Example sentences of "they [modal v] be [v-ing] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if I may Mr chairman , something that 's happened in the last few days , that 's er evident that er the been the first satellite survey in this country ever which is now beginning to show to the nation , just in fact the damage that roads have been doing and that there 's in fact now some suggestion from government that they may be rethinking some elements of these roads , because the environmental impact has not really been taken into account as effectively before . |
| 2 | They should be doing that work , if they 're asking us to design a remit , price it and then they 're using that remit to get prices from other people , er I would suggest that , that we perhaps ought to have words with our clients on that basis a and say we 're quite happy to tender in competition but erm i you ought to give it a little bit of thought before you actually put the thing . |
| 3 | She and her husband have only recently moved into their marital home and their first child is due at Christmas , but they do n't even know where they 'll be living this time next week . |
| 4 | Now if you 've got somebody who you are protecting their family , and they 'll be paying that plan twenty five years or more , the fact that they pay commissions out for the first four years is immaterial , what they want is peace of mind and protection . |
| 5 | ‘ They 'll be doing another blood glucose test soon , though , ’ Belinda put in . |
| 6 | So there again perhaps try and find somebody who 's from where they 've said they 're from and they might be ticking this box you know . |
| 7 | I wonder whether , if Labour Members present were Members not of this but of a similar Parliament in an eastern European country or in Russia , they would be taking this attitude . |
| 8 | Well there would be a seat they would be facing each other in their seats . |
| 9 | All three are already very powerful and know that if they used the Ring for their own purposes , good or otherwise , they would be wielding more power than they could cope with . |
| 10 | Eliza was under no illusions that this meant they would be spending more time together : ‘ John , of course , will not remain there long , ’ she told her mother , ‘ but be wandering off in some direction … ’ . |
| 11 | Those with a second home should pay at least double the community charge for the area , then they would be making some recompense for taking up properties that could be used for people who need them . |
| 12 | As a faithful NME reader I thought you would have had better things to do than badmouth good groups , such as improve on your public relations , meaning , I wrote to you about three months ago regarding Pink Floyd to find out if they would be doing any concerts . |
| 13 | Let Members of this House have no doubt of the gravity of the decision they will be making this evening . |
| 14 | ‘ In particular , they will be identifying any tasks which can be completed using the base skills of the craftsmen , or with minimal additional training . |
| 15 | ‘ Neither of them will be claiming any money from the other because there just is n't any big money for either to go for , ’ said a close friend of the couple last night . |