Example sentences of "[prep] they [modal v] [be] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | One or two of them might be related to me , but I work on the assumption that my children will have access to most things and personal experience of some . |
| 2 | In future , these matters will not be decided here because responsibility for many of them may be transferred to Europe . ’ |
| 3 | Variants of ( Ε ) and ( o ) do not form a continuum along a single linear scale , but each of them may be said to be part of one or more subscales which can be constructed on , for example , the continua of roundness , or backness or length . |
| 4 | Nine of them may be attributed to petitioners . |
| 5 | It seemed as though she liked to keep those she loved to herself , as if by sharing , some part of them would be lost to her forever . |
| 6 | ( The adult readers might like to list those books , and other reading matter , for which they have a particular affection or which they feel have made a contribution to their lives , and then check to see how many of them would be considered to be of the highest literary worth . ) |
| 7 | His zeal for the American design had even extended to the suggestion that a batch of them should be sold to the Shah of Iran . |
| 8 | He also said there were 230 patients at Aycliffe Hospital who faced an uncertain future and some of them could be moved to the Memorial hospital . |
| 9 | Naturally some of these people will be more vulnerable and more susceptible to the influence of their surroundings than others but most of them will be affected to a greater or lesser degree . |
| 10 | There are six contestants , and two of them will be chosen to be wardens of the John Dakyn Trust and administer the trust 's affairs for the next two years . |
| 11 | I can confirm that , of course , I made none of those statements , but I believe that each of them can be attributed to the Leader of the Opposition . |
| 12 | The legal requirements are not normally too onerous , but an employer who fails to comply with them will be exposed to a claim for a ‘ protective award ’ . |
| 13 | In a system that is lightly-stocked problems like these should not occur , but accidents will happen and your system 's ability to deal with them will be put to the test . |
| 14 | Initial enquiries about the content of the data and access to them should be made to either Professor John Fox at City University or Ken Fogelman at the National Children 's Bureau . |
| 15 | These metal frames with spikes on them can be attached to certain types of boot to give good grip in snow and ice . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , anyone phoning who wants to buy shiny tights with the word ‘ climb ’ on them must be referred to The Samaritans . |
| 17 | Quality Control activities can be very costly , and since they represent an overhead cost in the production area , the degree of time and resources spent on them must be related to factors such as price , consistency , safety and legal requirements , for example . |