Example sentences of "[coord] they [vb mod] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But also they would probably have the men working harder than before & they may be more popular . |
| 2 | They are not underground for any of a number of reasons — or they may be underground in another burrow system altogether . |
| 3 | Think carefully about the meaning of the question(s) Questions may be straightforward or they may be deliberately provocative . |
| 4 | These may be purely physical , in the way that smell and touch become more intense in darkness , or they may be more on the psychic level . |
| 5 | Gardens , said Gertrude Jekyll , ‘ may either be fashioned into a dream of beauty , a place of perfect rest and refreshment of the mind and body — a series of soul-satisfying pictures … or they may be so misused that everything is jarring and displeasing . |
| 6 | It may be because people are not aware that these benefits exist ; they do not wish to ask for help while they can manage on what they have ; or they may be too proud to claim , thinking that it is like asking for charity . |
| 7 | Most of the passengers were either up on deck to watch the ship arrive or they 'll be frantically getting organised for an early breakfast so that they can get ashore . ’ |
| 8 | Differences , it is assumed , must either be biologically based , or they must be culturally induced , the result of education , upbringing and social pressure . |
| 9 | Strong leaders are sometimes the subject of admiration , but typically they are long dead , like Washington , Lincoln or Roosevelt , or they can be safely admired from a distance , like Margaret Thatcher or Mikhail Gorbachev ; Winston Churchill has the advantage of falling into both categories . |
| 10 | Models can , however , be simpler than these and can take the form of rules or they can be more complex in that symbolism can be used . |
| 11 | People often worry that their heart is beating so fast they will have a heart attack , or they feel so faint and dizzy they will collapse , or they will be physically sick in public . |
| 12 | ‘ Or they could be altogether more spiritual and personal . |
| 13 | These unperceived universes could be totally separate from ours , or they could be intimately intermingled with it . |
| 14 | However , none of them has been found in an archaeological context and they have aroused considerable suspicion : they could be relatively modern copies loosely based on Italic originals ; they could be genuine prehistoric imports ; or they could be perfectly genuine figures brought to Britain relatively recently as curios and since discarded or lost . |
| 15 | By 10 o'clock there were signs of drunkenness and the Manager had a quiet word with the Junior to put away the bottles or they 'd be there all night . |
| 16 | and they 'll be here half an hour or three quarters of an hour , he smoked four cigarettes , now it takes all day and all night to get rid of them fumes of his cigarettes |
| 17 | And the likelihood is that in the fullness of time they 'll be the preferred supplier , and they 'll be also supplying the gear bearing . |
| 18 | And they 'll be even more pleased to hear that Henry escapes , and will never be turned into pork chops and sausages . |
| 19 | And they 'll be back again at the White Horse on Mar 10 , for a Irish Women 's Abortion Support Group Benefit . |
| 20 | You know so when you 're confirmed , it wo n't be , okay I 'm on the boat now , it will be making use of those gifts , whatever they may be , and they 'll be uniquely your own in each one , the mix 'll be uni uniquely you know , to the person , you 'll have to make use of it on a daily basis , not just simply , okay I 'm on the boat . |
| 21 | It makes people think they 're invincible , they can put a seatbelt on and they 'll be all right . |
| 22 | They need to sort out a few things and they 'll be very competitive . ’ |
| 23 | If we 're not careful they 'll be demanding single table bargaining and they 'll be then putting us in the minority in local authorities and we 're gon na see this union under tremendous offensive as a quarter of our membership in local authorities , so we need to get our act together and get on top of this now . |
| 24 | In spite of this , there has been serious developments and in this year , and they 'll be fully in place next year . |
| 25 | You acknowledge their status and they 'll be quite happy to bask in reflected glory for a while as you say your piece . |
| 26 | evening and they 'll be off to Glasgow for the weekend |
| 27 | I think by and large they 're probably running away and do n't want to have much to do with him and they do n't like these people , probably , who use your drop in centre because they might smell a little bit and they might be down at heel and they 're not really people who are going to contribute much to the lives of those other people who are trying to get on and make things better for themselves . |
| 28 | A person with HIV might fall ill with an infection or condition not on the CDC list , and they might be very ill indeed , but they would not necessarily have AIDS . |
| 29 | Many people are reluctant to employ someone who has epilepsy and they might be very concerned if their daughter intended to marry such a person . |
| 30 | There is a sickness in their hearts which Allah has increased , and they shall be sternly punished for their hypocrisy . ’ |