Example sentences of "they [vb mod] be [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or they may be of a different kind . |
| 2 | They 've got all this on top of them as well as , say , they may be in a dangerous area . |
| 3 | The price of over-identifying the struggle against racism with the activities of these extremist groups and group lets is that however much of a problem they may be in a particular area ( and I am not denying the need to combat their organizing ) they are exceptional . |
| 4 | It follows from the foregoing that a condition of the type at issue in the main proceedings , which stipulates that where a vessel is owned or chartered by natural persons they must be of a particular nationality , and where it is owned or chartered by a company the shareholders and directors must be of that nationality , is contrary to article 52 of the E.E.C . |
| 5 | The precise nature of neutrophil chemoattractants in these disorders is unknown and they could be of a diverse nature including microbial , chemical ( including prostanoids ) or indeed in ulcerative colitis the damaged colonocytes themselves . |
| 6 | They could be at a skipping game in the playground . |
| 7 | They 'd be at a loose end when it was over , which would be the time to approach them . |
| 8 | In all fairness , they would be under a great deal of pressure . |
| 9 | If solutions were to be found they would be of a technological nature . |
| 10 | Arguments amongst the girls would break out but they would be of a trivial nature to begin with . |
| 11 | The clearing banks as well as the discount houses have the opportunity to buy Treasury bills on such occasions , as otherwise they would be at a substantial disadvantage compared with the discount houses in finding an outlet for surplus funds . |
| 12 | ‘ Inevitably , the care staff helping them are supervised to a much lesser degree than they would be in a residential establishment . ’ |
| 13 | When they bought them from me , I said , ‘ For the next ten to fifteen years do n't sell these , because by then they will be worth a great deal ’ . |
| 14 | Correspondingly , those who wavered towards God have been sent from Heaven to Earth , where ‘ they will be in a certain pain up to the end of the world , but at Doomsday they shall return to Heaven . |