Example sentences of "[conj] something [vb mod] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We searched anywhere where something might be hidden . |
| 2 | Er , the , so something must be done quickly , I fear , about the er , management er of er , er the , the new structure and I hope you would agree to it unless anyone else has got , yes ? |
| 3 | ‘ Male carers were more likely than female carers to think that something would be done if they complained ’ . |
| 4 | When the Allies protested , Franco distanced himself from personal involvement and promised that something would be done . |
| 5 | On the Sunday of the recent Bank Holiday weekend , I took my young grandson to Alresford , in the hope that something would be running ! |
| 6 | There was a curious silence , a moment when it seemed that something might be said . |
| 7 | Dick Spring has even suggested that something might be imposed by the two sovereign governments , if the stalemate continues . |
| 8 | Sale fan John Flacks , a member of the fledgling Supporters Shareholders Association , said last night : ‘ I was at a meeting with Alex Ferguson on Thursday and he inferred that something might be sorted out by today . |
| 9 | I thought that something might be found . ’ |
| 10 | Swift was soon appointed dean of St Patrick 's in Dublin , though he assured Diaper : ‘ I will move Heaven and Earth that something may be done for you . ’ |
| 11 | It is only through the giving of form that something can be conceived of . |
| 12 | Villages are hoping that something can be done to stop traffic leaving Holybourne 's main road at high speed . |
| 13 | When will the Government retire from office so that something can be done ? |
| 14 | The buildings continued to be used for this purpose until the mid-1980s when an enterprising manager of a local farm realised that something could be done to salvage the structures for a more profitable use . |
| 15 | Under modus , however , property was left so that something could be done ; since the bequest was not conditional on it , its payment was due independently of whether the intended thing was done or not . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , ’ the lean lady said , ‘ I still feel that something could be arranged . |
| 17 | He remained hopeful that something could be worked out and the continuity of service could be maintained . |
| 18 | But we hoped that something could be found . |
| 19 | So difficult are they , in fact , that the debate usually begins and ends at the level of aphorism , with lots of commentators wringing their hands and saying that something must be done , while doctors , administrators , and others scramble to make sure that they get a bit of the action . |
| 20 | The only thing I do know is that something must be done to get her away from here … anywhere . ’ |
| 21 | There was mumbled agreement that something must be done . |
| 22 | TODAY does not believe in merely telling the Government that something must be done without being able to suggest positive moves . |
| 23 | The difference between the two is that whereas a regulation is universally binding on all member states , a directive is specifically aimed at a named member state , informing it that something must be done , but leaving the way in which it is to be achieved to the discretion of the national government . |
| 24 | Robertson and Stone agreed that something must be done to resist the Delors plans . |
| 25 | Soon he himself realized that something must be done , and arranged for Gabriel to manage his farm too . |
| 26 | Does the Minister agree that something must be done to control imports of the drug known as Ecstasy , which is not merely creeping into schools in London but has reached teenagers in my constituency in south Devon ? |
| 27 | Right hon. and hon. Members in all parts of the House agree that something must be done , and quickly . |
| 28 | The Opposition believe that we should consider alternatives and the ability of magistrates to say that something must be done with first offenders and that an alternative can work . |
| 29 | With respect to the embalming [ of ] Bodies , the methods that were commonly practised could , I know , have no effect ; at that time I read a good many Books upon ‘ Balsamation ’ but got very little instruction from reading these : according to my own Idea the best way would be to preserve the Body for some time that putrefaction should hardly be able to take place , & that it should gradually get rid of its moisture , & that , when it dried , it should have such imbalming juices in it , that it should resist putrefaction , & the insects at the same time be either kept off or destroyed : I set out with this Opinion & thought that something must be thrown thro' the whole Body : the when the Body was preserved , my Idea of getting rid of moisture was , to place the Body in some strong absorbent substance , & that substance which proved best I thought was Paris Plaister & I thought I could lay in a common Coffin such a quantity of Paris Plaister as would take out all the moisture & then I thought the Body should be rather in a wooden case than a leaden one because the Wood would assist the Absorption . |
| 30 | What matters is that something should be done to give us jobs and money to live on . |