Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have no axe to grind and it may be that the scheme would pose no hazard , in which case I would be happy to say so publicly , ’ he said , ‘ But if I learn that the route would expose local populations to field strengths greater than two milliGauss I will say it is potentially hazardous and will support my statement with a good deal of scientific information . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ In such a case I must be satisfied , ’ he said blandly . |
| 3 | Erm and anybody who tells me that they 're gon na get one and arrives by train at the course whatever their excuse I would be suspicious . |
| 4 | Thank you chairman I will be brief , Peter Davies North Yorkshire . |
| 5 | M. I 'd be interested . |
| 6 | Aye just , if the two of yous get me up on the settee I 'll be alright , me and her ah ah ah ah ! |
| 7 | In lieu of an official response I shall be pleased to enlighten him . |
| 8 | This is probably the only letter of this kind I shall be able to write to you , as we shall not be able to use the Embassy as our post-box after leaving Peking . |
| 9 | ‘ Shut up , stupid , of course I 'll be careful . |
| 10 | ‘ In that case , yes , of course I shall be happy to join you . ’ |
| 11 | Under Chambers 's auspices I 've prepared a questionnaire on ( intermediate ) learners ' dictionaries , along with a piece of sample text and a batch of parallel extracts from four other publishers ' dictionaries of about the same level , and I 'd be ever so grateful if I could send you about 10 of these sets to distribute amongst fellow teachers and some of the students , as you think fit ; and of course I 'd be pleased if you 'd answer one yourself . |
| 12 | Of course I 'd be agreeable , more than agreeable . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Why , of course I 'd be willing to buy lots of mistletoe , ’ Anne 's father told them when Christine put the important question to him . |
| 14 | ‘ Of course I 'd be glad , ’ said Lydia . |
| 15 | But clearly it it 's quite an important point so er so of course I 'd be interested to hear the county council 's view on on the point raised . |
| 16 | ‘ Of course I can be wrong , ’ said Penry , a pulse throbbing at the corner of his mouth . |
| 17 | Of course I could be wrong ; I 'm not well up in these things . ’ |
| 18 | Of course I could be wrong I suppose . ’ |
| 19 | With luck I may be able to sleep tonight , without dreaming , without lying awake in sweating fear , listening to the sounds creeping up the house . |
| 20 | I 'm just on my way back to the hotel and with luck I 'll be able to get a flight tonight . |
| 21 | With a bit of luck I 'll be able to get some good shots from the top deck before we sail . ’ |
| 22 | He also mentioned that when the guitar reaches full production level , a care kit will be included with each one — which comes as something of a relief , because at present I would be nervous about approaching this instrument even with something as seemingly innocuous as furniture polish . |
| 23 | Get a few more days after Easter I 'll be alright . |
| 24 | I did not want any stranger thinking I could be keen on anything my sister was stupid enough to find interesting . |
| 25 | Keep on the football I shall be alright . |
| 26 | In future I 'll be unpredictable on Thursdays . ’ |
| 27 | Trained mind I might be supposed to have , but this did not stop me from losing my clothing coupons . |
| 28 | They do n't seem to be interested in making money , they seem to be interested in spending it to my mind I could be wrong you know |
| 29 | ‘ If I could just go back to my seat I 'll be okay . |
| 30 | If readers have any knowledge of good practice , or are undertaking similar research I would be glad to hear . |