Example sentences of "they [modal v] be [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this embraces a wide variety of behaviours ; the relationship between them may be cooperative or coercive ; their roles may be ill-defined or clearly-defined , overlapping , conflicting etc . |
| 2 | And even you 'll probably get one or two of them wrong occasionally but most of them 'll be right and when you get one or two of them wrong the teacher 'll say Oh not C K like desk for example not C K on the end of desk because it 's got this letter S in it as well . |
| 3 | Few of them could be other than mere contrivances , devoid of any obvious unity and as arbitrary and controversial as those miscalled " natural communities " that have been proposed for the operation of the STV . |
| 4 | Soon their captors would be out again , driven into the night by the terror above their heads , but now Allen and Marian by keeping the Tower behind them could be sure that they were moving in the direction of the forest . |
| 5 | I knew that telling them would be hard but nothing prepared me for their anger and grief during our final month together . |
| 6 | Whenever we compare two or more people , we can discover a variety of attributes in respect of which they may be equal or unequal . |
| 7 | Similarly , our melodies are our own , but they may be striking or mediocre according to some hidden talent or the lack of it . |
| 8 | Such rock bodies may be either molten , in the strict sense , or they may be solid and move very slowly at elevated temperatures and pressures through a form of plastic flow . |
| 9 | Discharges may be permanent and persistent , or they may be episodic or isolated . |
| 10 | They may be irritable or talk so much they become incoherent . |
| 11 | In the jargon of social science , they may be intervening and not independent variables . |
| 12 | They may be unaware that some bureaux can arrange home visits . |
| 13 | The value charge of such a word reflects the mores of the language users , and they may be unaware that it has two distinguishable components to its meaning . |
| 14 | They may be indecisive and not know what they want . |
| 15 | Conversely they may find it difficult to adapt to poor lighting conditions , and they may be nervous when coming indoors after being in brighter light outside . |
| 16 | They may be eagle-eyed or watch like a lynx . |
| 17 | They may be lethargic or irritable and lose interest in their usual hobbies , school work or sport . |
| 18 | As similar structures have also been found in H mustelae , H nemestrinae , Gastrospirillum hominis , and Gastrospirillum suis , they may be essential and characteristic for the genus Helicobacter ; they accumulate under certain growth conditions . |
| 19 | Here are just a few examples : notices ( pictorial or written ) on doors and cupboards and the use of different colours aid recognition within the house reduction of clutter , removal of locks on cupboards and good lighting simplify movement within the house , and a child 's safety gate on the stairs reduces the danger of wandering at night reminder notices eg " Do n't forget your key " inside the front door or " Remember to turn off the gas " over the cooker communication between helpers may be assisted by a diary beside the telephone and a list of important numbers is useful if gas is used , the Gas Advisory Service ( free to the elderly ) will check all appliances and recommend safety measures alarm systems may not be very appropriate for dementia sufferers ; they may be over- or under-used . |
| 20 | They may be unrelated but there is certainly a pattern in all this . ’ |
| 21 | Again think of the example of erm erm a social club you know , relationships between members , although they may be close and intimate and friendly and all that , are not the same as a relationship between members of a family . |
| 22 | They may be good and experienced at divorce , but they may not . |
| 23 | In addition they may be proud that their bureau should supply quality training and experience that enables the worker to enter mainstream employment . |
| 24 | rewards are the outcomes which are deemed appropriate by the individual ; they may be intrinsic or extrinsic . |
| 25 | They may be different but you wo n't be disappointed . |
| 26 | Dillon LJ doubted the distinction between the two sorts of decisions : " Even speaking valuations may say much or little ; they may be voluble or taciturn if not wholly dumb . " |
| 27 | No , no , no , no , no , no they may be functional but they look better ! |
| 28 | Many are noisy , dirty , and uninformed , as are many adults , but they may be bright and attractive people at the same time . |
| 29 | In this first level relationship , the educational institution may seek out gifts or they may be unsolicited but the relationship essentially involves the giving and receiving of gifts . |
| 30 | They may be broke but they 're not broken . |