Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are now serious environmental concerns about a whole range of chemicals that go into these cleaners , and the detrimental effect that some of them may be having on wildlife in rivers and shorelines . |
| 2 | EVERYONE must be wondering what is happening on the Mid-Hants Railway , the ‘ Watercress Line ’ , having received the startling news from the pages of a contemporary magazine that volunteers have been resigning from the work force in substantial numbers . |
| 3 | Some of them must be playing snooker three and four times a week in two or three different leagues . |
| 4 | In other words , everyone should be aiming to meet the requirements first time , every time and without errors . |
| 5 | But everyone should be fighting for first team places , especially as we are going to Wembley . |
| 6 | The two of them should be playing here now , giving these commuters some real music , something they would love . |
| 7 | How do ye think ye are so fat : It 's me should be complaining . |
| 8 | Was that meant to be that people like me should be doing spot checks , Richard should tell people like me to do spot checks or Richard was going to do spot checks ? |
| 9 | I am afraid that I may be watching my own family and friends being killed . |
| 10 | Probably were n't I do n't know but they seemed to us I may be looking at it from a child 's eyes but er that 's how they seemed to be to me . |
| 11 | ‘ To think I may be looking at the last of the Corbetts . ’ |
| 12 | He knew that this was the moment when he should have said firmly : ‘ I may be moving to London , but not with you . ’ |
| 13 | I may be warning you off that Nigel fellow , but I may be worse . |
| 14 | There 's a slide projector at the back of the hall which I can control from the front so I may be aiming to get some slides for you instead of the overhead projector . |
| 15 | Let he who is without sin cast the first stone , I may be hearing you say . |
| 16 | ‘ I may be speaking out of turn , Miss Emily , but you are young and innocent and I am concerned about you . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I may be leaving the show . ’ |
| 18 | I may be getting on now , |
| 19 | I may be getting on a bit but I still know a thing or two . ’ |
| 20 | PS : If anyone thinks that I may be overstating the Hart boy 's case then listen to his blindingly good solo album , ‘ Intolerance ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ I may be missing in the memory department , but I do have a brain . |
| 22 | The last sentence could be expanded to ‘ I may be going on holiday with Richard Molland but I 'm not sure . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I may be going deaf and it 's true I 'm not in the most robust of health but I 'm not daft . ’ |
| 24 | " I may be going abroad myself quite soon , " said Maurice casually . |
| 25 | And even better — I may be going home next week . ’ |
| 26 | But I may be going back far too long for the evening . |
| 27 | Now , having started in that light , I may be going to disappoint you by saying that I 'm not in fact going to spend the next erm fifty minutes or so talking about the moral , political , philosophical implications of Darwinism . |
| 28 | The methods also suggest a similar technique , although I may be stretching a point . ’ |
| 29 | I may be bragging but it er we had a wonderful day ! |
| 30 | I may be bragging about myself though . |