Example sentences of "they [modal v] [adv] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I and 2.0% suggesting that some of them may still be within the gas window . |
| 2 | He introduced them to Mobuto then went on to explain that one of them would always be at his side for the duration of his visit . |
| 3 | They may also be of limited use when trying to judge the success of many plans . |
| 4 | Or they may simply be in the wrong place at the wrong time . |
| 5 | Although some children may be capable of finding there are the same number of things in two sets ( by matching ) , they may not be at all sure there are still the same number of the objects if one of the sets is differently arranged . |
| 6 | If , however , we are talking about the number two or number three in a particular market , they may not be of sufficient size to achieve these objectives . |
| 7 | They may not be in the same class as the Springboks , but Namibia and Romania will be as heartily cheered by the tournament 's crowd when they make their appearances next year . |
| 8 | This provision has caused a great deal of controversy since different countries have classified certain jobs as public functions , which they may not be in other countries , and this domestic classification has been used as a bar to foreign nationals applying for those jobs . |
| 9 | Erm , they may not be in fact in care , but they are at risk both educationally , behaviourally , and nuisance in the community and things of this kind . |
| 10 | They may still be in a considerable amount of pain and shock , they will undoubtedly have financial worries and they may well be experiencing difficulties in coming to terms with the implications of the accident for themselves and their families . |
| 11 | I 'd rather see one or two GOOD games from major companies and on the other side there should be games sent in from readers ( they must also be of a high quality though ! ) . |
| 12 | Matthew Pinsent says they must not be over confident . |
| 13 | Notts County1 Coventry0 A BIZARRE goal two minutes from time against fellow-strugglers Coventry gave Notts County their first win in 16 games , though they must still be in grave danger of relegation . |
| 14 | Because of the Swamp they had come so far south that they must now be at least on a level with the path where they had fought with the sturdy beggars although the northern ride must lie between them and it . |
| 15 | When Adam heard that , he did n't want to sell , he was sure they must therefore be worth far more . |
| 16 | When active , they must always be on the alert , ready to take avoiding action . |
| 17 | They must always be on the lookout for the stalking feline hunter , whose aim is to get as close as possible before beginning the chase . |
| 18 | " The dangerous feature of these unions " , wrote one such shipowner , " is that they really are benevolent societies and as such will necessarily accumulate funds , giving their members a contingent interest in those funds and therefore if a man should wish to retire from them as combinations , he is held by interest in them and consequently they must always be in operation " . |
| 19 | It is also important to ensure that the tenant should not have to redecorate more than once in any one year and that while there is no objection to paints and materials being of " good quality " they should not be of the " best " quality . |
| 20 | They should not be in the first rank of share prices to be marked down , but would nevertheless be most unlikely to buck the market trend . |
| 21 | They should n't be on the |
| 22 | But for a committee of aristocratic do-gooders , who are in the business of saving children from violence and abuse , to summarily dismiss a massive cash injection on the flimsy grounds of taste suggests they should n't be in a life-and-death business but rather running their local Girl Guides or church fete toffee-apple stalls . |
| 23 | They should n't be in the third division . |
| 24 | They should n't be like that , we should , like , be able to pull cords and curtains as well gathering them a bit . |
| 25 | He believed that women are to be adored for their naturalness , but because this makes them vulnerable and subject to extremes of temperament , they should also be under the control of their husbands . |
| 26 | They should also be of a type that has simple and quickly altered bridle trimming . |
| 27 | They should also be in frequent contact with all of the somewhat numerous organisations involved in the rural development of the Western Isles , and with the admirable young people who have come back from the mainland to work at the grass-roots level . |
| 28 | They should both be in preparation now . |
| 29 | I suppose the old fashioned male view of women in society is that they should actually be in the home — that 's their place . |
| 30 | They should still be in the files at the Standesamt . |