Example sentences of "they [modal v] be [art] [noun sg] " 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 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 .
8 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 .
9 ( Note : names of persons , bodies and places may be included in the main thesaurus , or they may be the subject of a distinct authority list . )
10 They may be the clew to reveal to you what you did n't think you wanted to say .
11 Talk to your doctor about these — they may be the result of anxiety and stress .
12 They may be the result of such factors as speaker variation , temporal variation , or a noisy environment .
13 For some they may be the difference between being capped and not being capped . ’
14 That 's right they , and they must be a bit fiddly to peel must n't they ?
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 They were of brown calf with a copper beech leaf on the instep and their shape was so strange and outlandish that Nurse Rose decided they must be the extreme of fashion .
18 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 .
19 They should be a coach to everybody around them . ’
20 ‘ 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 . ’
21 Ninth , they feel they should be a channel by which church planters may move to the countries where they are needed .
22 Oh they should be a drill non-plated , and a drill plated .
23 His famous comment about things are back to as they should be every nation for herself and god for us all .
24 United are a variety show when they should be the movie .
25 Well , I think they 'll be a government still there !
26 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
27 They 'll be a way of doing your blocks .
28 eventually if er she 's not very careful or they 'll be a fight
29 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 .
30 The rush harvesters also hope they 'll be a part of the river 's future .
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