Example sentences of "or [modal v] [pron] be [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or could it be that you are deft and capable in practical ways ( needed by a care assistant in social service , or as a nursing aide ) ? |
| 2 | Or could it be that the front-runner in the fusion race does not look very promising as the basis of a reactor ? |
| 3 | Are mama and my sisters truly in sanctuary — or could it be that some grave misfortune has overtaken them also ? |
| 4 | Or could it be that the boy had taken his spying into the Essoldo Cinema ? |
| 5 | Or could it be that you were the first rebel in the household and that Suzie 's only following your example ? ’ |
| 6 | Or could it be that you are too frightened to own up to your own emotional weaknesses ? ’ |
| 7 | Or could it be that one was from March 24–26 and the other from April 6–9 when politicians of all parties confidently expect to have other things on their minds ? |
| 8 | It would be mischievous to suggest that the opponents no longer see safety as a problem , but it does seem to have receded from the foreground , despite the fact that — or could it be because ? — there was a serious nuclear accident in the US , in a PWR very different from that designed for Sizewell . |
| 9 | If we all want it put a stop to , will the government do something about it , or will it be like you said , Mr. Gerrard ? |