Example sentences of "and it [modal v] be [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The symptoms of some women would improve after removal of the device whatever the underlying condition and it might be months or years later that recurrence of the symptoms would lead to diagnosis of endometriosis . |
| 2 | The twins were fast asleep , and it would be hours before John and Laura returned . |
| 3 | and it would be relatives that would do the bidding in a certain district . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes and loud and clear on the Saint or they 'll give you a ticket for Cincinnati and it would be months before your next of kin were informed . ’ |
| 5 | It never occurred to me that other children were n't spoiled as a matter of course , the way I was , and it would be years — and my father would be dead — before I understood that the expense of sending me to a boarding school was just an excuse , and the simple , sentimental truth was that they knew they would have missed me . |
| 6 | And it will be women that 'll change it . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's old folks and neighbours that have gone into the houses , and it will be children who will benefit in years to come from the jobs that are created . |
| 8 | The earth is still fast in the grip of winter , and it will be weeks before there is any obvious sign that spring is not too far away . |