Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may have no religious beliefs , or may be looking for a much simpler ceremony . |
| 2 | Under the old DHSS cohabitation ruling , beleaguered by years of criticism from welfare workers and the women 's movement , women who had male friends , family or lovers around ran the risk of losing their benefit on the grounds that these men were or should be maintaining them . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , certain commentators ( particularly Atkinson , 1984 ; Meager , 1985 ) have seized upon these or similar examples and Presented them as showing the direction which personnel policy ( and here their writings are rather unclear ) is , or should be taking to cope with the challenges posed by a rapidly changing , increasingly competitive economic environment . |
| 4 | In addition there is specific provision in section 6(3) , which provides that the defendant must as a minimum be aware that his conduct is or might be threatening , abusive or insulting . |
| 5 | Another possible implication is that into the early years of the next century fewer old people will lack kin support or would be living alone than is often assumed . |
| 6 | I think the things that have come out of this for me er from Councillor actually is that it would be unlikely that we , we or would be allocating that plan today and I think the amount of traffic has increased through the town centre would make it foolish and one does wonder at the wisdom if all the development went along which had to be serviced then through er Street and through the town centre in to the main areas of employment that happened years ago . |
| 7 | You spoke about what was said in the brochure that management charges had been or would be running at about a rate of inflation , we can see it on page fifty six , it 's better if you look at it I think , rather than I parrot phrase , see fifty six if you so kind now see fifty six is talking about at Broadstone will the management charges greatly increase the answer is no management service , er , sorry has appointed U K leading management specialist for several reasons , firstly because of their professional caring attitude , secondly because time has shown that management charges , rises the rate either slightly below or at the levelled inflation when that brochure was produced in respect of that development was that statement true or was it not ? |
| 8 | While education was the single most significant activity the employers of Advanced Course students engaged in , when it came to job titles and the nature of the jobs the students were or would be doing , educational occupations were not dominant in the same way . |
| 9 | Whether or not the readers of these books are or will be experiencing a training course , or whether their training consists only of the reading of one or more of the books in this series , it may be useful to conclude by highlighting a number of challenges facing teachers and teacher trainers in the coming decades . |
| 10 | I think it ought to be made clear that the the voices that you can hear , or will be hearing in the next half an hour or so will be that of the television . |
| 11 | There are many who have already started to vote , or will be doing so for the first time soon , with no first-hand experience of what Labour governments were like . |
| 12 | You will , however , need to know whether your employer/former employer or pension paying organisation has or will be introducing the scheme before you can take part . |
| 13 | The member of staff on playground duty can be taking a policing role or can be using the time to motivate and interest children . |
| 14 | Secondly , it acts as a source of capital and labour which can be indirectly utilised by other forms of capital that may be operating in different spheres of the economy . |
| 15 | He believes that talk of the so-called ‘ post-industrial society ’ is raising some unnecessary fears that may be causing some talented managers to have second thoughts about aspiring to a top job . |
| 16 | You will be experimenting to identify any foods that may be causing you health problems and weight gain . |
| 17 | This detects signals from radars on the ground that may be aiming missiles or guns at the approaching aircraft . |
| 18 | It is certainly impossible to describe with any confidence developments that may be affecting multimedia information systems by the turn of the century . |
| 19 | And so , parents that may be listening , it sounds as if it 's up to you to provide the basic training to enable the schools to do their part . |
| 20 | Miniature waterlilies that may be growing in a shallow rock pool or sink should ideally have all the water drained off their crowns and then be protected by a generous layer of old leaves or straw . |
| 21 | It is usually possible for the teacher to type in a list of words so that the game can be aimed at a specific child , providing additional experience of words that may be giving difficulty . |
| 22 | Are there any problems that may be looming on the horizon that perhaps you ought to be addressing before they reach the door ? |
| 23 | It is the purest form of finding out about an ancient site , but it does depend on the ability of the observer to distinguish information that may be coming in from a variety of sources . |
| 24 | It is these history-caused distortions that may be changing . |
| 25 | This at least will tend to improve informal quality control and provide the care and attention to the goals of the work that may be missing from contract analysis . |
| 26 | No one can be healed if at one level ( often on an unconscious level ) they do not wish to be healed , or if they can not trust , or let go of any fears that may be blocking the flow of healing energies . |
| 27 | They will fly to strange people in strange places as long as there is food about , because they are much more interested in food than in anything that may be going on around them . |
| 28 | However , as many overseas assignments fail because the wife or family are unable to cope with the new way of life and culture ( around 50 per cent is often quoted ) , many organisations choose to invite the wives of short-listed candidates into the company to discuss the assignment and any problems that may be worrying them . |
| 29 | The identity booklet ( or key card ) together with any messages or letters that may be waiting for them are handed to the guest . |
| 30 | In fact , Figure 3.1 tells us very little about what kind of changes are involved in the shift from manufacturing to services or the type of economy that may be emerging . |