Example sentences of "[modal v] be [verb] [prep] short " in BNC.
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| 1 | This should be written in short grammatical sentences with the minimum of dependent clauses . |
| 2 | 12.50:HOT favourite Baydon Star bolted up at Aintree last time , but faces a stiffer task and should be opposed at short odds . |
| 3 | Extensive use of line drawings , schematic diagrams , algorithmic lists is desirable , and where prose is used this also should be structured into short sentences with meaningful separation into paragraphs . |
| 4 | Periods of practice should be spaced with short rest periods in between , but much will depend on the time available and the opportunities provided on the ward . |
| 5 | If sufficient forces could be raised at short notice , the robbed would pursue the robbers on ‘ hot trod ’ , with the right to reclaim their goods by force and deal with the wrongdoers out of hand . |
| 6 | v. Lowthian the defendants knew of the existence of the contract between the plaintiffs and their co-contractors but they did not know its precise terms and said that they assumed from their experience in other cases that it could be terminated at short notice . |
| 7 | What the Dutch scientists did next was to supplement the pure pollen regime with various compounds and then see whether diapause could be induced by short daylengths . |
| 8 | Leases may be granted for short periods of less than a year , up to 999 years . |
| 9 | As with a privatisation , small investors may be tempted by short term profits and , like Eurotunnel , the issue is a hostage to many variables . |
| 10 | Since managers may be assessed on short term profitability , heavy investment in R & D may adversely affect their rating ; a second worry is that firms which invest heavily in R & D may be ‘ undervalued ’ by financial institutions . |
| 11 | In the situation where the investor has spotted an asset with factor loadings of 0.71 and 0.82 which has a return of less than 12.9 per cent , an arbitrage portfolio may be created by short selling the overpriced asset and investing the proceeds in the above efficient portfolio . |
| 12 | A teaching plan may be devised for the patient and the information needed may be given in short sessions so that the patient has time to absorb the information and ask questions . |
| 13 | International Relocation Company , which specialises in home finding for expatriates , recommends giving at least two weeks ' notice for an appointment with a British day school although it says international schools may be viewed at short notice . |
| 14 | Any Mobs of wolf riders may be armed with short bows at an additional cost of +1 points per model . |
| 15 | Any Mobs of spider riders may be armed with short bows at an additional cost of +1 points per model . |
| 16 | There are times when mistakes are made in school and things go wrong : children blamed for things they did n't do , events may be cancelled at short notice , cardigans and coats lost or , even worse , end up in the toilet bowl . |
| 17 | Occasionally tours may be cancelled at short notice owing to circumstances beyond our control . |
| 18 | The Garden may be closed at short notice once its daily capacity is reached , but visitors are welcome to visit the Oast House exhibition , woodland walks , restaurant & shop . |
| 19 | They were made by stretching out thin rods of hot , coloured glass which , as they cooled , would be chopped into short lengths called ‘ canes ’ — rather like seaside rock . |
| 20 | They would be attacked in short order and possibly even killed . |
| 21 | Assuming you are going to want to use the material as a normal part of a normal lesson , when you look at a drama you will be looking for short segments which can stand on their own sufficiently to make sense as an independent sequence . |
| 22 | After a few sessions of steering the model around on the ground in a ‘ zero height hover ’ , you will reach the stage where the power can be increased in short bursts to lift the model clear of the ground for short periods . |
| 23 | In the case of urgent difficulty , meetings can be arranged at short notice . |
| 24 | It is advisable to make an appointment to see a counsellor , however in cases of urgent difficulty these can be arranged at short notice . |
| 25 | In view of the continuing cold weather , we have asked Single Homeless in London to see whether other emergency hostels can be opened at short notice . |
| 26 | They offer a variety of beautiful individual frames which can be hired for short periods allowing you to put together a professional exhibition at an affordable cost . |
| 27 | They offer a variety of beautiful individual frames which can be hired for short periods allowing you to put together a professional exhibition at an affordable cost . |
| 28 | However , memory can be divided into short and long term categories , and scientists think that bacterial short term memory is essentially the same as the short term memory in man . |
| 29 | The network can be used for short or long term care and for all degrees of mental handicap . |
| 30 | 100–250 copies can be obtained from the master copy or it can be used for short runs until the carbon deposit is exhausted . |