Example sentences of "[be] [conj] they [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile , DEC is supposed to have Alpha boxes running on the floor at DECWorld ‘ 92 in Boston this week : expectations are that they may have a deskside Flamingo , and one to four processor Laser there .
2 And as for yourself , you too should try talking to a friend or relative whom you trust — the chances are that they may already have realised that things are going badly .
3 But their big-money approach was rejected , and the indications now are that they wo n't be back .
4 ‘ Latest indications are that they will miss out , but it is n't impossible , ’ said a spokesman for Schroders .
5 ‘ Latest indications are that they will miss out , but it is n't impossible , ’ said a spokesman for Schroders .
6 It is an interesting activity , so the chances are that they will quickly forget about the camcorder and behave naturally .
7 But it was certainly not my intention to say that the ASB in general and on other accounting questions was moving towards unfudgeable figures : indeed , the indications are that they will continue to ask companies and auditors to make judgments so as to distinguish case from case .
8 If multiprocessing desktop machines are on the agenda , and all indications are that they will appear later — that is to say next year — rather than sooner , then they will definitely use a higher performance Precision Architecture RISC 7100 part ( currently at 99MHz ) , which Hewlett-Packard will first introduce in a new uniprocessor system .
9 If multiprocessing desktops are on the agenda , and all indications are that they will appear later — ie next year — rather than sooner , then they 'll definitely use a higher performance PA RISC 7100 part ( currently at 99MHz ) that HP will first introduce in a new uniprocessor system .
10 Their strengths are that they will have drive and self-confidence , and the weaknesses , they 're intolerant towards vague ideas and people .
11 Despite this , if the three immediate hurdles discussed above can be overcome — and the signs are that they will be — then the next six months will see the crisis management of the last half year replaced by more positive discussion about the pace and nature of convergence .
12 Two other requirements that Beccaria makes of punishments for them to be effective are that they should be prompt and certain .
13 Key features of these new qualifications are that they must :
14 Their two main disadvantages are that they can discolour with time unless an ultra-violet light stabiliser is incorporated in the plastic , and that it 's difficult to fit security devices to them ( make sure good locks are fitted as standard by the manufacturer and frames are strengthened ) .
15 Their two main disadvantages are that they can discolour with time unless an ultra-violet light stabiliser is incorporated in the plastic , and it 's difficult to fit security devices to them ( so make sure good locks are fitted as standard ) .
16 And it pays to travel about You see the problem with Jackie and Nev is always been that they ca n't believe that you can get things in a place like W H Smiths that will that will do very nicely as a Christmas present .
17 It was n't that the programmes were bad , but they did not actually choose to cover different topics from male current affairs teams , while the whole hypothesis had been that they would in fact cover different topics — that there were uncovered topics in social policy and the rest of it .
18 ‘ And the TCCB 's directive for pitches has for several years now been that they must start dry . ’
19 But their limitation has been that they can only be used when all the well data is available — after it has been drilled .
20 Well it pays to tramp around you see the problem with Jackie and Len has always been that they can not believe that you can get things in a place like W H Smith that will , that will do very nicely as a Christmas present , they tend to go
21 Now nobody 's going to come and see me , and Marie 's gone away and Annie do n't know where I am and they wo n't have Christmas with me and we wo n't open prezzies together .
22 but they are cos they ca n't
23 Do you think that that 's just the way things are and they ca n't change it and society gives me more economic power and he has more natural strength , so this is an on-going battle that wo n't change very much ?
24 " Silly question , of course you must be or they would n't have let you out . "
25 ‘ But I 'm certain as I can be that they ca n't win unless they have your grandfather .
26 One other consequence of a fresh gradation of sexual offences might be that they would cease to be gender-specific : there are some strange inconsistencies in the law at present , and it is not at all difficult to draft offences which might be committed by males or females against males or females .
27 Similarly , if the police believed ( thanks to psychological theories ) that ‘ real ’ delinquents came from broken or otherwise disrupted homes , it could be that they would be more likely to take official action against offenders from such backgrounds , with the result that subsequent analysis of official ‘ delinquents ’ would automatically confirm the theories .
28 Chatham has attractions and I think they would try and carry on , but the impact of the injunction sought on their businesses would be very significant and the probability must be that they would have to cease operations .
29 Or it could be that they would be appropriate for the reception area in one of the factories , or we might give one to a distributor and say , here you are , this you know , put this in if you 've got the right sort of area and would like to use it for a bit , stick it in there .
30 So if you have house guests for the festive period it could be that they might be staying four or five days .
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