Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [prep] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The mattress should be at least 4–5in thick , either foam or sprung , and carry a fire-resistant label .
2 The contribution of this third force should be in both cash and service .
3 ‘ It is clear that when the section 8(6) procedure comes into operation it is for the police officer to make the decision whether the sample to be provided shall be a sample of blood or urine , but the police officer must convey to the defendant that the sample to be required may be of either blood or urine and must give the defendant an opportunity to consider which sample he would prefer to give if the choice were his and any reasons he has for that preference .
4 Effects of incompatibility between product and this primary container , which may be on either product or package or both , e.g. , corrosion of metal tubes ; stress-cracking of plastic tubes ; absorption of constituents of the product such as preservatives by the container ; leaching of constituents of the container by the product .
5 Bynames of the topographical type were , therefore , of a very parochial nature , and , if they happen to contain unusual elements , can be of both interest and value but are seldom source material for studies of migration patterns .
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