Example sentences of "know it [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know it must be wonderful to be able to mend . |
| 2 | you know it may be heavy |
| 3 | It makes up 70–80 per cent of the bodies of all living things — and life as we know it would be impossible without it . |
| 4 | I know it would be premature , but at twenty-eight weeks there 's a very good chance of survival , and with every day of your pregnancy that passes , that chance improves . ’ |
| 5 | You know it would be interesting to get Graham , when he does the next T Q M thing , to do it . |
| 6 | In an undertone he added , ‘ For God 's sake , you know it would be disastrous ! ’ |
| 7 | If this baseline showed that on average the child was 4 hours later in going to bed , you know it would be unrealistic to start the intervention programme which suddenly requires him or her to go to bed at 7.30 . |
| 8 | Oh , I know it would be lovely to make money out of one 's machine , but surely that is not really what it is all about . |
| 9 | I know it 'll be quiet , but |
| 10 | ‘ I know it 'll be hard but it 'll be better for Maureen in the long run . |
| 11 | I know it will be expensive , but for Christ 's sake we 're dealing with a maniac . ’ |
| 12 | We believe that St Albans er has a traffic problem facing it in recent years , two or three year 's ago at the height of activity er the problems facing it were were more obvious and along with that situation er there 's no question about that and one might be forgetting to thinking the problem and not the way it has n't , it will return now , we know it will be return and therefore we should be firm in our resolve and at some point in time in the future that problem must be addressed sensibly for the good of the people of St Albans . |
| 13 | Of course , I can not be certain it is carp and not some other species eating the bait , but I know it will be fun finding out when the 16th arrives . |
| 14 | ‘ I watched their home match on television and I know it will be tough for us in Belfast next week . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We 've improved a lot since that first match but the players know it will be tough , ’ said Sewell . |
| 16 | I know it will be hard in a snow-covered countryside but see where he goes to . ’ |
| 17 | ha you know it 'd be handy that would n't it , if you could knew how |
| 18 | I know it must be hard for anyone to accept a set of equations without going through the usual routine of presenting the relevant experimental justifications . |
| 19 | They know it must be wonderful to wear but panic about creases and clothes looking crumpled . |
| 20 | She was on the point of saying that interfering could do more harm than good , but , knowing it would be pointless , she kept silent . |
| 21 | Far below us now is a hurricane lamp that Odd-Knut has hung from a tree knowing it would be visible from the hill . |
| 22 | She hesitated on the stairs , knowing it would be difficult to sleep then went down to the kitchen . |
| 23 | She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it . |
| 24 | ‘ After arranging Wetherby 's room , she washes the top part of her dressing gown in cold water , knowing it will be dry by morning . |
| 25 | She says she knew it might be dangerous and risky , but never like this . |
| 26 | When they left , however , and I made the decision to stay , I knew it might be hard for me but I knew also that I was doing the right thing . |
| 27 | Victorine cried out as soon as she saw them : that wretched child , I knew it would be hopeless letting her help , it 's too much , I 'll never be done in time . |
| 28 | She knew it would be tantamount to suicide to try to go in through the open doorway so she made her way cautiously around the side of the building , careful to duck low enough under the shattered windows to avoid detection . |
| 29 | Charles knew it would be unprofessional to use the pass-door from backstage to the auditorium once the house had started to fill , so he went out of the Stage Door to walk round . |
| 30 | Barak knew it would be futile to argue . |