Example sentences of "it [modal v] [be] [n mass] " in BNC.

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1 In practice , as we have seen above , it may be people 's own anticipation of lender distaste for these circumstances , rather than decision by the lenders themselves , which dumps people in this credit ghetto .
2 Outside London , the minimum property value must be £20,000 and inside London , it must be £50,000 .
3 It must be charades , thought the Prince of Wales blindly .
4 It must be £3.1million ! ’
5 I think it might be fish stew again tomorrow .
6 when a country makes a produc a product , whether it 'll be fruit or food or , er clothes and sells them to another country what is that called ?
7 it 'll be staff
8 The cost of such an item in eleventh-century England is not known , but in Normandy in the 1040s it could be £7 .
9 it could be staff alone , it could be staff and pupil , it could be staff and joint .
10 it could be staff alone , it could be staff and pupil , it could be staff and joint .
11 it could be staff alone , it could be staff and pupil , it could be staff and joint .
12 While the region has traditionally written off 5 per cent of rates or poll tax bad debts — this year it could be £15 million — the finance director , Tony Taylor , promised yesterday that the council would vigorously pursue non-payers for the rest of the cash .
13 Estate agency fees are based on the value of the property , eg 1 per cent of a £30,000 flat would be £300 , plus VAT , whereas on the sale of a £90,000 house it would be £900 plus VAT .
14 Whether it would be £3 , £30 , £300 or whatever is hypothetical . ’
15 The government has resisted pressure to introduce a tight licensing system , as operated in Norway and Northern Ireland , arguing that it would be unworkable. * The convention meeting was particularly critical of Greece 's environmental record , citing widespread damage as a result of uncontrolled tourism development .
16 It would be cod and ling and maybe haddock , I do n't ken .
17 I would think it would , yes , I would think it would be people , more and more people are coming round today with the idea that people need to go away , send somebody to get something .
18 Like other benefits , it would be means tested so that for some the care would remain free .
19 A coal shortage cut the train services ( nowadays it would be staff shortage ) .
20 But had you been able to tuck away today 's maximum of £18 a month in 1982 , it would be £3,272 by now and all it would have cost you is £2,160 .
21 For loans between £20,000 and £25,000 the average increase in repayments will be £7.80 a month and for loans less than £10,000 it will be £2.10 a month .
22 Or , it will be 10° MORE if have turned LEFT .
23 A combination of tight controls , major capital spending ( it will be £800m this year ) and competitive pricing , the group has widened the gap between itself and its rivals .
24 It will be 8′ wide and 3′ deep , with the arms 17′ and 16′ long .
25 According to ‘ The Sunday Times ’ and ‘ The Design Business Group ’ the design industry is the fastest growing industry in the United Kingdom and by 1992 it will be 40% larger than it is today .
26 If instead it wants to sell a standard part on the open market , it will be $1.75m up-front plus 10% of the chips ' average selling price .
27 If instead it wants to sell a standard part on the open market , it will be $1.75m up-front plus 10% of the chips ' average selling price .
28 But people worried about blowing their minds with cellular radiation may not have to worry too much longer — James Plante , head of Dynaspek Inc of Westmont , Illinois says he plans to market a copper alloy shield that fixes to the antenna and protects users from radiation : ‘ I conceived this back in 1985 , but when all the media hype came out , we decided to go ahead and produce it , ’ said Plante of his Cell Shield , a several-inch long semi-circular metal sheet resembling a shoe-horn ; it will be $30 .
29 A similar comparison of 1984 and 1992 child benefit rates , taking into account the increase in earnings , shows that the benefit from next April should be £12.55p per child ; instead it will be £9.65p for the first child and only £7.80p for each subsequent child .
30 It will be £500 million in three years .
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