Example sentences of "[adv] they [modal v] be [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that was how they had to be , and they 'd be out in this very dangerous environment looking for food , and suddenly they 'd be aware that they 'd , the were coming . |
| 2 | Normally they should be business-related since this is the purpose of the visit ; they should show the buyer that the salesperson is not about to waste his time . |
| 3 | Soon they would be sea-wet and sea-sick . |
| 4 | Very soon now they will be ready and then I mean to hold a great feast for all my people . |
| 5 | It 's once you try and when you think , Well they must be real and I 'm missing the point . |
| 6 | And , and they 've got erm , well they must be more than the Portacabins , but I mean they 've got erm places there though |
| 7 | If we — you — cooperate , then they 'll be satisfied and , as you say , leave you to get on with your work . |
| 8 | If the vulnerable organic layers did not exist teeth would not rot so easily but then they would be brittle and would probably break early in life . |
| 9 | If two monads coincided in all their attributes , then they would be indistinguishable and one could not properly speak of " two " monads . |
| 10 | In th i in the old days when a firm would come along and pack everything , then they said that , and that was quite true , that they would pack everything and then they would be responsible if damage was done . |
| 11 | Like if an older band started saying some of the things that we do then they 'd be sexist because they 're older and more respectable . |
| 12 | ‘ I fail to see how they can be private when they 're about me . ’ |
| 13 | With many of our everyday experiences of natural events it is difficult to envisage how they could be other than they are . |
| 14 | Just as well , for with the state the country was in people would be wary of a stranger who 'd come knocking on their door at an hour when they might be warm and snug at the gates of dreamland . |
| 15 | These corals are usually bought as Mouse 's Ear corals , and are often pink in colour , though again they may be pink or brown . |