Example sentences of "these [modal v] [be] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 These may be of various forms .
2 These may be of several kinds : point mutations involving protein coding genes or tRNA ( 5–9 ) , or more substantial deletion ( 10–12 ) or duplication type mutations ( 13 ) , localized by most studies in a highly specific single-strand zone during replication ( 14–16 ) .
3 These may be for short periods of time to account for the non-matching of the firm 's payments and receipts from its business .
4 This rule can not effectively be pursued if strict mens rea principles are applied , however appropriate these may be to other areas of the criminal law .
5 It is only necessary to compare the living conditions of laborers in nonindustrial areas with those of industrial workers , miserable as these may be in some cases , to be aware of the material benefits of the conversion to machine technology .
6 These could be on other planets , in artificial space colonies or even beneath the Earth 's own oceans .
7 These would be in various sizes and housed in a small oblong box along with a set of scales .
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