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 . |