Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] should [be] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as the child in dramatic playing concentrates on the task or the problem to be solved , so the advice from Stanislavsky to his actors is that concentration should be on the mainspring of action in the character 's behaviour , not his feelings . |
| 2 | I am not convinced that this issue should be on the political agenda at all , not at this time , not at any time , in fact I am pretty convinced that this is a Tory agenda , a media agenda , why they do they not want to talk about crooks and spivs that support them , that donate thousands of pounds into their coffers ? |
| 3 | Any patient who has vascular disease should be on long-term aspirin . |
| 4 | Briefing on this topic should cover the incidence of crime , whether it is usual for expatriates to employ security staff and , if so , when such staff should be on duty , and procedures for dealing with the police . |
| 5 | Experts argue these treasures should be on full view to the public , but instead they 're hidden away in storage because there 's nowhere to display them . |
| 6 | Experts argue these treasures should be on full view to the public , but instead they 're hidden away in storage because there 's nowhere to display them . |
| 7 | The pilot 's left hand should be on the airbrake lever during any climb in cloud , ready to pull and open the airbrakes if the speed increases by more than 15 knots or so above normal . |
| 8 | In what is described as ‘ a key statement ’ , the report claims that : ‘ the onus in all cases should be on the social services authorities to show that the private sector is being fully stimulated and encouraged and that competitive tenders or other means of testing the market , are being taken ’ . |
| 9 | And although the police say that crimes against motorists are still relatively rare , all drivers should be on their guard . |
| 10 | The key worker should be on hand for part of the time to settle in the new resident . |
| 11 | Remember that the information such as sowing times , temperature requirements together with the plant 's ideal growing conditions should be on the back of each packet . |
| 12 | The ports of entry should be better manned and in some instances medical advice should be on hand so that certain people have a medical examination before they are allowed into the community . |
| 13 | The front foot should be on the windward edge and well weighted . |
| 14 | But for whole class playback sessions the general focus should be on things which affect everyone in the group . |
| 15 | The required accommodation was a residence for a family of five and the new owner requested that the living accommodation should be on the first floor to take advantage of the splendid views to the west over the Cherwell Valley . |
| 16 | Voters of conservative inclination should be on guard against demolition squads from other parties which want to knock it about in order to prove their radicalism . |
| 17 | For progressive building to be successful , it was essential that the supply of completely manufactured parts should be on the ground at the point of erection , before the building of a vehicle was commenced . |
| 18 | The lesson Haslam learned from his ICI experience was that wherever possible redundancy should be on a voluntary basis if the trauma were to be kept to a minimum . |
| 19 | The officials of the Ministry of Development were keen that the new building should be on the tennis courts because a new road was planned to run through Bachelor 's Walk parallel with the present buildings . |
| 20 | The new chairman upset visiting speakers by introducing them incorrectly ; he ‘ picked his nose and wore jumpers with holes and even wrote to a local newspaper saying that new members should be on s ; weeks probation , and if they missed a meeting they should be expelled ’ . |
| 21 | Replenishment of kit or contents or other materials should be on a simple ‘ new for old ’ or ‘ full or empty ’ basis without obstacles , delays or artificial restrictions . |
| 22 | The argument now is whether new talks should be on the failed three-strand basis , as favoured by the SDLP and the two governments , or on the Ulster Unionists ' more modest twin-track approach , involving inter-party and inter-government talks . |
| 23 | For example , it is suggested that : " The rooms should be grouped in a simple manner , easy for patients and visitors to find their way around ; the whole building should be on one level and should look as far as is possible both externally and internally like a house not a hospital : there should be a clearly defined main entry/exit point for patients , staff , visitors and supplies which should have a ramped approach and in which the main door should be lockable : WC and washing compartment should be shared between pairs of single bed rooms and should be readily accessible to the sitting and dining rooms ; the bathroom should be readily accessible to both day and night areas ; the WC and the bathroom should be equipped for wheelchairs and standing users : the sitting and dining rooms and the external enclosure should be accessible by wheelchair : rooms should be differentiated in colour and finish while remaining domestic in scale and character : an informal , welcoming and comfortable reception/waiting area is required at the entrance to provide shelter and waiting spaces for visitors : the area between main entrance and sub-section entrances is likely to be an extensive area of circulation and will be the hub of the building but it could also be , spaciously , rather than an enlarged corridor , a positive amenity and focus if designed as a conservatory , for example , to contain plants or even birds and fish providing a stimulus to patients ' visitors and staff , and , finally : the safe external enclosure ( to which I referred earlier , ) should take the form of a walled garden matching the materials of parent buildings , suitably softened with appropriate planting . |
| 24 | The Under Secretaries with their political departments and the Consular Department should be on the principal floor with the Secretary of State . |
| 25 | A main focus should be on the differences between written and spoken English . |
| 26 | The debate has continued ever since on whether the main emphasis should be on their economic or their social role . |