Example sentences of "they [modal v] be [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may be deprived of skills and they may receive less stimulation than , say , middle-class English children , but inside the Asian family they get plenty of security and love . |
| 2 | They may be composed of impact ejecta , some of which may have been molten . |
| 3 | This involves two different types of the tiny , transportive liposome ; for the initial stage , an ‘ anti-fat ’ liposome containing caffeine works to break-up cellulitic lipidic clusters so that they may be disposed of more readily , while the trace element algo silicium assists in restructuring the fragile tissues . |
| 4 | Thus women are caught in a double bind : if they take a ‘ compliment ’ at face value they confirm men 's right to treat them as ‘ open persons ’ , while if they ignore the remark or reply negatively they may be accused of rudeness and/or showered with abuse . |
| 5 | They must be notified of the LEA 's subsequent decision concerning the statement ( the LEA can modify the statement , leave it as it is , or determine not to make it ) . |
| 6 | A large proportion of our forces had to be ready to travel to distant theatres of war and it was uneconomic that they should be composed of National Servicemen , admirably though those carried out their duties … . |
| 7 | Thankfully , this time they 'll be headlining in their own right and given the success of their current single ‘ Do The Right Thing ’ they should be assured of a half-decent crowd . |
| 8 | Teachers ' unions will advise on educational issues related to Compact , and they should be informed of the aims and procedures of local Compacts . |
| 9 | They should be thought of as models rather than theories because they are orientated to action and to practice . |
| 10 | He is agnostic and argues that the churches have failed society with their inflexibility and their refusal to embrace homosexuality and , in the case of the Roman Catholic church , contraception ; though Glennis feels they might be accused of accelerating moral decline if they approved such things . |
| 11 | How can we allow the commercial hunting of whales when they could be starved of food because of ozone depletion in a few years ' time ? " |
| 12 | There was an old deckhouse off a ship and these old chaps used to meet there and I suppose they 'd be talking of old times — shipbuilding . |
| 13 | The cyclical nature of events was regarded by many thinkers as inevitable , because it was thought that otherwise they would be deprived of both ‘ rationality ’ and ‘ legality ’ . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | If they had been , even now they would be thinking of the night to come . |
| 16 | If they were uninhabited , they would be settled of course , but it would be some time before the Kha-Khan 's tenth was repaid . |
| 17 | Apart from any moral objections , researchers are scared that they will be deprived of fame and fortune by military secrecy . |
| 18 | If the Belgians fight them off they will be accused of favouring General Morgan , ex-President Siad Barre 's son-in-law . |
| 19 | Getting them out into the open means that they can be robbed of their numbing effect , and turned instead into potent sources of energy . |
| 20 | They can be tested of course . |
| 21 | They can be thought of as seven tests to be applied . |
| 22 | Cheap washable sheets and covers , which are the most practical as they can be disposed of if they become heavily stained . |
| 23 | The county 's family health services authority is asking for unwanted items to be handed in so that they can be disposed of safely . |
| 24 | They can be disposed of easily , whilst their weapons stand little chance of piercing the adventurer 's plate armour . |