Example sentences of "these [modal v] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These may be trying times for estate agents but Croome Court 's still expected to go for one and a half million pounds |
| 2 | Nylon cords These may be showing signs of old age , knotted and growing shorter ! |
| 3 | So far as we are concerned , this barely matters : although it is likely that ‘ mini black holes ’ , about the size of a subatomic particle , were created by the enormous forces involved in the Big Bang , it is only about now , perhaps 15 billion years later , that these should be beginning to disintegrate . |
| 4 | The position achieved in the early 1980s can be assessed from the textbooks that have been written because these should be influencing the methods of instruction in the subject of physical geography as a whole , and also from the position in the branches of physical geography . |
| 5 | ANY OF THESE MIGHT BE HAPPENING FOR OTHER REASONS . |
| 6 | The Ministry of Defence ( MOD ) admits that " chemically treated " compounds such as incinerated mustard gas and white asbestos are buried in five marked sites in the area , but denies that these could be polluting the environment . |
| 7 | Mr Shirley reckons that the greatest of these will be developing closer links with customers . |
| 8 | Virtually all of these will be receiving Supplementary Benefit ( SB ) allowances to increase their disposable income . |
| 9 | These will be taking place throughout the city and should be booked in advance as they will be very popular . |
| 10 | But , if all goes to plan , it will not be long before many more well filled wallets like these will be stopping — and getting thinner — in Garrison . |
| 11 | Choose a quiet time for training , avoiding periods when you have visitors , for example , or children are playing in the vicinity , as these will be distracting . |
| 12 | Many of these will be missing in some reports , and in others all or nearly all will be used . |