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

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1 The inferences are systematic , they are decodable by different interpreters in the same way , and without most of them the exchange can not be understood ; most of them must therefore be part of what is communicated , in Grice 's strict sense of meant-nn .
2 Otherwise , they might simply be part of the background .
3 They 'd still be mates of course , for there was no side to Charlie Hatton .
4 They 'd only be evidence of her crush on Harry , not of his presence at her death . ’
5 In particular , they do not worry that they will never be chairmen of the parent companies .
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