Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [adv] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inferences are systematic , they are decodable by different interpreters in the same way , and without most of them the exchange can not be understood ; most of them must therefore be part of what is communicated , in Grice 's strict sense of meant-nn . |
| 2 | Yours may well be toothache . ’ |
| 3 | I lo , I might even be Romeo . |
| 4 | United visit Villa Park , and Atkinson wistfully linked the past with the present when he said : ‘ If I 'd had Dean Saunders at United , we would have won the Championship and I might still be manager of Manchester United . ’ |
| 5 | " And one day perhaps I 'll even be mum to a boy child , like all of you . |
| 6 | That one day I 'll just be history , like the rest … |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I 'll best be orf , ’ she said coldly . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll still be Tony to most people . |
| 9 | My goodness , if I could only be God for a short time-even half a day ! — then I 'd be content to be St Peter for ever after ! " |
| 10 | ‘ I could hardly be Fairy Godmother , ’ joked Gayle . |
| 11 | I 'll tell you what I 'd rather be Intercity than Central Services in terms of the market we 've got . |
| 12 | ‘ If I knew my future and that I would never be No 1 I think I 'd tell myself to forget it . |
| 13 | ‘ I shall always be McAllister to you , I think . ’ |
| 14 | You and I will always be friends . ’ |
| 15 | I do n't think I can ever be friends with her again . ’ |
| 16 | You never know , some of the people who come to watch you may well be councillors … |
| 17 | if you living on a low income , you may also be ale to get help with the cost — see pages 8-9 for details . |
| 18 | You should never be party to making anyone else do anything they do n't want to . |
| 19 | Well you 'll soon be computer whizz kids eh ? |
| 20 | WIGAN boss John Monie has warned British rugby league : ‘ Get your act together or you 'll never be world champions . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ You 'll still be King of Ruritania in a year 's time . ’ |
| 22 | You 'll always be losers ! ’ |
| 23 | When she could just be Lily Greene , on holiday in Paris . |
| 24 | On the statement emphasising that she could still be Queen , he said : ‘ The situation is very volatile . |
| 25 | I do n't see how she could ever be Queen . |
| 26 | When she read those magazines , did she think she 'd ever be part of that world ? |
| 27 | It does take time to become familiar with all the features of the ORIGINAL shaping section but , with patience and practice , you could soon be knee deep in patterns for a whole variety of made to measure designer garments ! |
| 28 | That would be one less thing for him to worry about with regards to his mother , for she would still be mistress of the house , at least until the war was over , which might go on for a year , perhaps two . |
| 29 | If I succeed , you will still be Shah , If I fail , you can hang me and you will still be Shah . " |
| 30 | If I succeed , you will still be Shah , If I fail , you can hang me and you will still be Shah . " |