Example sentences of "they [modal v] [be] [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may be long chains of clauses linked by coordination or simply by being adjoined . |
| 2 | Acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion are associated — they may be different aspects of the same condition . |
| 3 | The courts have repeatedly insisted that " irrationality , stupidity or obstinacy do not constitute malice though in an extreme case they may be some evidence of it . " |
| 4 | Just as it seemed that they may be some sort of communication , the wind grew stronger and all went awry , the sky momentarily clearing , the celestial blue briefly highlighting the monochrome grey . |
| 5 | They must be some sort of national heritage . ’ |
| 6 | While they 're being trained , they 'll be productive members of your work force . |
| 7 | The moon is that much further away from the sea on this side so that 'd have that much less of an effect holding the sea water down on to the earth and therefore the sea water comes Now obviously the water from the high tide has got to come from somewhere so they 'll be some parts of the globe low tide . |
| 8 | all go together then they 'll be some sort of erm |
| 9 | They might be all sorts of sub-contractor . |
| 10 | In this definition u 1 and u 2 are quite general quantities ; but as examples , they could be simultaneous values of the same component of the velocity at two different points , or two different components of the velocity at a single point . |
| 11 | He has an ( American ) liberal 's instinct that they could be valuable instruments of federal policy in pursuit of woolly-sounding social goals , providing they are properly regulated . |
| 12 | Instead , they could be imaginative products of creative advertising agencies , paid for by the offender(s) , to persuade employees , consumers , and the general public to be cautious in the future of this corporation and its officials . |
| 13 | And then the the ships shuddered and and some would go down by the stern and others would topple up and they 'd be great fountains of water . |
| 14 | my Lord I , I suppose the answer to that is yes , it could be on the facts , it could be that if there was in a free market then they 'd be all sorts of varieties of clause whereby the name and kept the agent funds , erm maybe |
| 15 | they 'd be all sorts of ways in which they could of kept the agented funds , erm they could of been , but it 's hard to imagine that , that |
| 16 | Within towns they would be little systems of shopping , business , industrial and residential streets . |
| 17 | They will be shrewd judges of what would be acceptable to the House and the country and what would not . |
| 18 | You know , they , they , they can be a bit hard , they can be a bit bitter , they can drink a bit too much , they can be a bit promiscuous , they can be all sorts of rather iffy things but I do n't think Lyndsey will . |
| 19 | They can be useful sources of old furniture , usually chipboard based but quite handy for shelves or backing . |
| 20 | They can be bare records of numbers and events or they can be windows on a living school and most heads will be able to think of ways in which reports can be used to enrich governor perceptions , prompt good questions and solicit positive advice and support as soon as they have made a breakthrough into a sense of their responsibility for creating a favourable climate . |
| 21 | They can be some branch of sport , for instance , ( sport is hard to use in a full-length book ) or the atmosphere of some small closed society . |
| 22 | They can also educate in the way they handle reference requests ( whether they supply the answer , for instance , or the way of finding the answer ) ; and they can be valuable stimulators of book use and enquiry by giving readings , quality advisory services and reading lists , and knowledgeable enthusiasm . |