Example sentences of "[vb past] they [modal v] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Dr Haritos-Fatouros began her research 15 years ago into the minds of torturers — particularly those who served the Greek dictatorship of 1967–74 — she assumed they must be sadists . |
| 2 | If the proposals leaked they would be dynamite inside the health service , and yet they had come round with only the routine ‘ confidential ’ security classification . |
| 3 | In 1988 , Karl Ludvigsen came out with a study that two of the big six would go away — he predicted they would be GM and Renault . |
| 4 | She had bare shoulders and arms ; a heavy gold and ebony bracelet ; an enormously long necklace of what looked like sapphires , though I presumed they must be paste , or ultramarines . |
| 5 | This meant they could be midwives or nurses , but not doctors . |
| 6 | Wycliffe thought they might be Chelsea or Chelsea Derby . |
| 7 | He thought they might be finger rings , but was n't sure . |
| 8 | She had always sensed the goodness in Sarah Byrne and for Paddy 's sake wished they could be friends . |
| 9 | He gave the Bookman a big hug and hoped they would be friends for a long , long time . |
| 10 | Others who spoke to Mr Ayob hoped they might be party to something big . |