Example sentences of "they [modal v] be [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they may be hoping in vain . |
| 2 | They may be working among old people , or schoolchildren , or even convicts . |
| 3 | To me , northwest Africa is part of Europe and either the division is farther south or , if they must be sailing on different plates , then those plates were very close together long before the Alpine convulsions . |
| 4 | Given that they have ruled out of court the concept of demand deficient unemployment , the new classical writers have left themselves with no alternative explanation : if markets are clearing , they must be clearing at different measured unemployment rates . |
| 5 | The MPRP needs to improve itself and at the same time if new parties are formed for the interest of the people and the country , they should be competing on equal terms . " |
| 6 | Children 's needs change as they grow , so it 's important to know what milk they should be drinking at different stages . |
| 7 | absconders — absent from an address where they should be residing under various legal provisions ( foster/children 's home , hospital ) |
| 8 | ‘ It subtly reminds the client that they should be thinking about legal issues on a regular basis , ’ said . |
| 9 | They should be bursting with calorific deliciousness : butter , cream , eggs , dried fruits , nuts , sugar , jam , chocolate , treacle and other good things . |
| 10 | They 'll be looking for old folk on their own . ’ |
| 11 | And I thought , I 'm just going to wait and see what he says , and I 'll say well they 'll be walking round naked cos he 's not bought them a pair of socks , pants , T-shirt jumper , nowt . |
| 12 | Now , ambulance crews have put together a video of some accidents which they 'll be showing to young drivers . |
| 13 | There was an old deckhouse off a ship and these old chaps used to meet there and I suppose they 'd be talking of old times — shipbuilding . |
| 14 | Since they would be going in different directions and at different times , Dora would use their car and another member of the group would give Rose a lift . |
| 15 | BASI News warned members that they would be working against French law and could be heavily fined . |
| 16 | I do n't propose that we make a any more discussion than that on it , but it is obviously erm , changing to the way in which they will be looking at certain items in the countryside . |
| 17 | Speaking from Strasbourg , Mr Hume said : ‘ They will be looking at new ways in which structural funds can assist us . |
| 18 | With the Saatchis ' help , Shevardnadze ( above ) has composed an open letter to the West which they will be placing in various journals . |
| 19 | They will be talking to local people , organisations and authorities and writing a report on the route 's suitability for upgrading . |