Example sentences of "they [modal v] be ready " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I can not go into too much detail , I would like to look at players between the ages of 15 to 17 , as they will hold the key to the future , but I do n't think too many of them would be ready in time for the 1995 European championships in Dublin . |
| 2 | They need to struggle with the thorny issue of whose interests come first , and they must be ready to let go of some aspirations and commitments if they are to enjoy what they decide to do . |
| 3 | If socialists aim at the formation of a government as a part of their strategy they must be ready to make their views known on these issues : how to reduce unemployment ? how to avoid inflation ? where the money would come from to provide better social services ? |
| 4 | He raised his voice and shouted , through the loo door , presumably , " YES DARLING , 0F COURSE I 'M WAITING ! " — and then to me , in a tormented undertone : " And so are the Press , I know , I know — they must be ready to eat me for lunch . |
| 5 | This means that they should be ready to hear not only the particular applicant but also any other persons or bodies whose interests are affected . |
| 6 | This means that they should be ready to hear not only the particular applicant but also any other persons or bodies whose interests are affected . |
| 7 | ‘ Our new net wickets at the University ground will have to be used sparingly , although they should be ready for use just before the Lancashire game on April 19 . ’ |
| 8 | But if we get a bit of growth , they 'll be ready to take the risk . |
| 9 | But the police say they 'll be ready if they decide to return . |
| 10 | I 've done some now , I think they 'll be ready . |
| 11 | They 'll be ready . |
| 12 | And same as those , she said , they 'll be ready any time after lunch , so I |
| 13 | Oh well I 'd better go and get me pork pies , they 'll be ready now |
| 14 | Again it 's doubtful they 'll be ready to sign anything on that er I think also the shadow of Lithuania is very much over this and Mr Bush is obviously not wishing to er box himself into a corner at this stage while the Lithuania crisis is still open . |
| 15 | Well the best thing to do when they 're to come here I mean , they might be ready for coming here before you 're off to er Southwold . |
| 16 | They could be ready tinted ! |
| 17 | The small factory she 'd approached to undertake the making of the curtains , cushions and loose covers told her they 'd be ready to start in a few weeks ' time , and even allowing for this wildly optimistic schedule , she felt she ought to know when to expect delivery of the fabrics . |
| 18 | He 'd left them in the Courtesy Cleaners : they 'd be ready in time for Easter Saturday . |
| 19 | When asked about the factors which influenced how and where they shopped , many older people said they would be ready to pay a little more for their purchases at shops which provided places to sit down , had lavatories and employed staff members who had the time and inclination to help them . |
| 20 | Lili was still under thirty and there was no reason , the hospital staff had said , why such an unfortunate thing as a placenta previa should occur again , or if it did , they would be ready for it . |
| 21 | I thought you would never come , ’ she said as Claudia stepped into a scene of such chaos that it seemed an impossibility they would be ready on time . |
| 22 | Jesus knew however , that before they would be ready to undertake this work they needed power , they needed a special power . |
| 23 | They will be ready tonight . ’ |
| 24 | They will be ready to follow the ladder party as soon as they see its last man go through the window . |
| 25 | Very soon now they will be ready and then I mean to hold a great feast for all my people . |
| 26 | We think they will be ready next year , and we are looking forward to tasting the fruit . ’ |
| 27 | They will be ready for November , before the government grant settlement arrives , and work will begin in the finance officer 's department paring them down in bilateral discussions . |
| 28 | Once they have done this , they will be ready to move on to the ‘ university ’ work for which she and Monteith are currently preparing a syllabus not , she says , with a view to any intellectual results , but ‘ in order to turn out rounded human beings ’ . |