Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just how petty , greedy and self-interested others really are will be made perfectly clear to you during the next few days and your reaction to them may well be to decide to turn off the charm and the money supply forthwith . |
| 2 | The industrialists of the water-power age , out in the open country , had put up houses for their workpeople — as at Cromford , Mellor and Styal , where many of them may still be seen — which were , in Professor Ashton 's words , ‘ not wanting in amenity and comfort ’ and even possessed a certain quality of design and proportion . |
| 3 | The fact that the claim is made in third party proceedings in the context of a denial by the third defendant that he has conspired against the plaintiffs or defrauded them must not be allowed to conceal the fact that the claim for contribution from the third party necessarily asserts the contrary , albeit on a contingent basis . |
| 4 | Greece and Turkey will be asked to accept that the border between them must not be changed by force , and to agree to a set of ‘ confidence-building measures ’ — pull-backs from the border , inspectors on the ground , aerial reconnaissance — to help them trust each other . |
| 5 | Rags and dusters with polish , window-cleaning liquid or white spirit on them should also be removed . |
| 6 | In Sweden , it is claimed that nearly 10,000 lakes have such high concentrations of mercury that any fish caught in them should not be eaten . |
| 7 | The fact that ECGD may have instructed them should not be taken as an endorsement of their expertise , official or otherwise . |
| 8 | G. R.Shepherd , the Labour National Agent , wrote to local Labour Parties in March 1939 , warning them against close liaison with the Club : Since groups of the Left Book Club are not entitled to affiliation with constituency parties , joint political activities with them should not be entered into , especially when these are in the direction of a so-called " Popular Front " with any other political party . |
| 9 | Every Home has its own way of doing things , and yours may not be run exactly along these lines . |
| 10 | Perhaps I may also be permitted to use some of your space to assure your readers that the arrival of Triassic and Lilla for our Summer Gala ( June 20th/21st ) was not intended to be in any way the last minute and the locomotives arrived just two days before the event , so we preferred not to advertise them in advance so as to avoid disappointment . |
| 11 | I may well be addressing a future Inquisitor — ’ |
| 12 | Just across the street from here , I think — although after so long I may well be mistaken . |
| 13 | Patting the chair beside him , he told Daisy , ‘ If Perdita gets the scholarship , Sukey and I may well be going out to New Zealand at the same time to buy some ponies , so we can keep an eye on her . ’ |
| 14 | My meadow , which I may well be contemplating with pleasure even as you read this , is a delight . |
| 15 | ‘ It may not arise because I may not be staying . ’ |
| 16 | Sub-text : ‘ I have to convey my message , which is more important than yours ( and I may not be listening to you ) . ’ |
| 17 | It 's just possible Mr Deputy Speaker , it 's just possible I may not be selected for all kinds of reasons but if I was selected it might at least give the people of that lovely part of the world the chance of having the referendum they never had over Maastricht because of the shameful way in which the Labour party was not willing to allow the people to have their say on that vital issue . |
| 18 | I have begun to sense that , despite the touching and the ‘ precious boy ’ , I may not be headed for the Dark where the soft , fat spiders watch and wait . |
| 19 | ‘ I may not be screwing Lucy , ’ said Jay coldly . |
| 20 | ‘ I may not be allowed to stay here , ’ the woman said . |
| 21 | The expansiveness came to an end in the middle of 1940 , when he demanded better terms for Cotton Town than had been offered : ‘ The first book did well for you ( for me too , I readily admit ) , and since I may soon be called up , and have a wife and child to support , I should like to leave them as well provided for as possible . ’ |
| 22 | In choosing my own path I recognized that I may indeed be isolated , lonely and rejected by my family in a racist , sexist , homophobic country . |
| 23 | My doctor tells me that leg of his must still be hurting like the devil . |
| 24 | How should indexicals be accommodated , so that the notion of logical consequence , as it applies for example to the inference from ( 14 ) to ( 15 ) , can also be applied to the inference from ( 16 ) to ( 17 ) ? ( 14 ) John Henry McTavitty is six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds ( 15 ) John Henry McTavitty is six feet tall ( 16 ) I am six feet tall and weigh 200 pounds ( 17 ) I am six feet tall Clearly , in order for ( 17 ) to be a valid inference from ( 16 ) , the referent of I must somehow be fixed — the inference does n't follow if ( 16 ) and ( 17 ) are said by different speakers . |
| 25 | I 'd seen two wonderful prints earlier : an American artist called Carol Grigg , not expensive , but I must n't be tempted . |
| 26 | Right , now I must n't be seen to be indicating in any way that er you do n't have to bother with it all , because they too put all out some excellent er booklets , brochures I 've got two thick pads of them which I 'll let you circulate . |
| 27 | Well you better erm no no no I must n't be seen to encourage that sort of thing . |
| 28 | I must n't be caught doing it |
| 29 | I must not be misunderstood . |
| 30 | Yet I must not be understood to rely on any so-called growth dividend . |