Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] be [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is likely , but how great these demands will be is another difficult question . |
| 2 | The most striking finding , however , is that the warming effect caused by greenhouse gases may be being slowed both by the effects of sulphur dioxide pollution , and also by the depletion of the ozone layer . |
| 3 | This can , in fact , be the most productive teaching time , because the children will be involved in very real problems and their skills will be being rigorously tested . |
| 4 | How great the effect of the interfaces may be is shown by a famous experiment of Professor Orowan 's with mica . |
| 5 | Exactly how extensive such economies may be is uncertain , especially in the early days of mergers between commercial banks , investment banks and securities dealers … |
| 6 | Where there is concern that students might be being exploited by Compact employers , the Compact Directors should raise the issue immediately with the organisation concerned . |
| 7 | Research has indicated how radioactive contaminants may be being introduced into the human food chain via the migration of wildfowl through the Chernobyl region . |