Example sentences of "they [modal v] [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may be a bit shy . |
| 2 | They may be a bit personal . |
| 3 | The Guardian is usually way behind the pack where transfer news is concerned so they may be a bit gullible . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , they may be a step toward a complete , fully unified theory . |
| 5 | Even if the Charter should contain restrictions on its freedom of action , acts transgressing such restrictions are probably not void , though they may be a ground for revoking the Charter . |
| 6 | On the other hand , if in addition to being ‘ preferential ’ they are also ‘ participating ’ they may be a form of equity shares with preferential rights over the ordinary shares ( and in consequence should be , and often are , designated ‘ preferred ordinary ’ ) . |
| 7 | Hotman points out that while " they may be a people without a king … a king without a people is as inconceivable as a pastor without a flock , " and suggests that the supposed ancient kingdom of Francogallia " was not subject to the law of inheritance as if it were a private patrimony but was habitually transferred by the votes and decisions of the people . " |
| 8 | They may be an element of our culture and it is notable that in other societies than those of the Euro-American group the Oedipal complex is less evident . |
| 9 | Repeated slips may mean that recovery was never clearly established in the first place or they may be an indication of the beginning of a full-scale relapse . |
| 10 | That 's right they , and they must be a bit fiddly to peel must n't they ? |
| 11 | We ought not to admire them when they put up their fists and fight nor mock them when they are afraid and tell them they must be a man . |
| 12 | They must be a priority target group , so we can prevent exploitation and discrimination and provide them with adequate training in health and safety and other matters . |
| 13 | Tickets , at £5 and £10 , are available on the door tonight , and they should be a passport to a cracking ten-bout night 's boxing , with a heavy Teesside emphasis , as the North East division champions meet the Yorkshire and Humberside holders . |
| 14 | They should be a coach to everybody around them . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We try to make playgrounds into more than ten-minute stop-offs ; they should be a community meeting place , where parents can bring a picnic and spend a happy Sunday afternoon with the children . ’ |
| 16 | Ninth , they feel they should be a channel by which church planters may move to the countries where they are needed . |
| 17 | Oh they should be a drill non-plated , and a drill plated . |
| 18 | Well , I think they 'll be a government still there ! |
| 19 | You 'll be able to , there will be a form they 'll be a subject tutor comment and then there 's leeway within subject areas for the child to write a couple of sentences their |
| 20 | They 'll be a way of doing your blocks . |
| 21 | eventually if er she 's not very careful or they 'll be a fight |
| 22 | Erm , it says they 'll be a tutorial period for students to work on record of achievement inserts and personal statements , O K that 's second and first years . |
| 23 | The rush harvesters also hope they 'll be a part of the river 's future . |
| 24 | You ca n't imagine what it will be like , but when the day of the lord comes People do n't realize that that the lord 's coming back , and they 'll be a day of judgement . |
| 25 | Christmas dinner around the dining table will be rare treat and John says : ‘ Now the children are growing up , we hope they 'll be a bit more sensible and a bit less like unguided missiles . ’ |
| 26 | The mice get into those , they 'll be a bit tipsy . |
| 27 | Bloody cramping our stu , they 'll be a bit cramping our style would n't they ? |
| 28 | I was gon na say me and rich , no I do n't think so no that 's just where they 'll be a flush . |
| 29 | No , the they 'll be a pupil input , it might well be that as a department there 's a decision that the pupil would not write |
| 30 | I 'll be sixty five in two months time Art , it 's time for a move , they 'll be a lot of time on my hands . |