Example sentences of "they [modal v] [be] [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may be openly on display , or totally hidden by pubic hair . |
| 2 | Man-made environments can be extremely rich in species — partly because , like this chestnut coppice , they may be constantly in transition . |
| 3 | They 've won their way through to the first round of the FA Cup where they 'll be away to West Bromwich Albion . |
| 4 | But soon they 'll be just like mum . |
| 5 | ‘ But they 'll be home at Easter . |
| 6 | In spite of this , there has been serious developments and in this year , and they 'll be fully in place next year . |
| 7 | If you said the cops are all over , they 'll be all over Dave Tanner . ’ |
| 8 | They might be abroad of course cos some of them went abroad I know . |
| 9 | I hope they wo n't be worse in quality , although they might be less in quantity . |
| 10 | Well having seen Blackburn Rovers away from home a few times this season I I 've got ta say at half time I thought they 'd they 'd be comfortably in control . |
| 11 | Because there was no sign that Marian and Allen had regained the highway ahead of them the verderers agreed that there were three possibilities : the first , that the children would lie hidden for some time in dense woodland until it was safe for them to return to the ride ; the second , that they would try to work their way around the Swamp to the north but that since they would be away from paths this would be difficult and slow ; and the third , that they might try to reach the outlaws ' camp by passing the Swamp to the south . |
| 12 | Marguerite was talking as if they would be here for ages . |
| 13 | The other two had evidently been in hospital longer than I had , and they were like children let out of school , peering through the unblacked-out part of the window at the bright lights in the shops and rejoicing that they would be home for Christmas . |
| 14 | ‘ They will be here in seconds . |
| 15 | ‘ They will be all over gnat bites , ’ said Jasper . |
| 16 | Previously you could ask someone to type up first draft , second draft , maybe a third draft , but how far can you drive your secretary , and now they can be wholly in charge of this — they can change the layout of it as much as the words within it ; they can ask colleagues to come in and comment and even add a little bit . |
| 17 | Previously you could ask someone to type up first draft , second draft , maybe a third draft , but how far can you drive your secretary — and now they can be wholly in charge of this . |