Example sentences of "some children [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps some children would be able to make new ‘ clothes ’ for the family : things that fit . |
| 2 | You had to eat your sausage skins : " Some children would be glad of them . " |
| 3 | Although some children may be capable of finding there are the same number of things in two sets ( by matching ) , they may not be at all sure there are still the same number of the objects if one of the sets is differently arranged . |
| 4 | Some children may be submissive to this approach while others fight back and will not have their willpower broken . |
| 5 | Some children may be willing and glad to talk over beforehand the implications of forming a reconstituted family . |
| 6 | Some children may be prepared to chew on finger foods like toast or biscuits but a lump in a spoonful of food that they expect to be mushy can upset them . |
| 7 | ( 1986 ) and Borgman ( 1980 ) have found from their studies that older children especially are not willing to move to a new family if contact with their biological families is to be severed , though of course some children may be unable to voice their reluctance and tend to go along with the plans . |