Example sentences of "or they [modal v] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bach Flower Remedies are available from many health food shops or they may be obtained by mail order from the Bach Centre in Oxfordshire , England ( see page 133 ) . |
| 2 | Or they may be thinking about the unthinkable : independence for their tiny — but vastly more successful — China . |
| 3 | Therefore , in any year , they may be expensed ( when they have generated revenues ) or they may be stored in the balance sheet ( for example , as closing stock , when they have yet to generate revenues ) . |
| 4 | Or they may be isolated from supportive social or family networks and have problem-related health problems such as HIV , hepatitis , TB , and mental health problems . |
| 5 | You 'll find them loose in bins so you can fill a bag yourself or they may be pre-packed with a colourful label to show you what you 're buying . |
| 6 | Batches may be produced to order and forwarded direct to the customer , as in the production of subcomponents for another manufacturer , or they may be made for stock . |
| 7 | The nutrients may be added to the system through spray nozzles , as shown in Fig. 1 , or they may be ploughed into the solid phase by using rotating discs . |
| 8 | The items may be grouped into sections dealing with similar aspects of language — for example , items concerned with vocabulary — or they may be ordered in terms of a putative developmental sequence . |
| 9 | Conductors receive packages at any of the recognized stopping places , or they may be left with certain agents and they are dealt with by special messengers in uniform . |
| 10 | Or they may be coming to us , I do n't know . |
| 11 | They may be trying to understand and explain a whole period of the past or they may be concentrating on one individual problem . |
| 12 | These reality principles may be alluded to , or they may be disavowed in various ways , but in either event they set limits and conditions to what is articulated about racism . |
| 13 | Bonds may be registered or they may be issued in the form of bearer securities . |
| 14 | Donations can be made out to SCF and sent to Mrs. Dakin , at 54 High View Road , Guildford , Surrey GU2 5RT — or they may be directed to the charity through the Herald editor , at one of the newspaper 's office . |
| 15 | They can involve further investigation of a problem or need identified in the placement year , or they might be related to staff research interests . |
| 16 | Or they might be mixed with onion and garlic softened in butter then stewed with carrots and rosemary to go with roast lamb for lunch . |
| 17 | A class might be asked to tell a story to explain the picture , or they might be provided with more information to help them understand it . |
| 18 | Such firms were likely to have particular characteristics : they were probably relatively labour-intensive , so labour was an important part of their costs ; or they might be located in an area where labour costs were rising particularly fast , or where labour availability was a problem . |
| 19 | But they hope it wo n't take too long or they 'll be rocking around the grandfather clock . |
| 20 | All modules to be entered into LIFESPAN must either be contained in an existing LIFESPAN PACKAGE module or they must be contained in a user-supplied PACKAGE module in the primary directory . |
| 21 | Their reminiscences about their early school days can be recorded , or they can be invited into school to talk to the pupils . |
| 22 | These can be just those pieces which they find lying around the surface or they can be ripped off the growing plants . |
| 23 | These side walls can be built first , and the steps constructed between them afterwards , or they can be built with the steps and used to support the treads . |
| 24 | The atoms can then be made to interact directly with the laser beam , as in the so-called collinear methods , or they can be converted to an atomic beam by heating in a small hot tantalum tube . |
| 25 | First , as shown in the photograph on the facing page , the flowers can be glued on to the mount board and then protected with a glass frame , or they can be covered with a sheet of cold-seal film before framing . |
| 26 | They can be used with products from other companies such as TeleUSE and UIMX or they can be sold as a package known as DynaGraphX , which is integrated with X-Designer from Imperial Software Technology Ltd , which VI distributes . |
| 27 | Languages can be learned ‘ at home ’ , where there are few opportunities for mixing with the native users of the language ( such as evening class french ) or they can be learned in a second language situation , either in the country in which that language is native or in one 's own country where the language is used for a specific purpose ( such as learning English in parts of Africa where it is used as the commercial language ) . |
| 28 | They can be installed by taking out one layer of bricks ( so you 'll have to cut through a wall — make sure it 's suitable ! ) ; or they can be installed in a corner , or in an alcove , with a surrounded flat fascia , in which case you 'll need to build a timber framework to support the niche and hold the fascia . |
| 29 | Hooded brass or chrome floor lamps make especially good reading lamps since they can be moved around to various chairs or sofas , and set to shine on books , or they can be directed onto a wall or ceiling . |
| 30 | They are sometimes used for previewing activity , or they can be used as recall devices for language study and practice as they are in the " Focus " section of Family Affair ( see Video Plan 7 ) and in the example in Video Plan 9 . |