaign will surely be Neil Kinnock on the pop concert stage at Sheffield , when he clutched the sides of the lectern with both hands . |