Example sentences of "they [modal v] be under " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is likely that the stem cells maintain their characteristic state by virtue of their position in the basal layer where they may be under the influence of a deeper layer of cells . |
| 2 | Even if such feelings and judgements are not disreputable in themselves , they must be under the firm guidance of respect for sheer duty . |
| 3 | We have established that for pitch differences to be linguistically significant , it is a necessary condition that they should be under the speaker 's control . |
| 4 | Clearly , outright control does indeed take place , but on a day-to-day level social stability is secured largely through people feeling that they might be under scrutiny . |
| 5 | All contemporary accounts suggest that eighteenth century seamen , brutal and violent as they could be under provocation , were hardly lacking in the capacity to organise in support of their claims , and by the standards of the day , to do so peaceably whenever the authorities kept their heads sufficiently to allow mediation to proceed . |
| 6 | Honestly if it was them that had to stuff those navy blue fitted sheets into the automatic after he 's been home they 'd be Under No Delusions . |
| 7 | Understandably , they 'd be under pressure to produce an accurate conversion ; you can almost hear them … |
| 8 | It follows that the British courts are under a statutory obligation to apply to Community legal texts the Community methods of interpretation as developed by the European Court ; they would be under Community law even without the statutory provision . |
| 9 | In all fairness , they would be under a great deal of pressure . |
| 10 | Again , they shrug , if they could survive with a front-row of Ricky Evans , Nigel Meek and Hugh Williams-Jones against England , they should hardly be in undue trouble against Scotland — particularly as they will be under the eye of the same referee in France 's Joel Dume . |