Example sentences of "it [modal v] [adv] be [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may well be Alan . |
| 2 | This tale is set in Antwerp , and the major difference between it and the Miller 's Tale is that the woman concerned is not a wife but a prostitute , who lives in Coperstraten ( apparently Merchant Street , although it has been suggested it should really be Coeperstraten , Cow Gate Street ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Do you know , Miss Hardbroom , it might just be Algernon Rowan-Webb . |
| 4 | It was some moments before it occurred to any of them that it might well be Chris or the tardy boy from the bistro , harmlessly appealing for admission to his promised evening of jollity and sustenance . |
| 5 | It might well be Miriam asking him to ask the Chancellor whether she should buy or sell . |
| 6 | It might even be Mr Ozal himself ( he has not ruled out the idea of standing ) , but one of his associates seems a likelier choice . |
| 7 | ‘ But I 've a nasty feeling , ’ she concluded dismally , ‘ that if you do find anything there , it 'll just be Alex 's body . ’ |
| 8 | Er well it 'll soon be Liz 's birthday . |
| 9 | 10% discount on stuff in the shop ( not shirts and the stuff you really want to buy , if last season is anything to go by — it 'll probably be Cantona keyrings and suchlike ) |
| 10 | But the thing you wo n't like it , it 'll probably be John there . |
| 11 | Er , would be ready for this Wednesday , but I said it 'll probably be Saturday that we pick it up . |
| 12 | By the time we get to your place it 'll almost be Kirsty 's bedtime . |
| 13 | It could hardly be Parma Ham if it came from anywhere else . |
| 14 | It could only be Mischa . |
| 15 | It could only be Maria Luisa asking when Steve would be leaving . |
| 16 | It could only be Kirov . |
| 17 | It would probably be Gascoigne 's last appearence as a Spurs player before his proposed £5.5 million transfer to Lazio , subject to a medical on his damaged knee ligaments . |
| 18 | If I had to choose one set it would either be Rogé or this EMI issue . |
| 19 | Well I think as an early potato Stefan , I would chose from Rocket for the earliest , I would grow I think for as well as that I would go for Foremost but if you want a real waxy potato it would still be Arran Pilot cos now whenever you eat it it got a strong taste , whether it 's young or whether it 's old . |
| 20 | George noted that Sprague — it would only be Sprague had been leaking a version of Maxim 's performance at the Committee . |
| 21 | but if I could live anywhere in the world it would definitely be London. ! ’ |
| 22 | It will just be Paul McStay doing his best for his country . |
| 23 | The character table for C 3 ν ; the point group concerned , shows that this vibration must therefore be totally symmetric , of a 1 symmetry species , and that it will also be Raman active . |
| 24 | At least no if I do it will only be Friday morning . |
| 25 | ‘ Then it can only be Benedict . |
| 26 | If they sell someone else this week to a Spanish or Italian club ( I assume it can only be Macca or Rocastle ) then they want shooting . |