Example sentences of "[det] [modal v] be so [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why this should be so is not clear . |
| 2 | There have also been suggestions that local heroin ‘ epidemics ’ recur at intervals of 15–20 years , though why this should be so is not clear . |
| 3 | Why this should be so is worth pondering . |
| 4 | The implicit assumption as to why this should be so is that questions of law are for the ordinary courts . |
| 5 | In general , areas of tabular relief seem best suited to the preservation , if not to the formation , of incised meanders , e.g. the Mesozoic areas of the Paris Basin and the lower Wye gorge , although why this should be so is not certain . |
| 6 | That this should be so is not simply a matter of cognitive theory choice , but also a matter of the economic , political and culturalideological interests of theoreticians and practical actors in rich and poor countries . |
| 7 | That this should be so is not surprising . |
| 8 | That this should be so is not surprising . |
| 9 | That this should be so is not surprising , given changes in employment and demographic patterns . |
| 10 | When this will be so is unclear . |
| 11 | One reason why that will be so is that we have a coherent approach to Europe , not one that changes every weekend . |