Example sentences of "[conj] they [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But also they would probably have the men working harder than before & they may be more popular . |
| 2 | There are those whose keenest pleasures in their job are to be found outside the class-room , in informal contacts with their pupils , where they may be able to exercise their own skills or pursue their own hobbies while helping others enjoy the same pleasures . |
| 3 | In the case of street interviews , where they may be working on ‘ quota ’ samples ( so many people of certain sex , age and class categories chosen by the interviewer to fit into the required quota ) , the discretion allowed may be considerable . |
| 4 | Generally rare in polar regions , where sea ice inhibits their settlement , they are often plentiful on subpolar shores where they may be exposed twice daily to six-hourly spells of near-freezing sea temperatures , alternating with similar spells of very much lower air temperatures . |
| 5 | This is particularly true of regulations in heavily regulated fields such as agriculture , where they may be part of a long string of related measures or be limited to implementing a regulation of broader scope . |
| 6 | Libel plaintiffs are virtually obliged to go into the witness box , where they may be cross-examined in detail about matters relevant to their reputations . |
| 7 | See the group live at the West End Centre , Aldershot on April 25th , where they 'll be supported by grunge rock specialists Slug . |
| 8 | Some of the crew will go on to work on Tornados ; more are staying in the area for family reasons and will move to Brize Norton or Lyneham where they 'll be working on VC10s . |
| 9 | They 've won their way through to the first round of the FA Cup where they 'll be away to West Bromwich Albion . |
| 10 | Are portable heaters kept away from busy areas where they might be knocked over ? |
| 11 | The pleasure of experiencing literature that " joyous thing " were intended to elevate the student into an affective domain where they might be imbued with a higher moral tone . |
| 12 | Guido continued , looking back at Filippo , ‘ Have you any idea where they might be now ? |
| 13 | Following well-rehearsed dismounting drills , the riflemen poured out of the Warriors and in next to no time were providing their own fire support as the Warriors reversed away at high speed to give covering fire from positions where they would be less vulnerable to short-range anti-tank weapons . |
| 14 | The Brownings , it appeared were going to France , to some seaside place , in Brittany perhaps , where they would be joined by members of both their families , somewhere new , somewhere stimulating away from the tired attractions of Lucca . |
| 15 | So if the deep waters were to become very cold , they would tend to rise to the surface — where they would be heated by the Sun , and join the insulating layers above . |
| 16 | It turned out the travel agent had told them their tickets were for tourist class where they would be safe . |
| 17 | Once this had been accomplished , the various parties would proceed on foot to an agreed rendezvous in the desert , about forty-five miles inland , where they would be picked up by a patrol of the Long Range Desert Group . |
| 18 | During the weeks before the project began , their main tasks were , firstly , informing themselves about dementia and the needs of dementia sufferers and their relatives ( by reading , by talking to service-providers , dementia sufferers and their carers , and by visiting other similar care initiatives such as those in Liverpool and Oxford ) ; they also informed themselves about the action areas where they would be working ( finding out where the elderly people lived , what services were available , the individuals who provided them ) ; secondly , they informed others about the new project by visiting social services department teams , health authority staff , voluntary organisations , and general practitioners . |
| 19 | The tops of the Ife heads , where they would be hidden by the crown , carry the marks of the sprues — the passages in the mould formed from rods of wax , through which the metal runs . |
| 20 | The show was over , the audience had drifted away to a reception room where they would be further wooed with a glass of champagne and a selection of canapes and nibbles and Paula , dressed now in one of her own suits , smart black barathea , had emerged from the dressing rooms to meet the waiting Sally and Edward . |
| 21 | His special task was to kidnap mortal women and take them back to the fairy mound where they would be employed as wet-nurses for fairy children . |
| 22 | The statue of Moloch in Carthage had large outstretched hands for children to be placed on before they tumbled to a blazing fire below , where they would be ‘ purified ’ and blessed by that god . |
| 23 | In which case they would try to decoy the enemy towards some of the hidden groups , where they would be outnumbered and beaten . |
| 24 | For example , if someone gave as their hobbies on their CV only reading and chess , and they were applying to you for a job where they would be working with the public , might you not have doubts about that person ? |
| 25 | And her lawyers have been ruthless in thrashing out a divorce settlement with Fergie which ensures that she will never be able to take her children abroad where they would be out of the Queen 's control . |
| 26 | Most of these birds would have bred in the northern parts of Siberia , travelling thousands of kilometres to find a place in the Seychelles where they would be assured of a supply of suitable food . |
| 27 | Of the British paintings , I would transfer a choice of the best ( up to World War I ) to the National Gallery , where they would be seen , as they deserve , among the best of all other Western Schools . |
| 28 | According to the script , after an initial twenty minutes of Anglo-Saxon bombardment , the Turks would be weeping with fear and humiliation , and devoting much of their on-field activities to figuring out ways of being granted political asylum , rather than returning home to their doubtless murderous regime , where they would be summarily sent to work down the sewers for ten years . |
| 29 | This school of thought holds that Japanese ground forces could be of military value in the defence of Japan , and that their establishment would release US forces for service in other areas where they would be fully needed in the event of war . |
| 30 | Prohibited books entered private libraries where they would be consulted by those prepared to break the rules in the interests of learning . |