Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [be] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stupid they may be but not lacking in guile . |
| 2 | Volunteers they may be but highly expert lifeboatmen they are determined to remain . ’ |
| 3 | We should consider also , that if they do exist then they may be but a part of a much larger pattern which stretches not only access the tiny and remote areas of south-western France but across western Europe and possibly other parts of the world . |
| 4 | Ghosts they may be but they bring back memories of broken hearts , foul deeds , sinister minds , and souls stained with the blackness of hell . |
| 5 | Lucrative for the clubs they may be but the omens for their success are not good . |
| 6 | Their system " seeks to give effect to the wishes of every voter , whatever they may be and whether they have anything to do with party or not " . |
| 7 | Thank you , yes they should be but stand up and I 'm only trying to help in the situation . |
| 8 | Erm they 're in no hurry to join but with this second period er from September or was it October and erm once again there is this idea that , you know , the tide is turning and they , they will now join erm they wo n't find it so hard to join as the rich peasants but once again they 're not as enthusiastic and maybe they should be but they are , they are helping more but er er and this is the key er for which you know Mao talked about later is that we 've got to get the middle peasant actually actively involved |
| 9 | The auto gearbox refuses to take the revcounter needle anywhere near the red line ( and that 's set only at 4500rpm ) , which means the chances of kicking down into a lower gear are limited , making A-road overtaking manoeuvres more ponderous than they should be and knocking a substantial hole in the cruising speed when you meet a hill . |
| 10 | It means that they should be and do what we would reasonably expect of them . |
| 11 | But when Saturdays come and the pressure is on you can see that some players are not as confident as they should be and that 's probably our main problem . ’ |
| 12 | I 've got enough just to manage , but things are n't what they should be and it 's not what we were used to in the old days . ’ |
| 13 | Find out what colours they should be and colour them in . |
| 14 | The practical result of this is that when we study the individual child we see a succession of stages of development which from the point of view of the id are just as they should be and — because the id is the oldest , most fundamental and , from the point of view of the instinctual drives which originate it , the most important agency — are just what they should be . |
| 15 | He never writes a memo saying you know we are supporting or attacking this government as about this election campaign , never , but journalists know what his view is and they write in a code with that view and if they did n't they would quickly find out where they should be and it would not be working for one of those newspapers and the thing that 's quite perverse about it is the . |
| 16 | For for senior citizens do you I mean do you think the the the rent up to what they should be or not ? |
| 17 | Whether they should be or not , accountants need to give careful consideration to the impact that a cost-leadership strategy would have on their practices . |
| 18 | Oh they might been but I do n't I do n't know how long no . |
| 19 | ‘ Barn owls ? ’ he said ; ‘ well , they might be an' all as we only close them at night . |
| 20 | Perform well whatever assignments you have , trust God 's angels to remove and replace where necessary when things are n't being done in a congregation as you think that they might be or should be done , or you might think well the , why do n't the elders do something about this , we 'll leave it , leave it to Jehovah and the angels , if there 's anything wrong , they 'll sort it out and they 'll make the elves sort it out as well , they have ways and means , again coming back to this new text here persistence in prayer shows you are awake the spirituals so there 's another way Jesus was outstanding in its constantly regarding prayers keep awake by field ministry and here 's a rare one in any public talk financial contributions financial , we do n't hear that very often in public talks , we , we always say that there 's , er people come to the meetings , there 's no collection , no mention of money , the seats are free , you 're |
| 21 | Towards the end of the era , in fact , the attendants in the salons of homage became alert to the fact that among their few Western visitors , the majority were not as in awe of the Conducator as they might be and photographing the exhibits or taking notes of the sycophantic citations attached to the awards by their Western donors was discouraged . |
| 22 | A recent land survey of Boiotia reveals a much higher density of settlement and population than had previously been suspected , cp. below p. 84 for this ; why not help ourselves , the Athenians must have said , to some of that good soil — cheaper and less dangerous than planting colonies in Thrace where they might be and sometimes were overwhelmed by the natives . |
| 23 | They could be but I would n't have thought so . |
| 24 | But the horizon and the problem stood , as it were , on their own feet ; they could be and were independently established . |
| 25 | You have to be amazed how young and silly they could be or how solemn with foreboding . |
| 26 | X take away minus X. Take away X , which is just plus X , X take away X. And three X take away minus two X. Hey now on the number line you ca n't it 's difficult to do X take away X but you can work out roughly where they 'd be and what you would do and what the system would be . |
| 27 | And interest in watching Commons TV declined over time ; the numbers who said they would be or were ‘ very interested ’ in watching dropped from 24% before televising started to 10% after three months , with a corresponding rise in those who said they were ‘ not at all interested ’ from 18% to 30% . |
| 28 | I have a very good idea who they will be and the bets are already placed , so for a bit more inside information , watch this space . |
| 29 | They can be but that was in the fridge Emma it was in the fridge ? |