Example sentences of "[adj] they [modal v] [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 If they are cut in half they will be easier for younger pupils to wield .
2 But being annual they would be open to reprisals if they threw their weight around too much .
3 Yeah it does , you see if Ken and Freda or anybody knew they were being televised they 'd be careful of what they said
4 By keeping it more or less behind them and to their left they could be sure of travelling north-west which was the direction they believed right but the inequalities of the ground often forced them out of their way and although they always returned to their line they had to guess what corrections to make to allow for obstacles .
5 Endill and Wednesday ran to the library before breakfast to make sure they would be first in the queue .
6 ‘ I am not even sure they will be enough to crew the boat upriver . ’
7 I 'm sure they must be capable of doing it here .
8 When they did get good they 'd be one of the biggest bands in the world , the Fish predicted .
9 When times are good , under Labour they will be good for us ; when times are bad , under Labour they will be less bad for us .
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