Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [vb pp] [prep] [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There is no reason why the ability to use a washing-machine or a pressure cooker should be limited to one person per household !
2 The Democratic caucus in the House decided in 1971 that members should be limited to one sub-committee chairmanship thereby making it possible for many more congressmen to hold these coveted posts .
3 The procedure should be completed within 48 hours from receipt of the form .
4 It should be completed by one person on behalf of all residents at the property .
5 General manager Joseph Mikhael ( 42 ) said the scheme should be completed in two years time .
6 Ideally , cases should be completed in eight weeks for certain persistent young offenders .
7 the organization of social insurance should be treated as one part of a comprehensive policy of social progress .
8 Regular deworming will largely eliminate the risk of this infection , and to prevent puppies representing a danger , most vets recommend that they should be treated from two weeks old onwards , as well as their mothers .
9 In 1981 , the Wilson Committee recommended that more papers should be released within the 30-year period and that as few as possible should be withheld beyond 30 years .
10 If the sample volume is smaller than this it should be adjusted to 0.5 ml with water and transferred to a 1.5 ml microfuge tube .
11 Before leaving section I , mention should be made of one defence which is not available .
12 Payment should be made within seven days of Overdrive 's invoice — a very short period of credit in the haulage industry , it will be noted .
13 Firstly whether these subscriptions should be for one year only or whether it should be fixed for three years to tie in with the tri-annual general meeting .
14 More importantly , with the help of the Denver-based US West , Time Warner 's cable systems should be upgraded in five years rather than ten , as originally forecast .
15 The government 's Ombudsman Commission presented a report to the public prosecutor in April 1991 which recommended that Diro should be prosecuted on 73 counts of misconduct and corruption in connection with his post of Forestry Minister .
16 Five hundred globules , one hundred of which should weigh one grain , should be moistened with one drop of this solution .
17 We think that consideration should be given to three changes in the procedures of the High Court .
18 Consequently , he proposed that the reporting unit should be defined as the fund and that organizations should be seen as one fund or a series of funds .
19 Applications for Associateship should be supported by two Fellows of the association who have knowledge of the candidate for at least two years immediately preceding the application .
20 It is suggested er , by both myself and er my colleague that the matter should be adjourned for one week .
21 It is suggested er by both myself and er my colleague that the matter should be adjourned for one week .
22 Simulation should be regarded as one tool within the repertoire of the training specialist .
23 She believes that junior doctors could be empowered by longer contracts and proposes that house jobs should be arranged in one year ( or even 18 month ) blocks within single or closely linked units , so that the doctors felt and were recognised as an important part of the service provided .
24 September 's quarterly meeting brought the bad news of a fall in the number of boys — from 82 to 69 in a year — and a suggestion from the Headmaster that the year should be arranged in three terms as was elsewhere by then more usual — instead of in four quarters .
25 Judge Bruce Laughland ordered last week that the boy should be detained for three months .
26 Taylor was the first to realize that , on linguistic grounds , Swahili-land should be studied as three regions ; he was the first to study in depth the phenomenon of aspiration in Swahili ; he was the first and ( with the exception of H. E. Lambert ) the only European to compose and publish Swahili poetry ; he is the only European to have caused a new genre to be introduced to Swahili poetry , ‘ mahadhi ya Tela ’ ( Taylor 's tune ) .
27 We , and others , recommend that a sample should be obtained after one hour for both routes and are pleased to receive one at all , for it immediately involves the medical microbiologist in the care of the patient , and close cooperation is important .
28 On the back label we state that the product should be drunk within one year of purchase as this is when the product will be at its best .
29 The most significant are that the proposed SAS requires auditors to be active , rather than passive , and to perform procedures specifically designed to identify circumstances which might call into question the appropriateness of the going concern basis ; that the future period which should be considered by both the directors and auditors in assessing the validity of the going concern basis should be extended to one year from the date the accounts are approved by the directors ; and that emphasis is now placed on the need for adequate disclosures in accounts of matters giving rise to inherent uncertainties that affect a company 's ability to continue as a going concern .
30 Acting on the advice of the Greek astronomer Sosigenes , Caesar directed that to correct this anomaly the year 46 BC should be extended to 445 days .
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