Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [be] [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A final point that has to be borne in mind is that in order to make generalizations based on the type of quantitative analysis pioneered by Labov , a large number of tokens must be analysed ( usually thousands ) ; however , it happens that some variables that are quite salient in the community occur relatively rarely , and so we can not make reliable quantitative statements about these covering the range of speaker variables , even though they may be involved in linguistic change and may be important for historical projections on to earlier English . |
| 2 | The source of these birds is not known , but they may be present from late August until April . |
| 3 | Recrystallized organic-rich fossils , such as renalcid microorganisms in reefs , may show up very well under UV , whereas they may be invisible in transmitted light and CL . |
| 4 | Although such studies give a great deal of information about the memory for individual arousing slides , they may be unrepresentative of normal situations . |
| 5 | They may be unresponsive to ministerial suggestions , and they may make this opposition very clear through the local authority associations . |
| 6 | For domesticated felines remain ‘ part-kitten ’ all through their lives , and even though they may be middle-aged in feline terms they still look upon their human owners as their mothers . |
| 7 | They may be delirious with constant talking and mania . |
| 8 | For those who think they may be sensitive to synthetic chemicals , the only sound method of diagnosis is to avoid chemical exposure as much as possible and see if the symptoms improve . |
| 9 | Then we may say that ( 59 ) and ( 60 ) are L-tensed , but M-tenseless and non-deictic ( although they may be non-deictic in different ways ; see Lyons , 1977a : 680 ) . |
| 10 | But they 're all , they must be all of different armies you know ? |
| 11 | Service personnel can be used in Antarctic work without contravening the Antarctic Treaty of Washington , but they must be involved in scientific and not military work . |
| 12 | They must be good for manual dexterity and keeping children occupied . ’ |
| 13 | In conclusion , I make this plea to countries such as Germany — a country for which I have the highest regard : they should be cautious about promising recognition for Croatia and Slovenia by any precise date , and about breaking ranks within the European Community . |
| 14 | Certainly , if convertability did not exist , few would accept the notes of banks if there existed the chance that they might be worthless in future years . |
| 15 | They might be ideal for daft holiday-makers , but certainly not for him . |
| 16 | Different species often do not get a chance to interbreed because they live in different geographic areas , or in different localities within an area ( one species at the tops of trees , the other on the ground , for example ) , or they might be active at different times of day . |
| 17 | In addition , many employers are reluctant to allow employees to change status because they could be liable for unlimited arrears payments of National Insurance if these are subsequently disallowed by the taxman . |
| 18 | If this was the source of the visitors ' continuing jurisdiction in disciplinary appeals , then it was accepted that they would be amenable to judicial review , their situation being in certain respects comparable to that of a visitor to a university or college who holds that position by virtue of his office , cp the Queen as visitor of the University of Hull : see the Page case [ 1991 ] 1 W.L.R. 1277 , 1279 . |
| 19 | But I was still at school when the evacuees arrived mostly from Newcastle and Sunderland , so they would be safe from German air raids . |
| 20 | In both strikes , a great deal of confusion prevailed : most people had no clear idea when they would be entitled to supplementary benefit or how much they could claim . |
| 21 | He met Alderman Davis and discussed the advisability of the members on the council coming together again in order that they would be unanimous in open council , especially now that Labour is in the majority . |
| 22 | Rather than directional stability , the boats are intentionally made directionally unstable , otherwise they would be unusable on white water . |
| 23 | They will be worse for frail , elderly people , for physically and mentally disabled people , and I think people will also be asking the Tory and Liberal Democrat groups why they went for half a million pounds less than they need have done in service provision . |
| 24 | They will be skilful at separating ‘ noise ’ from ‘ signal ’ . |
| 25 | Witnesses must be clear and open about their own position , but this does not necessarily imply that they will be effective in convincing and persuading others . |
| 26 | So long as teachers are made to feel guilty about such difficulties in a negative and personal manner then they will be susceptible to short-term placebos . |
| 27 | People in some parts of the world assume that their basic human rights are inherent and seldom pause to question what they are or how to ensure that they will be available to future generations . |
| 28 | They can carry on a normal life like going to school or work and having fun with their family and friends , but they will be infectious to other people for the rest of their lives . |
| 29 | However , the next coal contracts will be at competitive rates and I believe that they will be satisfactory for British Coal . |
| 30 | In general , low-coupon bonds will have a lower gross redemption yield because they will be attractive to tax-paying investors concerned to maximize their net redemption yield after payment of taxes . |