Example sentences of "be that they [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , DEC is supposed to have Alpha boxes running on the floor at DECWorld ‘ 92 in Boston this week : expectations are that they may have a deskside Flamingo , and one to four processor Laser there . |
| 2 | And as for yourself , you too should try talking to a friend or relative whom you trust — the chances are that they may already have realised that things are going badly . |
| 3 | But their big-money approach was rejected , and the indications now are that they wo n't be back . |
| 4 | ‘ Latest indications are that they will miss out , but it is n't impossible , ’ said a spokesman for Schroders . |
| 5 | ‘ Latest indications are that they will miss out , but it is n't impossible , ’ said a spokesman for Schroders . |
| 6 | It is an interesting activity , so the chances are that they will quickly forget about the camcorder and behave naturally . |
| 7 | But it was certainly not my intention to say that the ASB in general and on other accounting questions was moving towards unfudgeable figures : indeed , the indications are that they will continue to ask companies and auditors to make judgments so as to distinguish case from case . |
| 8 | If multiprocessing desktop machines are on the agenda , and all indications are that they will appear later — that is to say next year — rather than sooner , then they will definitely use a higher performance Precision Architecture RISC 7100 part ( currently at 99MHz ) , which Hewlett-Packard will first introduce in a new uniprocessor system . |
| 9 | If multiprocessing desktops are on the agenda , and all indications are that they will appear later — ie next year — rather than sooner , then they 'll definitely use a higher performance PA RISC 7100 part ( currently at 99MHz ) that HP will first introduce in a new uniprocessor system . |
| 10 | Their strengths are that they will have drive and self-confidence , and the weaknesses , they 're intolerant towards vague ideas and people . |
| 11 | Despite this , if the three immediate hurdles discussed above can be overcome — and the signs are that they will be — then the next six months will see the crisis management of the last half year replaced by more positive discussion about the pace and nature of convergence . |
| 12 | Two other requirements that Beccaria makes of punishments for them to be effective are that they should be prompt and certain . |
| 13 | Key features of these new qualifications are that they must : |
| 14 | Their two main disadvantages are that they can discolour with time unless an ultra-violet light stabiliser is incorporated in the plastic , and that it 's difficult to fit security devices to them ( make sure good locks are fitted as standard by the manufacturer and frames are strengthened ) . |
| 15 | Their two main disadvantages are that they can discolour with time unless an ultra-violet light stabiliser is incorporated in the plastic , and it 's difficult to fit security devices to them ( so make sure good locks are fitted as standard ) . |
| 16 | And it pays to travel about You see the problem with Jackie and Nev is always been that they ca n't believe that you can get things in a place like W H Smiths that will that will do very nicely as a Christmas present . |
| 17 | It was n't that the programmes were bad , but they did not actually choose to cover different topics from male current affairs teams , while the whole hypothesis had been that they would in fact cover different topics — that there were uncovered topics in social policy and the rest of it . |
| 18 | ‘ And the TCCB 's directive for pitches has for several years now been that they must start dry . ’ |
| 19 | But their limitation has been that they can only be used when all the well data is available — after it has been drilled . |
| 20 | Well it pays to tramp around you see the problem with Jackie and Len has always been that they can not believe that you can get things in a place like W H Smith that will , that will do very nicely as a Christmas present , they tend to go |
| 21 | ‘ But I 'm certain as I can be that they ca n't win unless they have your grandfather . |
| 22 | One other consequence of a fresh gradation of sexual offences might be that they would cease to be gender-specific : there are some strange inconsistencies in the law at present , and it is not at all difficult to draft offences which might be committed by males or females against males or females . |
| 23 | Similarly , if the police believed ( thanks to psychological theories ) that ‘ real ’ delinquents came from broken or otherwise disrupted homes , it could be that they would be more likely to take official action against offenders from such backgrounds , with the result that subsequent analysis of official ‘ delinquents ’ would automatically confirm the theories . |
| 24 | Chatham has attractions and I think they would try and carry on , but the impact of the injunction sought on their businesses would be very significant and the probability must be that they would have to cease operations . |
| 25 | Or it could be that they would be appropriate for the reception area in one of the factories , or we might give one to a distributor and say , here you are , this you know , put this in if you 've got the right sort of area and would like to use it for a bit , stick it in there . |
| 26 | So if you have house guests for the festive period it could be that they might be staying four or five days . |
| 27 | It might be that they can discuss and compare life during the Great War , or in the 1920s and 1930s ; or they might want to talk about how expectations , duties , responsibilities have changed since their childhood days . |
| 28 | Given that redistribution is a characteristic of the social services , the general presumption must be that they will be rendered only on evidence of need , i.e. of financial inability to provide each particular service out of one 's own or one 's family 's resources . |
| 29 | The consequence will be that they will actually become so . |
| 30 | It may be that they will enjoy an opportunity to talk about their models afterwards , perhaps how they were made , or comparisons of materials used , but this will obviously depend upon the child . |