Example sentences of "be [det] [noun] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there had been little doubt he would go from the moment Micheal Hurley had called during the Thanksgiving holiday to say he had at last been funded for a major operation in the Middle East and would Coleman be interested in going back to Cyprus as a DEA contractor ? |
| 2 | As things currently stand , and there are no compelling reasons to think that matters will suddenly change , there are few theories which could meet the standard of being directly testable , though there are more subsidiary theories within larger frameworks which do gain , or lose , plausibility in light of empirical evidence . |
| 3 | Sadly , there are few steps you can take to guard against the possibility of a company going bankrupt . |
| 4 | There are some clinics which will choose not to offer single women or lesbians their service . |
| 5 | There are some instructions I should have given my secretary . ’ |
| 6 | Here are some goodies you can work into your daily diet . |
| 7 | Another dealer explained : ‘ There are some punters who will buy a stock just because it has fallen a long way . ’ |
| 8 | There are some folk who will talk about the the baptism of the spirit , and the gifts of the spirit , and say , oh well , well they 're all very well and good but I would rather have the fruit of the spirit . |
| 9 | Lord Denning explained that ‘ There are some things which may be required to be disclosed in the public interest , in which event no confidence can be prayed in aid to keep them secret . ’ |
| 10 | But there are some things which can never be rightly explained . |
| 11 | If you were a gardener , love , you 'd know as there are some things you ca n't transplant . |
| 12 | What are some things you could do or habits you could develop which would make your partner feel glad he or she has a relationship with you ? |
| 13 | He seemed to be saying , ‘ Listen Geoff , there are some things I can do for you and there are some things I ca n't . |
| 14 | He seemed to be saying , ‘ Listen Geoff , there are some things I can do for you and there are some things I ca n't . |
| 15 | There are some things I 'd like to write down — ‘ |
| 16 | Although application forms can be very thorough and very revealing there are some questions which can only be asked face to face , and in an interview where a good rapport has been established . |
| 17 | Here are some questions you should ask yourself . |
| 18 | There are some questions you should ask yourself . |
| 19 | The rest of this section describes in detail how this is all achieved , since there are some problems which can affect your users by allowing them to access more than one LIFESPAN Process , and by your stopping of the LIFESPAN Process to which they had attached on login . |
| 20 | There are some purists who would argue that this is no bad thing , and that those interested in the human brain and human behaviour should stick to studying humans . |
| 21 | There are some rules which can guide us . |
| 22 | If we are asking when the issue of who were England 's legitimate rulers was resolved , then the answer can clearly not be 1660 or 1688 ; 1715 , with the failure of the Jacobite rebellion might have a strong claim , although there are some scholars who would maintain that Jacobitism continued to be a significant threat thereafter , so that the succession did not finally disappear as a political issue until after the failure of the rebellion in 1745 . |
| 23 | I think there are some gulfs which can not be bridged . |
| 24 | There are some services which can be offered by a solicitor as part of his or her practice , but which are not central to the practice of a solicitor . |
| 25 | On the other hand , there are some posts which must tax even the most hard-working individual , such as … |
| 26 | This is exacerbated by the fact that there are some extremists who would argue that psychology is nothing but a crude way of approaching brain function that has been superseded by advances in physiological technique . |
| 27 | But there are some orders I should like carried out . |
| 28 | There are some computers we can use but there 's one special one we ca n't use — it 's just for the staff . ’ |
| 29 | Of course , there are some men who will naturally regard you as an equal . |
| 30 | Here are some ways you can help : — |