Example sentences of "are [conj] it [modal v] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essential qualities of a tenant 's fixture are that it may be removed without causing irreparable damage to the building and that it may be set up and used again in another building or place ( Webb v Bevis ( Frank ) Ltd [ 1940 ] 1 All ER 247 ; Young v Dalgety plc [ 1987 ] 1 EGLR 116 ) . |
| 2 | Kingfisher claims the combined company would have a market share of 22 per cent , though other estimates are that it would be above the 25 per cent threshold for a reference . |
| 3 | The disadvantages , however , are that it would be much more expensive to construct , requiring the construction of several bridges , and the fact that while it straddles two council areas , there will be no possibility of support from Ards Borough Council as their Tourist Officer has an agreement with Down District Council not to support a tourist railway in the Ards area as there is already one under way in the Down District area at Downpatrick . |
| 4 | ( Among the virtues of reparation are that it could be of great value in assisting the ‘ reintegration ’ of offenders , as we discuss shortly . ) |
| 5 | If you have one of the thousands of barley twist-legged tables produced from the Edwardian period onwards , the chances are that it will be coated with a dark , almost black varnish . |
| 6 | It remains to be seen how the XM stacks up against traditional executive fare , but the chances are that it will be too exotic for the British palate . |
| 7 | If a Toshiba computer breaks down in America , the chances are that it will be mended by a Vietnamese engineer in California . |
| 8 | The odds are that it will be franchised , as a whole or in part , to managers and employees , perhaps in partnership with other investors . |
| 9 | A reply from the Ministry is expected within days , and all the signs are that it will be positive . |
| 10 | Provided that your material is newsworthy and you ensure that it lands on the right person 's desk at the right time , the chances are that it will be published . |
| 11 | The chances are that it will be " seen and not seen " . |
| 12 | Erm somehow or other it 's going to come along and I think most people 's thinkings are that it will be shown as a tax item on the ticket as are the taxes in other countries |
| 13 | All the signs are that it will be a holding speech , waiting until December for the first of the combined spending and taxing Budgets , with , maybe , some radical tax reforms thrown in . |
| 14 | The drawbacks of this style used alone are that it can be slow and you have less control over your objective . |
| 15 | The advantages are that it can be bought at any time , changed without penalty and fully refunded . |
| 16 | The benefits of this method are that it can be easily understood and it gives total control over every element at all times . |
| 17 | So , I mean these are the supporters that they , they 've got to sort of focus on erm even i he does say that some of the erm er leaders of the associations are n't actually up to scratch but he says eighty five percent of them are and it would be wrong to attack or to arrest , you know , the other fifteen percent and it 's got to come from their own discipline of the association , you let the movement grow together , do n't try and er become er , you know , resisting forces because er these are the people who we 've got to erm s stay with and to look after , to harness erm to work for and er so that 's basically , is his conclusion . |
| 18 | The whole program is ‘ menu driven ’ in any one of five languages so you will always know where you are and it will be obvious from the screen where you can go next . |