Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] must [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Get them to take part in all the community topics , but — and it 's a big but — their opinions must be genuine .
2 Poor Eleanor , her ears must be red .
3 Superficially , they resemble the galeaspids but as yet very little is known about these animals and any statement about their affinities must be speculative .
4 If they are to have any significance , their lives must be self-constructed and made significant with the use of homemade materials .
5 " Her parents must be mad .
6 of its directors must be qualified persons .
7 The naturalists do not admit that they are referring to rules of genre ; their writings must be true , not just likely .
8 Gothic architecture , he insisted , ‘ is English CHURCH ARCHITECTURE ’ and , by implication , if Nonconformists wanted their denominations to be considered as part of the Christian Church in England then their buildings must be Gothic .
9 Managers must dream — that is how they get good ideas — but their dreams must be profitable .
10 Third , although Alan Ladd , the highly respected chief executive of MGM-Pathe , thinks he can release 13 films this year , costing an average of $8m-10m each , their prospects must be open to question .
11 At least two of her passengers must be able bodied to look after mooring and positioning of the gangway .
12 Indeed , paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act of 1986 , which I have already quoted , requires that Lautro 's Rules relating to the admission and expulsion of members and the discipline it exercises over its members must be fair and reasonable and include adequate provision for appeals .
13 Its processes must be open if it is to win understanding and acceptance .
14 However , editors and their advisers must be conscious of one trap for unwary players that can be sprung by a determined litigant who seeks an interim injunction at the outset of his action .
15 An organisation will specify that all its letters must be typewritten on headed paper and use , say , a fully blocked , open punctuation style .
16 He accounted for Robin Smith , David Gower and Malcolm Marshall , the kind of trio whose dismissals must be good for any young bowler 's morale .
17 The most important friend was the United States : ‘ We Europeans must be clear about one thing : without the help and protection of the United States , Europe was powerless against the pressure of the Soviet Union ’ .
18 A separate , quite voluminous , chapter of the Act deals with the organization of the stock exchange , which is defined as a corporate self-governing body , whose members must be limited companies holding a licence for dealing in securities .
19 His views must be paramount , if not always agreed with .
20 It is part of such a character to reason syllogistically and to do so his passions must be silent .
21 For if his theory is to succeed in overcoming the evasions which mar Althusser 's work , his critics must be satisfied on all these three heads .
22 What criteria must be satisfied before options may be written on a company 's shares and explain what these criteria are supposed to achieve ?
23 If that object is still , your eyes must be still .
24 Your parents must be prepared to let you do anything , + watch anything on T.V. etc. , + you must go out all the time with your friends .
25 In order for our businesses to succeed , our customers must be successful and we must be profitable as suppliers .
26 In planning an exhibition , not only must you be realistic about the amount or work , time and expense that will be involved , but your aims must be clear .
27 ‘ Well , statistically , at least ten per cent of your customers must be gay .
28 All your quotations must be verbatim ; all your citations must follow accepted forms ; all your statutes must be checked to make sure that they have not been amended or repealed ; and if there be any doubt , your cases must be checked to make sure that they have not been reversed , overruled , or questioned .
29 ‘ My daughter Agnes your intentions must be honourable . ’
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