Example sentences of "what [modal v] be [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Talk to your own local educational authority to find out what may be on offer . |
| 2 | Ownership of the entity and what may be for sale . |
| 3 | The distinction depends on a range of factors of varying importance and weight depending on the circumstances ; but generally what must be in contemplation is that there will be " an inquiry in the nature of a judicial inquiry " ( quoted from Lord Esher MR in Re Carus-Wilson and Greene ( 1886 ) 18 QBD 7 , at 9 ) . |
| 4 | And so more than ever the ‘ voluntary ’ CAB finds itself carrying out what should be in effect a statutory task . |
| 5 | Its aim was to bring into ‘ one easy and concise view ’ what might be of use to those ‘ hindered by other avocations from bestowing much time in the study of this delightful and innocent work ’ . |
| 6 | People thought well what could be in space , they 'd tune the radio telescope and they found , rather intriguingly , there were molecules like water and ammonia and methane , just as they expected . |
| 7 | Eventually , just before 2 p.m. , a small delegation arrived at the Elephant and Castle seeking clarification of what would be on offer . |
| 8 | On Yeltsin 's initiative , representatives of the Russian Federation , Byelorussia , Kazakhstan and the Ukraine on Feb. 4 had begun talks aimed at establishing what would be in effect an alternative union to that proposed in the draft Union Treaty . |