Example sentences of "[subord] it [modal v] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it 'll be decades before the reactor can be made completely safe , experts say it 's unlikely that any more major damage will be caused . |
| 2 | Although it might be Wednesbury unreasonable or incompatible with statutory purposes for a rule to alter common law rights , this should be deduced from the words of the statute itself . |
| 3 | These articles are written well in advance of publication , so it may be months before you see one that you letter has prompted . |
| 4 | Manchester City4 Leeds United0 A FAR from vintage championship battle has fluctuated between the Uniteds of Manchester and Leeds for months , so it would be folly to believe this dramatic twist in fortunes will be the last before the coveted honour goes to either Old Trafford or Elland Road . |
| 5 | It was n't Beryl , then , so it would be Peter . |
| 6 | The skipper and commander are going to be there , so it 'll be caps in the air and three cheers and all that . |
| 7 | It is Thursday , so it must be New York City . |
| 8 | I thought that if I ran and it was a coronary , it should have got worse , but I ‘ ve run round the block and it has n't , so it must be indigestion . ’ |
| 9 | The directors are denying any knowledge of this and the report originated in the Star so it could be rubbish , |
| 10 | We only have one bathroom so it will be showers rather than baths when everyone is here or the tank wo n't cope ! |
| 11 | Dallas , Texas-based Saber Software Corp has licensed a subset of the Saber Menu System for MS-DOS , to Novell Inc , which will include the Saber Menu Language in NetWare v4.0 , so it will be goodbye to the old Novell Menu utility MENU.EXE . |
| 12 | There was neither joy nor peace in the house and she found herself wishing the time away until it should be March . |
| 13 | Somehow she could never hear disembodied footsteps on the stairs without wondering fleetingly if it might be Mark returning as unexpectedly as he had left . |
| 14 | Tanners Wine Merchants on Wyler Cop is a good place to visit : it looks as if it might be trade only , but is n't : march round the back , through the yard and go in . |
| 15 | The clerk inquired delicately if it would be cash or charge . |
| 16 | Cos it 'll be Christmas . |
| 17 | Well it makes sense cos it must be Jackie 's . |
| 18 | A recent survey of the 443-kilometre Khutzeymateen valley showed it contained a population of 50 grizzlies , the largest known on Canada 's west coast , but that logging of the valley 's temperate rainforest-although it could be economic-- " would pose a substantial threat to the bears and the habitat " . |
| 19 | That 's just what I was going to ask , because it would be September , would n't it ? |
| 20 | The hon. Gentleman says that that is what he is advocating , and says that we should reintroduce it now for those who face a shortfall in fees , but it would not make up the shortfall , because it would be part of the reasonable rate of fees . |
| 21 | Because it might be odds David 's coming back . |
| 22 | Because it 'll be time to go in a little while |
| 23 | He could not hazard how much business Cetia will do from the Power Engine range because it will be go through three channels : Cetia , Thomson and IBM . |
| 24 | Thirdly , Lord Roskill 's statement in Reg. v. Morris [ 1984 ] A.C. 320 , while it may be obiter , contradicts Viscount Dilhorne 's . |
| 25 | ‘ What are you drinking ? ’ he asked , going on to apologise that he would have to leave them shortly since it would be time for his surgery . |
| 26 | For example , it was no wonder that scholars have searched in vain for Mount Horeb on Sinai since it should be Harib — and this is to be found in the Yemen area . |
| 27 | when a country makes a produc a product , whether it 'll be fruit or food or , er clothes and sells them to another country what is that called ? |
| 28 | Whether it would be £3 , £30 , £300 or whatever is hypothetical . ’ |
| 29 | Thus our very existence could be regarded as a confirmation of grand unified theories , though a qualitative one only ; the uncertainties are such that one can not predict the numbers of quarks that will be left after the annihilation , or even whether it would be quarks or antiquarks that would remain . |
| 30 | No , how do I know whether it might be Paul 's . |