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

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1 Furthermore they may be different ones from other bilateral or multilateral agencies , making a coordinated national conservation programme rather difficult .
2 So they would be private individuals doing voluntary work .
3 By now they will be digging worms on some damp football pitch in Rottingdean .
4 If they did fulfil it , surely they must be potential rivals , competitors even in the guise of colleagues .
5 Sometimes they might be sad things , sometimes happy .
6 No , the problem is they 'll be all but then they 'll be secondhand shoes .
7 Consequently they can be convertible sofas , pull-down or folding beds , ‘ nests ’ of beds or divans .
8 Ken appreciated it and for almost a quarter of a century afterwards they would be close friends .
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