Example sentences of "[noun] they [modal v] [adv] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , they tend not to originate from a real typographic font but are often variations on an original while , secondly , being bitmaps they can not be scaled . |
| 2 | If she lost control of the boat they would both be drowned . |
| 3 | When deprived of these sensations they can not be used as checks when maintaining a safe environment . |
| 4 | On their return home after a day 's work they must then be given a good if not excessive meal . |
| 5 | Once terms have been accepted for inclusion they must obviously be recorded , so that this stage and the next one must proceed simultaneously . |
| 6 | Since such orders are not the product of a directing intelligence they can not be said to have a particular purpose . |
| 7 | Erm , another thing too it 's a , just a pity that that chap there , well both of them actually are standing whe pity they could n't be persuaded to move over a little bit because they are , you see this chap in a dark suit , he 's right against that very dark archway there . |
| 8 | He takes over her life and even her education , continues to sleep with other women and tells the poor girl they ca n't be seen together in public . |
| 9 | In these circumstances they can not be seen to be sacrificing their independence for that would undermine their claims to being objective in taking decisions at work . |
| 10 | But without wealth they can not be tackled at all . |
| 11 | The only place they can now be found in the entire country is in Upper Teesdale . |
| 12 | A place they can never be disturbed … |
| 13 | Yes , that 's one place they should n't be allowed |
| 14 | One day , soon after he arrived in the dale he had reason to go to another farm and overheard a conversation between two old ladies.p They were lamenting that it was a sad day because outsiders were coming into the dale and taking over farms and was n't it a shame they could n't be let to locals . ’ |
| 15 | Since cultures are unlikely to be maintained for more than 4 or 5 days they can generally be kept free of bacterial contamination by conducting all manipulations in sterile media with flame-pulled glass mouth pipettes under dissecting microscopes in a dust-free area , for example surrounded by Perspex dust covers . |
| 16 | However , after a few days they can normally be enticed to eat again , with either freeze-dried or live foods . |
| 17 | ‘ Surplus staff are being identified as unwanted and told that if redeployment is not possible within 28 days they could then be sacked just before Christmas . ’ |
| 18 | The problem , Richie explained , was that John and Angela had arrived at Heathrow Airport on a flight from Vienna , but as they had no passports they could not be admitted to the country . |
| 19 | They become entangled in such a way that it is very rare for any to wriggle free , and while there is ample time to collect them at relative leisure they should nonetheless be collected as quickly as possible . |
| 20 | Final warnings were slapped on 15 of the garages and if they put a foot wrong in the next five years they will also be barred from further MOT testing . |
| 21 | But now McAteer said that ‘ no matter what truths might be revealed by such an investigation they could only be interpreted as weapons of war at this stage ’ . |
| 22 | If the queries coming into the public relations or press office are short questions they can usually be answered on the spot , but quite often they will be in the form of a general request for information on a specific topic and it could be that your organisation has in its files a good deal of material which could be sent out . |
| 23 | In pantomime or musical comedy they might also be required to appear in production numbers with the rest of the company but true chorus dancers were always kept in the background . |
| 24 | In this event they will probably be distinguished as ‘ A ’ ‘ B ’ ‘ C ’ ( etc. ) ordinary shares . |
| 25 | Only on a few occasions have they gone this far , where they suggest changes they will often be limited to ‘ undertakings ’ or promises . |
| 26 | A problem with this idea is of course that most dreams are not remembered , so that even if solutions to problems are achieved during dreams they can not be regarded as adaptive , unless we are to believe that these solutions are somehow incorporated unconsciously . |
| 27 | Some companies deliberately parodied the new trade-names , safe in the knowledge they would never be taken seriously . |
| 28 | Obviously , tenants will be unwilling to invest what may be considerable sums in refurbishing premises if at the end of the lease they will not be paid anything in recognition of the improvements to the premises which they have made . |
| 29 | But even though Marseille were satisfied with a point , the sheer reserves Rangers displayed means they can not be discounted , in a group which does not appear to have an outstanding team . |
| 30 | The Supreme Court enjoys an effective if indirect and delayed veto over legislation and executive actions , and where its decisions are based on the Constitution they may only be overridden by constitutional amendment ( involving the approval with two-thirds majorities , of the House and of the Senate , and of three-quarters of the states ) . |