Example sentences of "but they [modal v] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would pay exactly the same under the rents-to-mortgages scheme as they currently pay in rent — but they would be acquiring their homes , rather than simply being tenants . |
| 2 | But they may be hoping in vain . |
| 3 | Not but they might be shagging camels and then all the camels got |
| 4 | ‘ I hate to admit it , but they 'll be sheltering him , they always stick with their own kind . ’ |
| 5 | Give it fifty years and I 'll bet you that the baker and all the rest of the folks , it 'll be coming from a supermarket , but they 'll be delivering stuff that you 've put on your computer . |
| 6 | Rachel 's parents say they know they ca n't stop the programme but they 'll be switching it off . |
| 7 | but they 'll be paying for their own seats though , so it 's |
| 8 | But they 'll be returning to their home nation , South Africa for a unique cycling challenge . |
| 9 | ‘ Shearer is only 21 and Blackburn might not be one of the glamour clubs , but they will be expecting an awful lot from him . ’ |
| 10 | Systemic poisons will not stop the bees from taking a building brick , but they will be feeling pretty queer by the time they want to come back for more . |
| 11 | Your dramatic gestures will certainly mesmerize them , but they will be staring apprehensively at the glass , or laughing hysterically waiting for it to fall ! |
| 12 | I hope they 're going to support the wall at the , our end they 've done nothing , I suppose they 've just taken it down , but they must be doing something to underpin it or bolster it |
| 13 | The band were taking a break from each other , but they 'd be working on some new material soon with a view to releasing a new song as a single to coincide with Reading . |