Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] hold " in BNC.
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| 31 | Wrestling matches should be held and possibly boxing tried . |
| 32 | At the end of each course sports with prizes should be held and a bullock given as a prize to the best drill squad and all round ‘ Sirit ’ [ company ] whose instructor might also be rewarded . |
| 33 | It is also , in my view , perfectly reasonable to support the proposition that a referendum should be held in Scotland in order to determine what constitutional status people actually want . |
| 34 | One of the parents involved in the Orkney case actually asked that the hearing should be held either that day or the next , to comply with this section of the Act . |
| 35 | She stressed , too , that it should be held in public as families across Britain , from Cornwall to Orkney , were at risk from over-zealous authorities . |
| 36 | Most shares should be held for at least five years to show a decent return . |
| 37 | The County Court judge agreed with the trustee and ordered that the matrimonial home should be held on trust for the trustee in bankruptcy and Mrs Flint in equal shares . |
| 38 | The gate should be held level with offcuts of 50mm timber before drilling the hole for the bolt . |
| 39 | It was decided that a seance should be held in the mess room and , depending on the result , they would discuss what further measures could be used to identify the ghost . |
| 40 | John Major 's inquiry should be held in public , not behind closed doors or with the usual excuse that publication would ‘ not be in the public interest ’ . |
| 41 | They would not let her speak at table and made her wear a white canvas apron and a short gown ‘ so that she should be held a fool ’ ; but , said Margery with unholy self-satisfaction , ‘ she was held in more worship than they were , wherever they went ’ . |
| 42 | The probe of the thermostat , if any should be held in place with two airline sucker clips from Algarde , preferably siliconed in place to ensure that it ca n't slip free . |
| 43 | Lord Taylor refused bail , but said the new trial should be held as soon as possible . |
| 44 | Whoever decided that Sound City '92 should be held in Norwich deserves a good pat on the back ( a knife would be better — IM ) for bringing decency and respect to the East of England . |
| 45 | When the boot is laced up , your heel should be held firmly and you should not be able to move it about . |
| 46 | A review should be held to examine the extent to which mobility is actually required in the jobs held by staff . |
| 47 | In this instance , the jaws should be held together with the nose pointing upwards . |
| 48 | Both the leaseholder and the federal land manager , it was agreed , should be held accountable for the condition of the rangeland . |
| 49 | In 1988 , when Mohammed Khan Junejo 's government was dismissed by Zia ul Haq , the court declined to uphold the legality of the decision , but agreed that an election should be held . |
| 50 | Further preparation of collections of calcareous and phosphatic shelly Cambrian fossils may well produce dividends , and such disarticulated remains that are etched out of the rock should be held up against articulated scleritomes , either actual or hypothesized . |
| 51 | So land-holding companies were not in favour , while the idea that land should be held by a great individual landlord fitted the way people thought society ought to be run . |
| 52 | You should walk with a brisk step which indicates that you are interested in your job , never slouch along , droop your shoulders or flop awkwardly in a chair ; your head should be held high , your shoulders back ; you should walk gracefully with good body line , and sit and bend down elegantly . |
| 53 | A Change Review meeting should be held periodically between the New OED Computer Group Manager and the New OED Project Director . |
| 54 | A Change Review meeting should be held periodically between the New OED Computer Group Manager and the New OED Project Director . |
| 55 | No one , suggested a judge in a leading case , should be held to be guilty of theft by reason of conduct to which no moral obloquy could reasonably attach . |
| 56 | The UN became heavily involved in Korean affairs from the beginning of 1948 as a consequence of the acceptance by the UN General Assembly of the American proposal that elections should be held in both parts of Korea to achieve a national assembly and then a unified government for Korea . |
| 57 | There was some friction in their relationship beneath the surface , since MacArthur wished to determine the nature of a peace treaty and for purposes of formal ratification of a treaty the circumstances in which a peace conference met ; it was his intention that a conference should be held in Tokyo under his own chairmanship . |
| 58 | I think it 's important that this type of meeting should be held and indeed many others like it in ever-widening circles . |
| 59 | The foster mothers and re-derived litter should be held in isolation until their health status has been shown to be satisfactory . |
| 60 | The balance of power should be held by cross-benchers . |