Example sentences of "that you [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Sergia believed that you would be fearful , would skulk in space beyond the planet . |
| 2 | If you have no one to visit you , then you can tell the nurse that you would be grateful for a hospital visitor . |
| 3 | We are unlikely to follow the example of the Japanese , who tax their second-hand cars so punitively that you would be grateful to buy new . |
| 4 | That you were going to write , that you would be good at it , you 'd not be one of the ones who never made it , oh you had all the fine phrases , all the dreams . |
| 5 | ‘ Though not the sort of designer , ’ she permitted herself to elaborate , ‘ that you would be likely to employ at G.W. Fashions . ’ |
| 6 | I should have liked to have said come and be our guests , but , having been redundant since last October , Julia did indicate on the phone that you would be willing to pay the basic going rate . |
| 7 | In it , you mentioned that you would be willing to write to an official in support of the building of a proper path between Bloomiehall Park and Muirwood Road , to give children a shorter and potentially safer route to school avoiding the Lanark Road . |
| 8 | I have learnt of your work via my colleague in Hong Kong , Fiona Lauder , who says that you would be interested in contributing a script which could fit into our Resources Books for Teachers series . |
| 9 | " … were all hoping that this would not be a continuing situation , Steve , " Mr Smith said , droning nasally from behind the chip-board desk in his low-ceilinged office on the depot 's first floor , " and that you would be able to consolidate your position here by forming a positive working relationship with the remainder of the road gang , who , in all fairness , I 'm sure you 'd be the first to agree , have done their very best to well … " |
| 10 | Erm I have no doubt in my own mind that you would be able to erm launch into this without any problem because of your experience . |
| 11 | when you offered a meeting which does not seemed to be in dispute , either you 're travelling to London or making yourselves available in Corma were you offering a ten minute conversation or were you anticipating that you would be able to deal with any questions he might have ? |
| 12 | If you have an item or items that you would be prepared to loan for display , please get in touch with us . |
| 13 | ‘ You did say , in Vienna , ’ Gesner reminded him , ‘ that you would be prepared to let Ingrid have a lead role in one of the productions . |
| 14 | I sometimes think that you would be happier working somewhere else ! ’ |
| 15 | Oh chicken , you did n't think when you were running around on the farm that you would be lucky enough to be served to one who — May I ? |
| 16 | This means that you would be wise not to set your heart on one career but to keep options open , even if you are taking a vocational course . |
| 17 | and on page seventy eight there is one of those tables , it follows from your previous answer , that you would be responsible for the figures of six pounds , thirty five at the top , nine pounds , fifty five and twelve pounds , seventy |
| 18 | I might as well suggest one that you would be happy with and that 's medical . |
| 19 | If you think that you may be one of these people , there will be a form for you to complete and return to us . |
| 20 | There are also parts that can be changed that you may be unaware of . |
| 21 | He exhorted his readers never to omit the prayers for the Sovereign in the Communion Service , because ‘ the county in which they lived was the seat of the late rebellion ’ and ‘ the tares of sedition have been industriously sown among you and you have the greater reason to pray that you may be firm in your allegiance . |
| 22 | Even if you are drawn against an élite performer who has a great deal of experience , the fact that you may be younger , hungrier , fitter could be to your advantage . |
| 23 | If this is a relevant factor , one point that you may be prepared to discuss during the consultation process is the possibility of taking a pay cut , either on a temporary or permanent basis . |
| 24 | Inspector : I must warn that you may be liable under the Trades Descriptions Act . |
| 25 | It is possible that you may be entitled to claim Department of Social Security benefits which will affect the amount you will recover in compensation . |
| 26 | Before we go to the calls , one other thing that you may be interested in talking about . |
| 27 | It was good to see a reference in your magazine to valve amplification ( EW + WW August 1991 ) , but I still have a certain frustration that you may be able to help me with . |
| 28 | Recent research shows that you may be able to predict your own destiny — and even change it — by checking your body 's blood-cholesterol levels . |
| 29 | There is a big difference between the terms that you may be able to negotiate with , say , a US company seeking to recruit you to work in the Middle East and those offered by , say , a West German company offering a job at their headquarters , for which you are competing with a West German national . |
| 30 | The good news is that you may be able to keep more of any earnings you make . |