Example sentences of "they [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | You may have been in they may been in the infants when |
2 | If comparisons are included they may be with an artist whose work is considered by the author to be inferior to the subject of the monograph . |
3 | But in passing , as they may be thought to have done , from journalism to fiction , Naipaul 's feelings , and their objects , underwent a change . |
4 | Brothers may be rivals , and they may be internalised . |
5 | But it should also be said that some elements of this description of mine could be taken to characterise the activity , sometimes ominous enough in its human implications , of all imaginative writers , however remote they may be from the dualistic confederacy . |
6 | I do n't suggest that these unfavourable writings pushed him to do what he did , though I do n't mind suggesting that the bigotry and vicarious piety they may be reckoned to contain could be classed among the negative experiences of the last months of his life . |
7 | Where the tutorial focuses on current productions , I have found that students will work hard on their performances and be open about their work and any problems they may be having with the characters they are playing . |
8 | They may be talking about membership of Ulster 's protestant secret societies , particularly the Orange order , the Royal Black Preceptory , and the Apprentice Boys ' Club ; or about religion — being saved , being a church member , or even a non-practising protestant ; or what appear to them to be key ethical issues such as drink , tobacco , and money ; or they may simply be describing in ordinary everyday language life in the family , on the farm , and in the village . |
9 | Many within the industry admit privately , however , that they may be less inclined to appoint someone who declares their infection at their interview . |
10 | There will be some differences , but they may be too slight to be noticed by the customers , who would normally see only one piece of each item in any case . |
11 | They may be joined by the gorgeous lime-green flowers of Smyrnium perfoliatum , a plant which is either a satisfactory spreader or an invasive pest , depending on your point of view . |
12 | They may be able to put you in touch with a drug counselling agency or other local help . |
13 | If you have already developed osteoporosis , they may be able to treat it or refer you to a specialist . |
14 | ‘ They may be making for Kenmore . ’ |
15 | These could all be due to a number of different factors but they may be signs that someone is drinking too much . |
16 | If you are disconnected , they may be able to lend you heating , cooking and lighting appliances ( such as Calor Gas fires and cookers ) . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | As people grow older , however , they may be more likely to develop illnesses or conditions which make it more difficult for them to cope without some help or support . |
19 | This guide contains information about specific medical conditions which may affect older people in residential and nursing homes and other places where they may be cared for — such as hotels and guest houses . |
20 | They may be glazed , with a plain colour or a printed design , or unglazed — more commonly known as quarry tiles — and many have textured surfaces to make them less slippery underfoot . |
21 | Nowadays they may be esteemed by their peers who know something of their work , but this esteem has little currency value in the committee-rooms where performance is appraised . |
22 | IF THE Home Unions XV are tempted — as they may be after all the disruptive absentees and injuries — to go into tonight 's Parc des Princes Bicentenary bash less than seriously , they should consider the way the French are treating it . |
23 | Contact your ward councillor and try to interest him or her — even if they are not on the committee they may be able to influence the councillors who will take the decision . |
24 | If anything , they may be relieved to have got off so lightly , given that East Germany 's aversion to a local brand of perestroika and glasnost has long been clear . |
25 | They 've got all this on top of them as well as , say , they may be in a dangerous area . |
26 | suddenly , everybody rejects the group , even though they may be fantastic . |
27 | We recognize in the quatrain poems what Eliot occasionally found in Davidson : that though his ‘ dwelling-place ’ alters , the human ‘ tenant … is the same through all ages ’ , but Eliot 's linking factors , though they may be comic and self-mocking , are scarcely reassuring . |
28 | John Winant , the US ambassador in Britain , wrote on 28 February that this reflected Britain 's concern with security rather than with ‘ commercial enterprise ’ ; ‘ It also reflects the British apprehension that they may be swamped competitively by US aviation and their consequent desire to guarantee themselves a percentage , even though small , of the available business . ’ |
29 | They may be deprived of skills and they may receive less stimulation than , say , middle-class English children , but inside the Asian family they get plenty of security and love . |
30 | They may be vertical , horizontal , diagonal or even spelt backwards but all are in a straight line . |