Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [adj] and [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For both these groups the attentional response should be present and the test environment arousing , and thus the considerations introduced by Lubow , Rifkin , and Alek ( 1976 ) give no grounds for predicting the result observed . |
| 2 | But ultimately it should be possible and the ‘ mysterious cat ’ will be mysterious no more . |
| 3 | It should be encouraging and a challenge . ’ |
| 4 | However , the body should be relaxed and the knees nicely flexed . |
| 5 | Erm I did say at the time if the Council agreed it was we would approve the new application it would only be if the original was rescinded and I did speak to the Town Clerk so there 's no need , I 'm not making a big issue , but I think the Council should be aware and the Town Clerk I believe has notified because again this is one of those things that could happen at a later date and as we all know if we have n't made these things perfectly clear . |
| 6 | The preparation of the floor surface is crucial , it should be level and a good underlay will help to minimise any variations as well as improve the look and durability of your carpet . |
| 7 | this area should be light and the richest possible golden brown . |
| 8 | The implications of these facts should be obvious and the status of chimpanzees as a threatened species is a powerful consideration in favour of banning their use in the laboratory , if only as a remedial measure , despite the pressures of the AIDS lobby . |
| 9 | Healthy specimens should be active and the body should be slightly convex and fish that show flat flanks should not be purchased . |
| 10 | It is easy to debate in this House and reveal inherent contradictions between one side and the other and to make simplistic points about how one side must be right and the other wrong . |
| 11 | Because training in the CAB must be ongoing and the ‘ student body ’ is scattered nationwide , a central training location would be impractical . |
| 12 | The main cloud base should be at least 2000 feet above the highest ground in the region , the freezing level must be high and the visibility should be good . |
| 13 | The precise nature of the negligence must be unknown and no explanation of the way in which the injury was inflicted offered by the defendant . |
| 14 | Of the two tables nearby , one was occupied by a mixed group of men and women , all young and casually clad , the other by two men , one with a beard and guernsey sweater in which , in this warm room , he must be sweltering and the other with thinning hair , bespectacled and somehow familiar . |
| 15 | The format must be dd-mmm-yyyy and the date must be today 's date or later . |
| 16 | The punch must be fluid and accurate , the stance must be relaxed and the yell must be deep from the stomach , not high-pitched from the back of the throat . |
| 17 | at least 35% of the food must be fat and no more than 25% of the fat may be saturates |
| 18 | They might be surprised and a little ashamed . |
| 19 | A BIT OF A DO might be fab and the great fat Mexican folk hero Superbarrios is in THE ‘ OTHER ’ AMERICAS . |
| 20 | A disrupted lymphatic system communicating with the bladder could be localised and the connection fulgarated . |
| 21 | No one could be sure and the shapes were given the non-committal name of stromatolite , a word derived from Greek meaning no more than " stony carpet " . |
| 22 | You can have no idea at all what the weather will be like when the plants arrive : it could be wet and the soil like a quagmire , it could be too dry , or frozen hard , and planting quite out of the question . |
| 23 | The Profitboss is reluctant to make judgements , knowing that his judgement could be wrong and the other person 's right . |
| 24 | For a moment that might have lasted hours she seemed to see herself , old and weak , and knew that now she could be free and the burden of life leave her wings for ever . |
| 25 | Nevertheless the influence of Parliament in this respect could be considerable and the need to give it at least a certain amount of information about foreign affairs could hardly be avoided . |
| 26 | I thought , if you could be Welsh and a Jew , you 'd have everything going for you ! ’ |
| 27 | However , the goal line may be unclear and the rules of the game are constantly being revised . |
| 28 | On the other hand , if it is a galactic pulsar or if it were formed by accretion-induced collapse , it may be young and the large magnetic field would not be as surprising . |
| 29 | The seller may be unreasonable and the acquirer would have to be able to show what the opinion of the seller was . |
| 30 | The field may be vacant and the profits good , growth is not essential but the goodies are here for the picking . |