Example sentences of "it [vb mod] be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It may be to them , but it is n't to me ; it 's still just a pile of bricks . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't think Hank realizes how devastating it may be to his mother when his book comes out , ’ Isobel went on . |
| 3 | For example , if you have the situation where you want to put two occasionally-used machines quite close to one another , it may be to your advantage that their heights are exactly the same so the job can run across both tables . |
| 4 | I think there 's one advantage in letting the Paymaster know because he deducts tax at source , whereas your second employer may not , and it may be to your advantage to be paying tax |
| 5 | It may be for everyone who comes to buy a ticket , but those who do choose to go are a small minority of the population . |
| 6 | They build up in your tank , unless replaced by regular water changes , and while fish seem able to stand a steady build -up , however unpleasant it may be for them , new fish will die when introduced to higher levels . |
| 7 | ‘ Actually , hard as it may be for you to believe , I did come for a reason . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Now it is a general rule , that no court of limited jurisdiction can give itself jurisdiction by a wrong decision on a point collateral to the merits of the case upon which the limit to its jurisdiction depends ; and however its decision may be final on all particulars , making up together that subject-matter which , if true , is within its jurisdiction , and , however necessary in many cases it may be for it to make a preliminary inquiry , whether some collateral matter be or be not within the limits , yet , upon this preliminary question , its decision must always be open to inquiry in the superior Court . ’ |
| 9 | Even in a larger group , so long as a few actors stand to benefit disproportionately from the group 's success , then it may be worth their while to bear the costs of collective action , although less-involved people will free-ride . |
| 10 | If your conference has a significant attendance , it may be worth your while to stage an exhibition and sell stands to related groups . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , I think it may be beyond my powers as a programmer to set up such a counterfeit world . |
| 12 | It may be during your first week at work when a colleague asks you to join him or her in a group activity , such as a drink after work with friends . |
| 13 | It may be through their particular knowledge , abilities , experience , or contacts — or all of these . |
| 14 | And many older people may be quite right in refusing the prospect of change — it may be in their best interests . |
| 15 | But at some point we are bound to stop and ask if what we are studying , however important it may be in its own terms , is sufficiently central to its presumed subject . |
| 16 | It is quite obviously a twentieth century excrescence , however good it may be in itself as such . |
| 17 | I most heartily wish it may be in my power to serve and save so much innocence , beauty and merit . |
| 18 | However , it may be in your best interests to make full use of all the options rather than miss some of them out . |
| 19 | Well unacceptable it may be in your present state of mind , but |
| 20 | Hobhouse saw the end-point of this direction in ‘ a co-ordination of thought and conduct … in which the whole experience of the species would be used in furtherance of one end that can embrace all human action , the development of the human species towards whatever perfection it may be within its power to attain . |
| 21 | So it should been in it ! |
| 22 | If you think it should be on my conscience that I take advantage of her ignorance , then it is only fair that I should tell you she has , in the past , been unfaithful to me . ’ |
| 23 | And that 's what it should be with us . |
| 24 | It should be with you in about ten minutes . ’ |
| 25 | It should be over her head . |
| 26 | It should be in you by now Gail . |
| 27 | Charlotte 's bringing them in , oh he sat there playing I notice his button I presume it must be off his cardigan |
| 28 | ‘ I know that 's terribly difficult for a Leo lady to do , but it must be worth it — especially if it means a lifetime of happiness . ’ |
| 29 | No one knew it — although it must be on her medical records somewhere . |
| 30 | No it 's , he he was sitting he had , it must be on your shoes . |