Example sentences of "[modal v] be [conj] [adj] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when Saturdays come and the pressure is on you can see that some players are not as confident as they should be and that 's probably our main problem . ’ |
| 2 | That 's what they think ballet should be and that 's why I think , by and large , ballet is a dying art form . ’ |
| 3 | I agree with what has been put on the agenda of our last meeting and that should be and that should be and that is fate , you can not alter that unless you do something about it . |
| 4 | Considered against the proud advances made in the arts and sciences whereby humanity improves the quality of life on earth , the conclusion must be that this is a shameful situation . |
| 5 | Indeed by virtue of the fact that the clause will be seen as merely adding extra information the natural presumption must be that this is not the basis for " recognizability " . |
| 6 | The constructivist answer might be that this is behaviour guided by the input systems , with the added assumption that the behavioural expectation of resistance does not entail knowledge of continuing existence — of a continuing object of thought . |
| 7 | Clear as it might be that this was no time to continue old feuds with the shipowners , to lower one 's guard against them was too much to be expected . |
| 8 | I do n't know whether he 's going to that , he might be but this was , this , he was up sort of seeing , meeting all the Labour Party candidates for the north west . |
| 9 | It could be that this is a time marked by a dearth of characters , or that the smart people in rock are n't interested in self-projection but in obliterating themselves in noise . |
| 10 | If the feminist folklinguistic belief that women are less or differently logical than men is a matter of content , it could be that this is the sort of thing feminists have in mind . |
| 11 | so there 's all sorts of things this could be and that 's the one it is . |
| 12 | And it may be that that 's the way they work , I 'm not quite sure what you 're supposed to do on this one . |
| 13 | If someone has learned how to operate a word-processor or complete an accurate and intelligible technical drawing then it may be that these are skills he can build upon and will not have to relearn . |
| 14 | I 've found the increasing dogmatism and certainty that she 's right the most sinister thing about her because that so often goes with paranoid feelings , and it may be that this is one manifestation of that . |
| 15 | On the other hand , it may be that this is wishful thinking and that , in practical terms , the award of damages for illegality is incompatible with the theory of judicial review because it can not be reconciled with the idea that the ultimate decision must usually be left to the public authority . |
| 16 | It may be that this is the first post-modern war , not just because it 's ‘ screened ’ but because the consensus in the West for war appears to be reluctant . |
| 17 | It may be that this is affected by the accounting method used and this will be the main thrust of the Stirling study . |
| 18 | Indeed it may be that this is also a direct aid in setting tasks which have stepped differentiation within them . |
| 19 | It may be that this was done only where there was a public interest , but we have already seen that in the two areas in which trusts involved purely private interests , restitution of property and manumission , the remedies of cognitio were in any case adequate to secure specific performance . |
| 20 | Indeed it may be that this was ‘ the last straw ’ for W. |
| 21 | There is much to be said for an extension of the mental element in rape to cover this type of case , and it may be that this was the Committee 's intention . |
| 22 | This may be because both are ‘ National ’ libraries with copyright functions , as well as serving the needs of their students and researchers . |
| 23 | But it might also be happening where the Communist Party have provided some sort of secure physical presence and where if , as a result of past exploitation , there was a substantial degree of antagonism towards landlords which , it would be that that was carried out . |
| 24 | It would be if that was quite as true as , as you imply . |
| 25 | He certainly would be if this were a movie . |
| 26 | Apart from rumours , equities did little all day as investors waited to see how bad today 's trade figures would be and many were preoccupied with the underwriting of the water issue . |
| 27 | Apart from rumours , equities did little all day as investors waited to see how bad today 's trade figures would be and many were preoccupied with the underwriting of the water issue . |
| 28 | Because after you listen to the evidence will be that these are professional officers doing a very difficult job and members of the public , members of the jury create very dated job they have the one objective I 've told you about to protect members of the public from further harm from what they thought was an armed criminal on the run . |
| 29 | My main point will be that this is not a simple , package-deal question . |
| 30 | And er , I also hope that the , the Brummie magistrates whoever they are , are er , decent to you , I doubt if they will be if that 's any consolation , but er , whatever happens , let's hope it comes out good , and we 're delighted that you both survived . |