Example sentences of "they [modal v] [adv] [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may also be of limited use when trying to judge the success of many plans . |
| 2 | Although some children may be capable of finding there are the same number of things in two sets ( by matching ) , they may not be at all sure there are still the same number of the objects if one of the sets is differently arranged . |
| 3 | If , however , we are talking about the number two or number three in a particular market , they may not be of sufficient size to achieve these objectives . |
| 4 | This provision has caused a great deal of controversy since different countries have classified certain jobs as public functions , which they may not be in other countries , and this domestic classification has been used as a bar to foreign nationals applying for those jobs . |
| 5 | Matthew Pinsent says they must not be over confident . |
| 6 | Notts County1 Coventry0 A BIZARRE goal two minutes from time against fellow-strugglers Coventry gave Notts County their first win in 16 games , though they must still be in grave danger of relegation . |
| 7 | They should n't be like that , we should , like , be able to pull cords and curtains as well gathering them a bit . |
| 8 | They should also be in frequent contact with all of the somewhat numerous organisations involved in the rural development of the Western Isles , and with the admirable young people who have come back from the mainland to work at the grass-roots level . |
| 9 | Again , they shrug , if they could survive with a front-row of Ricky Evans , Nigel Meek and Hugh Williams-Jones against England , they should hardly be in undue trouble against Scotland — particularly as they will be under the eye of the same referee in France 's Joel Dume . |
| 10 | Well they 'll not be as that . |
| 11 | They 'll probably be in all night and she 's just walked up from the bingo and toddle in there . |
| 12 | so that even if we get a young person coming out of the workshops that may not be the best electrician going , we can find them something in a related area — an electrical warehouse , where their knowledge of the bits that they know will be put to good use and they 'll still be in that environment they want to work in . |
| 13 | I mean they might not be from this , so |
| 14 | Twenty-three per cent of them thought that ‘ they could possibly be of some use with certain reservations ’ and 27 per cent of them considered them to be of no use at all . |
| 15 | They could never be of lower caste than herself and the principle of lineage exogamy applied . |
| 16 | And when he was found they 'd both be in such a heap of dung , they 'd be lucky if they did n't find themselves nicked as thieves . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , one would like to read the results of Beth 's cerebrations ; they would probably be unlike those of her creator , for Elizabeth 's death roll is not long . |
| 18 | For on the tenth day he sent forward another deputation under the flag of truce to declare that he knew well of the shortages in the beleaguered town and that they would soon be in desperate straits . |
| 19 | I 've seen loads of rings like this , so they ca n't be worth much . ’ |
| 20 | Unless women can stop feeling apologetic about wanting power , they will never be in sufficient numbers to change the male agenda . |
| 21 | Resident Simon Halliwell says ‘ This place is a gift for a person with a big ego and a big wallet and in the long term they wo n't be of any use to the island . ’ |
| 22 | No , they wo n't be on that type er ju , . |
| 23 | ‘ Some of them will undoubtedly be for finished bulls but my impression is that most will be for younger cattle from owners who want to claim BSPS as quickly as possible and then sell them , ’ said Mr Heslop . |