Example sentences of "they [modal v] be [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | By exploring the world in terms of the actions and their effects , young children come to realise that objects can be acted upon in different ways and that actions often result in objects changing their location ; they may be moved to a new place , positioned with respect to other objects or located on surfaces and in containers . |
| 2 | They may be moved by a sense of party loyalty . |
| 3 | Since they may be determined in a way favourable to the defendant , there is no need to decide any other complaints he might have about the conduct of his trial . |
| 4 | Where travellers are provided with food and drink and fail to pay before they depart from the premises , they may be charged with a criminal offence ( making off without payment ) contrary to s.3(1) of the Theft Act 1978 . |
| 5 | If grouped together ( within 5″ of another chariot ) they may be treated as a unit for leadership tests testing on the value of the highest . |
| 6 | You 'll find them loose in bins so you can fill a bag yourself or they may be pre-packed with a colourful label to show you what you 're buying . |
| 7 | They may be summarised as a revolt against the normal . |
| 8 | Alternatively , they may be given as a mark of generosity so as to increase the cohesive forces in society , known as levelling mechanisms . |
| 9 | In the full expansion of f , collect together all the terms involving x1 ; they may be written as a perfect square , so that unc where B is a quadratic form involving |
| 10 | They may be written in a college course or in the practice of a profession . |
| 11 | They may be deployed in a variety of circumstances to greater or lesser effect . |
| 12 | As they may be engaged in a wide range of adult activities , such as cooking , shopping and so on , their dependence on others for safety is especially important to recognise . |
| 13 | A description of personality traits is beyond the scope of this book , but they may be categorised in a simple manner under three headings , thus : * role traits : which are those parts of the personality which determine how an individual will react or behave in particular situations , and will react to the expectations of others in that situation . |
| 14 | This is in the hope that they will become clearer to those who work within the industry , and that they may be recognized as a distinct discipline by academic and practising lawyers alike . |
| 15 | When the demand for units is strong the management has no need to destroy units as they may be sold within a short period . |
| 16 | They may be attached to a particular school for a single day or even part of a day , or for a substantially longer period . |
| 17 | These events are not normally associated with any coherent dream sequence , although they may be preceded by a feeling of floating ( reminiscent of the " aura " often experienced by people suffering from epilepsy , giving warning of an imminent convulsive fit ) . |
| 18 | Fees have beautiful faces with hypnotic eyes , though they may be identified by a physical flaw , such as a snake 's tail or bird 's feet . |
| 19 | It 's believed the same gang have raided at least three homes … and they may be linked with a series of other burglaries . |
| 20 | They may be driven to a frenzy by the pains , with a total loss of consideration for others ; they may be quarrelsome , disputative and uncivil . |
| 21 | The use of readmission rates as an indicator of outcome rests upon the assumption that they may be used as a proxy for morbidity resultant from poor clinical care . |
| 22 | They may be issued to a creditor in exchange for goods and services received , or in exchange for money . |
| 23 | Indeed , they may be appreciated as a lively addition to the garden , to be watched from time to time from the kitchen window . |
| 24 | Although the range of facilities and services may be smaller , they may be provided to a high standard . |
| 25 | Because toll goods can be made excludable , they may be provided by a variety of private sector organizations , such as profit-maximizing firms or clubs and associations . |
| 26 | However , arithmetic can not be done on these byte strings as they stand ; instead they must be converted to a different string data-type , known as packed decimal . |
| 27 | To summarize , the message from document preparation systems is that , although logical objects are desirable , they must be presented in a very simple way if users are really going to use them . |
| 28 | They must be viewed with a microfiche reader . |
| 29 | The government 's already got rid of a minimum wage in industry , but farmworkers say they must be treated as a special case . |
| 30 | Before he cracked , Mr Rushdie had stumbled on a truth : that if free speech and free writing are to be defended in an age of increasing religious fervour , they must be defended with a zealot 's passion . |