Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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31 The water cistern will be in the roof space or in a high cupboard and should be of an approved plastic construction , clean , strong and with the seal of approval of the National Water Council .
32 Richard Ford , who 's fourteen has speech and learning difficulties , and the local council says he should be at a special school .
33 Having decided with your client that he should be at a particular exhibition or trade show , you will embark on a number of activities .
34 That was not indexation but a recognition of the fact that , if an exemption is to be made , it should be at a sensible and workable level .
35 Maybe everything is n't the way it should be at the Regal Arms .
36 Many elderly people who suffer from backache and stiff joints find bending and stretching difficult , so it is important that the cooker , sink and work-tops should be at the correct height for them , and that cupboards and larder shelves that are in daily use should not be too high or too low for them to reach without strain .
37 You need a seat which supports your back and the book should be at the right distance from your eyes ( the optimum reading distance is between 15 and 22 inches from your eyes ) .
38 Another consideration is the use of humour , which should be at the right level of sophistication , otherwise it can fall flat ( the best kind of humour is that generated spontaneously in the classroom ) .
39 If we assume that you are writing on the right-hand page of an examination book or on loose examination sheets , bound at the top left-hand corner , then the identifying number of the question should be large so that it is easily seen and should be at the top right-hand corner .
40 Apart from the managing director who , it is felt , should be at the initial meetings , which disciplines should be represented on the team will vary to some degree from industry to industry , according to Hardie .
41 It should be on every binocular observer 's list .
42 A telephone should be on a half-moon table in the hall .
43 I saw him move the mat so it should be on a slippery bit and then sort of pretend to slip on it , and then start to shout . ’
44 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 .
45 First of all the guidance states that the accountant 's test checks should be on a limited number of accounts and files relating to controlled trusts .
46 Planting , he says , should be on a small scale , and " geared to local needs — fuel , fodder and fruit — rather than global priorities " .
47 The new contracts may improve accounting procedures , but do not appear to offer more choice to either doctors or consumers , who will be bound by contractual arrangements , which the government recommends should be on a three-year rolling basis .
48 Lord Prior , figurehead at G E C , and former Tory Minister , argued against the government 's original proposal that the employee 's authorization of check-off facilities should be on a yearly basis .
49 The Pathfinder Force should be on a different basis and these should consist of 45 sorties , but crews could be withdrawn at any time after the completion of 30 sorties .
50 But the assumption was always that his first attempt at direction should be on a modest scale .
51 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 .
52 These facts make them more reliant than they should be on the good opinion of their partners .
53 The mounting should be on the front deck , which is where I taped my Silva compass .
54 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 ?
55 Focus should be on the critical areas .
56 The Croatian leadership , however , denounced this as an attempt to create a Greater Serbia , and insisted that peacekeeping forces should be on the legal republican borders .
57 If you have planned and carried out your strategy of study over the earlier laps , like the 5000-metre runner , you should be on the inside lane and in a good position at the bell for the last lap .
58 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 .
59 And then to apply for a job , I think should be on the complete basis of what what they are , what they 've achieved , what they 've done , regardless of whether they 're male or female .
60 What assures the Calibra 's success is its pricing : the base model is predicted to cost less than £14,000 , while even the 16-valve four-wheel drive flyer should be on the right side of £17,000 .
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