Example sentences of "they [modal v] be having " 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 | Where the tutorial focuses on current productions , I have found that students will work hard on their performances and be open about their work and any problems they may be having with the characters they are playing . |
| 3 | Let's look at the five in turn and see how they apply to you and what you can do to counteract any harmful effects they may be having on your life . |
| 4 | It is a fact that whatever actions are being taken at any one time , the individuals concerned are rarely , if ever , aware of the effect they may be having on events and the conditions of life in the remote future . |
| 5 | They must be having a party in there . |
| 6 | I rather pity the young who live in London because they must be having a particularly difficult time . |
| 7 | Look they must be having their lunch . |
| 8 | In order to bring about a deterioration in the patient 's condition with low potency remedies one would have to keep on repeating the wrong remedy many times and even then it is unlikely that much would happen unless the patient were particularly frail and weak , in which case they should be having constitutional treatment to boost their overall state and not ‘ first aid ’ treatment for the little bits that go wrong . |
| 9 | Erm and you know and I the thing that erm used to worry me maybe sometimes , was the acceptance of this as what they should be having . |
| 10 | ‘ I suspect they 'll be having a few more . ’ |
| 11 | No they 'll be having theirs before they come . |
| 12 | She was able to appreciate the problems they might be having dealing with English spoken in a variety of accents and dialects after learning it in a purely academic setting . |
| 13 | The boys all liked him , too — and some of them resented being placed under my care because of the fun they knew they could be having next door . |
| 14 | Elinor would be sitting out there again , and they 'd be having their usual glass of champagne before lunch . |
| 15 | With this kind of budget you do n't have to ask whether the Catering Branch are doing a good , professional job — if it was n't they would be having to organise domestic famine relief drops ! |
| 16 | Remember not to contact Sunday newspaper journalists on Monday — they will be having their weekend break ! |
| 17 | We we we 're empowered er by these orders to set up the new constituencies , er they do not actually come into effect to enable the elections to be held upon them er until all the countries of the E E C have agreed the changes that are necessary to accommodate the new numbers that er they will be having , er so the act , the ninety three act , has a commencement hour within it . |
| 18 | ‘ Ratepayers were told nothing about this before , yet they will be having to foot the bill . |
| 19 | We also work very closely with the Federation of Sussex Industries , and they will be having one of their monthly meetings at the University in November , and we also hope to organise a joint open day with the F S I next June or July . |