Example sentences of "they [modal v] [be] in [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will he remember that more and more people reaching retirement age wish to have independence in their own hands , which means that they must be in receipt of policies that encourage that independence , including savings , during their working career ? |
| 2 | They must be in need of more than routine maintenance , be part of a pattern of hedgerows visible to the public , valuable to wildlife and/or of historical significance . |
| 3 | Floppy drives and video are all OK but they might be in need of modernisation . |
| 4 | They would be in favour of it if it could be worked out in a practical form : but it did not mean they were going to give up the freedom of the seas . |
| 5 | Ten , fifteen minutes to gain the shelter of the forest — though even there they would be in danger of being pulped into nothingness by trees ripped from the rain-softened earth . |
| 6 | There will probably be times , when you are at school , that they will be in charge of him so it 's very important they should enjoy this part of his education and development , too . |