Example sentences of "[coord] [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 | It was a busy , no nonsense and let's be having you noise . |
| 15 | Get your hat , Miss — Alexandra , and let's be going ! ’ |
| 16 | The ever loyal Daily Telegraph would come closest to paralleling the Conservative Party though even here its organizational links with the party are weak and may be getting even weaker as a result of its new Canadian ownership . |
| 17 | There is however now some evidence that Select Committees would like to interest themselves in the Committee system and may be seeking to erode the present convention . |
| 18 | But , in fact , it does n't seem to be doing much harm and may be filling a niche that , in the absence of European mink in these islands , was lying empty . |
| 19 | The proper scientist sees reality through a glass darkly — and believeth all facts , heareth all facts and seeth all facts , but still has to reckon with the fact that he is part of the experiment and may be seeing the reflection of his own opinions . |
| 20 | So they copied the things that the men could , they could see themselves and may be using . |
| 21 | ‘ Of course they still have time and may be using that to prepare their case . ’ |
| 22 | The vendors may not be entirely price motivated and may be looking for reassurance from the purchaser as to , for example , the compatibility of management styles , career development opportunities for senior staff and job security for the workforce . |
| 23 | Donna , who is 5ft 3in tall with short black hair and glasses , was on crutches at the time and may be limping . |
| 24 | We want the children to have a good time , and may be encouraging them to shout , but this then creates problems if some order needs to be restored because the children are too wound up . |
| 25 | If it has happened in the past , it can happen in the future , and may be occurring now for all we know . |
| 26 | It helped with how it was presented and may be cutting down on what was presented . |
| 27 | Beijing , on the other hand , has failed to make clear whether it is really willing to negotiate and may be waiting for the deadline to be dropped before making a move . |
| 28 | However , many older homes do not have the benefit of even ‘ accidental ’ air flow through roof spaces , and may be starting to suffer problems as a result . |
| 29 | They at least are aware of the potential of relationships between the different levels and may be forging some co-operative links between them . |
| 30 | This would be a good point to stop and remind yourself of the kinds of situations and issues which have caused you conflict in the past and may be doing so at present . |