Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I calculated finally that my savings would be able to meet all the costs I might incur , and in addition , might stretch to the purchase of a new costume . |
| 2 | My chips will be cold by now . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't suppose either of my parents will be suitable , they are n't usually . |
| 4 | The employer 's expectations and my expectations will be different , and inevitably compromise will characterize our relationship from the day I join until the day I depart . |
| 5 | All my pleasures will be solitary , even when I happen to be in company ; I shall not be exhilarated simply because the people around me are enjoying themselves , nor depressed because they are in low spirits . |
| 6 | Whatever your problems , or lack of them , I trust my comments will be useful . |
| 7 | I warned you at the outset , gentlemen , that my suspicions may be unfounded . |
| 8 | All my friends would be busy with their ink erasers trying to scrub me out of their address books . |
| 9 | ‘ I think my friends will be pleased enough , Major . ’ |
| 10 | Retired RAF squadron leader Ted Cowling said : ‘ I hope justice will prevail so my friends will be able to sit in their gardens and continue to enjoy the tranquility of their countryside existence . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I have read and thought and practised and observed and written for over a quarter of a century , survived a world war , and still I have not been able to provide a home in which my children may be happy . ’ |
| 12 | He told enough boring stories about them and ended each office day with : ‘ I must go or my children will be afraid I 've got lost . ’ |
| 13 | Although the book suggests my beavers should be aggressive , alas , try as I might , I ca n't get them to be anything less than overjoyed at the prospect of more delicious fish-eggs . |
| 14 | Er when it comes down to application at the local sense then at the local level , I think my colleagues might be able to er give more enlightenment on that . |
| 15 | I hope that my colleagues will be able to effect what they say they will in respect of part I of the Bill . |
| 16 | This is not to say that they thought the movement could solve the boy labour problem , or the youth problem in general , but its ideas and its personnel would be useful in sustaining scientific collectivism . |
| 17 | Whilst the FRED reflects comments on the Discussion Paper , further responses on any of its proposals would be welcome . |
| 18 | Its decisions were to be by majority vote , and its verdicts would be final . |
| 19 | I note that pedestrians and , I assume , pedal cyclists pushing their bikes will be able to use the road during the closure and that access will be available to property . |
| 20 | Get them to take part in all the community topics , but — and it 's a big but — their opinions must be genuine . |
| 21 | Crucially , they awaited implementation until after the war was won , when their plans would be vulnerable to the necessities of the moment . |
| 22 | How can Labour argue that their plans would be benefitial to regional development ? |
| 23 | She wore her bridal clothes and jewellery : this was how her mother had sent her , for the first time , from her home , taking care that every detail of her ornaments should be perfect hoping , praying that she would be happy . |
| 24 | ‘ Thousands who lost their jobs because of her policies will be disgusted at the way she is lining her handbag , ’ he said . |
| 25 | If they had to be responsible for choosing the leaders of the Church , they needed information and their secretaries should be able to talk to people who had the information . |
| 26 | The full impact of last Thursday 's freak storm in Llandudno , Conwy and the surrounding areas is only now coming to light and it could be several months before some of the 500 people forced to leave their homes will be able to return . |
| 27 | On March 21 Collor warned employers who dismissed workers that their books would be subject to " hostile inspection " and that they would be considered " unpatriotic " and guilty of " sabotaging " the economic programme . |
| 28 | And while British filmmakers began to believe in the ‘ decline of Hollywood ’ as their guarantee that the increased popularity of their pictures would be permanent , they were n't disposed to tap the Americans on the shoulder and suggest that perhaps they should start thinking about film schools , new talents programmes , script competitions or anything of that sort . |
| 29 | Also going through their paces will be Victorian Midland 1F No 41708 of 1880 , 1930s tank engine ‘ Cunarder ’ from Southampton Docks , wartime ‘ Austerity ’ class 0-6-0 ‘ Joseph ’ and the 1960 ‘ Yankee Tank ’ . |
| 30 | Helping to put the youngsters through their paces will be qualified coaches and local junior international athletes . |