Example sentences of "it [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have a premonition ’ , Daniel continued , ‘ that it may be terrible , that there will be danger and degradation . … |
| 2 | ‘ In 10 years , it wo n't be Crystal Palace but it may be Southern League , Division Seven . ’ |
| 3 | It may be tiring but keep signalling until you 're absolutely certain that somebody has seen you and is on their way . |
| 4 | It may be unreasonable to expect a civilian to understand the finer points of aerodynamics to degree level , but in the RAF it is something that pilots must learn . |
| 5 | While it may be too much to expect the applicant to appreciate the wider impact and implications of his proposal , and while it may be unreasonable to expect any but the most steadfast defender of National Park principles to resist continual local pressure for change , CPRW hopes that this Inquiry will enable a more far- sighted view of what is at stake , to prevail . |
| 6 | This , however , is not the thinking — and it may be presumptuous — that moved BBC2 to hit us between the frontal lobes with Jonathan Miller 's states of mind ( 20 February ) , a series that will march on for 15 weeks in the cause of bringing us up to date with what is happening in psychology . |
| 7 | It may be applicable to an individual firm , but not to the economy as a whole — if real wages were reduced throughout the economy , this would reduce aggregate demand and so may increase rather than reduce the actual level of unemployment . |
| 8 | In the Midlands and south of England values average out at roughly £20-£30 per thousand acres , but although this represents an average of about 6d. an acre — which was near enough the going rate for rent — it can not be employed as a general conversion factor , for while it may be applicable to a county or other major division , the ratios for individual parishes and hamlets are subject to extreme variations . |
| 9 | Both pvc and butyl liners can be repaired quite simply once you find the hole or tear , but if it 's a small one it may be troublesome to locate . |
| 10 | It may be standard practice in France for one state enterprise to give to another large sums of money when one of them is in financial trouble ; but it is doubtful whether private undertakings would have considered this particular transaction as ‘ normal ’ . |
| 11 | But it may be additional in the same way as the government argues EEC money to the North is — that is , they argue that they plan their spending in the expectation that they will get the EEC money and would plan differently if they did not expect to get it . |
| 12 | On the one hand , it may be indicative of the absence of a particular linguistic ability while , alternatively , it may be explained by influences unrelated to linguistic ability , such as lapses in attention , bore-dom or a failure to understand instructions . |
| 13 | However , it may be indicative of increased competition that in the case of dollar issues for supranationals the average margin over US T-bonds in 1980 – 83 was 17 basis points while in 1984 – 87 it was – 11 basis points . |
| 14 | It may be scholarly to give many references to work done in the 18th century and to plumb the depths of graph theory , but the result is not going to be of very much help to a working chemist . |
| 15 | Be prepared to demonstrate by telling a story yourself and playing it back , or it may be diplomatic to start by recording what the local people want , such as dance music or hymns or the local chief exhorting his people . |
| 16 | While it may be strategic for a juvenile male to appease larger ones for a period and while he may learn elaborate social skills in the process , his ultimate strategy is to replace the dominant animal in terms of access to required commodities — especially mates . |
| 17 | The difficulty with such a conclusion is that one can claim authenticity for anything that goes on in the classroom , including mechanistic pattern practice and the recital of verb paradigms , on the grounds that it may be conducive to learning ( type 3 ) and a feature of the conventional classroom situation ( type 4 ) . |
| 18 | What it may be capable of doing in the living cell whether for good or ill remains to be discovered , ’ |
| 19 | A NEW theory of the origin of our Solar System suggests that the Sun is in a special place in our Galaxy , and that it may be incorrect to draw inferences about the Galaxy at large from studies of our immediate stellar neighbourhood . |
| 20 | It may be apparent from the head chef 's comments that more time needs to be given to basic skills in the college 's scheme of work or that parts of the housekeeping syllabus need revision . |
| 21 | Even allowing for the reluctance of the courts to subject operational police decisions to judicial review , it may be apparent that the police have failed to take into account in their decision making a relevant consideration , or have taken into account an irrelevant one , which would leave the decision open to review . |
| 22 | In this case the waste disposal authority 's consent would be necessary and it may be subject to conditions . |
| 23 | Once land has been advertised it may be subject to much interest , and in buoyant market conditions severe competition may develop , whichever method of sale has been adopted . |
| 24 | You will appreciate that it may be subject to redrafting in the light of experience . |
| 25 | The ratio may be simply expressed as a percentage or fraction of the firm 's profits or as " income points " ; it may involve preferential salaries ; it may vary as the firm 's profits fall within certain predetermined bands ; it may be subject to reduction if specified targets are missed ; it may contain a discretionary element to be awarded by way of performance bonuses . |
| 26 | The Guidance says that where they intend " to limit the way in which a parent meets his responsibility this should be discussed with the parent and incorporated in the plan of arrangements for the child whilst in care so that it may be subject to periodic review " ( para 3.68 ) . |
| 27 | This may be due to the poor quality of the preaching or it may be due to the fact that some Christians have their own interpretation of the dominical saying , ‘ Except ye be as little children ye can not enter the kingdom of heaven ’ . |
| 28 | It may be due to two or more separate odours , emanating from two or more works , combining to give rise to a statutory nuisance . |
| 29 | If the swing around on landing is severe , it may be due to using too much pitch , which will aggravate the above problems . |
| 30 | Presently , we do not know the reason for this , but it may be due to different conformations of the fusion protein or to dimerization . |