Example sentences of "[det] be " in BNC.

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1 At no time will this be more true than in the 1990s , when the art critic confronts an increasingly international community of art .
2 ( But can this be said to have been what happened ?
3 And how will this be done ?
4 Could this be why I 'm ironing with a face-pack on ?
5 How can this be done if the patient is 50 miles or so from home ?
6 Sister Margaret Traxler , of the National Coalition of American Nuns , said that she had told Dr Runcie : ‘ The Roman Catholic Church says this is a deterrent to unity ; but we say , how can this be a deterrent to unity when discrimination against women is evil ? ’
7 Can this be right ?
8 Now granted that current account deficits bring downward pressure on a currency , should this be a source of concern for the authorites ?
9 Can this be changed ?
10 Can this be prevented ?
11 Could this be stopped with a Phonecard ?
12 ‘ I 've done modelling before — will this be a funny shot of me ? ’
13 ‘ If it should turn out to be true that God did intend males to exhibit strength in leadership roles and females to excel more as the guardians of society 's emotional resources , why should this be viewed ipso facto as an evil arrangement ? ’
14 Not only will this be considered in the initial bids for franchises , but there will be statutory duties to show both educational and regional programmes .
15 Could this be a prelude to a trade war even more destructive of world prosperity than a military war ?
16 Can this be justified ?
17 Might this be the beginning of the end of America 's trade embargo against Vietnam , a hint that diplomatic relations will be established between the two countries ?
18 Could this be true ?
19 How can this be ?
20 Can this be justified by reference to the magnitude of the harm resulting , i.e. death ?
21 Could this be your ring ? it was found down by the river with an ear-pick and a stiletto .
22 Could this be the answer to preventing pollution on difficult terrain ?
23 Another point of paramount importance is , of course , our minimal disease status — could this be maintained in a partially outdoor unit ?
24 Can this be called an advance ?
25 Could this be J. R. Pinnegar ?
26 How could this be true ?
27 Why should this be so ?
28 Why should this be so ?
29 The bristles are now arranged in two vortices : why should this be ?
30 Could this be Eastern Europe ?
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