Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] be [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Ronni conceded as her chest continued to heave , ‘ I may be just a little out of breath . ’ |
| 2 | I may be only a lassie but I can assure you I 'm quite capable . ’ |
| 3 | Or I might be home a lot earlier than you think . |
| 4 | I 'll be here every morning in case you decide to come . " |
| 5 | I knew I was going to Stafford for a few days , but I do n't think , I 'll be there a fortnight . |
| 6 | I 'll be about an hour I reckon . |
| 7 | I had originally crossed the Atlantic thinking I would be away a few months , but the brief tour had stretched into years . |
| 8 | I will be both the tiger in your back garden and the dove of your green jungle ; Griselda under her disguise of ashes and ass 's skin in your back kitchen and the radiant princess who reveals her lineage at your high table . |
| 9 | He wo n't be on the stage all the time , he said , his will be just a little spot . |
| 10 | Of course , she may be simply an accomplice . |
| 11 | ‘ She may be just the person we need , ’ said David , glancing meaningfully at Juliet . |
| 12 | Occasionally , at the other extreme , he or she may be primarily an administrator . |
| 13 | To be associated with them you must be either a square-headed German or a bearded Bolshevik . |
| 14 | You must have SPR SSR Controller privilege to submit an SSR and you must be either the creator of the SSR or an ancestor of the creator . |
| 15 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option , but you must be either the manager of the package or an ascendant of that user . |
| 16 | Once again however , you must be either the user who installed the current version or have Manager privilege . |
| 17 | ‘ You must be over a hundred ! ’ |
| 18 | If so , you must be about a hundred years out of date . ’ |
| 19 | She must be quite a reader . |
| 20 | If she 's the lady I remember , she must be about a hundred now . ’ |
| 21 | From what you 've told me , your mother sounds as if she might be just the right person for the job . ’ |
| 22 | She also said she was sorry that she might be away a little longer than she had expected to be . |
| 23 | You might be just a wee bit too clever for your own good now . |
| 24 | You might be just a wee bit too clever for your own good now . |
| 25 | Then when you arrived , you might be there an hour , two hours . |
| 26 | Surely its relative , I mean two thousand pounds to you might be quite a lot of money , but to someone else , its , its not a big deal . |
| 27 | Let's assume you 'll be just a general-purpose chippie , doing jobs like building stud partition walls , laying floorboards and perhaps making fitted furniture using a lot of man-made boards . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'll be quite a good sort of person by the time you return from the Future , supposing you do return , of course , because I did n't like the sound of that spell , did you ? |
| 29 | Oh she 'll be like a little old woman , she 's , well she 's nine , I think she 's going on thirty nine , to listen to her |
| 30 | She 'll be there a couple of minutes before . |