Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it should be at £101.62 a case ( all prices are quoted exclusive of VAT ) from Bibendum ( 071–722 5577 ) . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Your lower leg should be at the same height as the knee as the latter points to the target . |
| 4 | Brian Cowie said : ‘ It was the Ipswich branch of CAMRA which mounted a publicity campaign to save the brewery and so it seemed appropriate that the launch of Pride should be at the festival . ’ |
| 5 | The top should be at least 2.4m ( 8ft ) above ground level |
| 6 | In his Budget speech in April , 1950 , the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that ‘ for the three years 1950–2 we have decided that the programme for Great Britain should be at the completion rate of 200,000 houses a year ’ . |
| 7 | Putting it at its simplest it should be at least a clear mission statement which the whole organisation understands . |
| 8 | The statement went on to give full support to APEX 's decision to limit the number of pickets ; the TUC wished to stress to all trade unionists that any action by them should be at the union 's official request . |
| 9 | The width of the foundation should be at least 1 ½ times the width of the wall and at least 6in ( 15cm ) deep for a wall 2ft 6in ( 75cm ) high . |
| 10 | I believe that campaigns should be at least 70 per cent positive for your side and no more than 30 per cent knocking your opponents . |
| 11 | Using a rather perplexing argument , Japan 's deputy finance minister complained with only a slight tinge of panic yesterday that the Nikkei should be at the 24,000 level . |
| 12 | The train should be at least half full . |
| 13 | All the radiators should be at approximately the same temperature on a well-designed heating system — unless radiators are individually controlled by thermostats . |
| 14 | In some areas , ‘ truancy patrols ’ have been set up , consisting of teams of usually two persons ( an education welfare officer ( EWO ) and a police officer ) who question youngsters who look as though they should be at school . |
| 15 | Whatever one 's political view of them , if the privatization proposals made any sense then prices being kept down by competition should be at their heart . |
| 16 | If the symbols for mem and gimmel have become differentiated for Hebrew readers during the course of their previous experience with this alphabet , these subjects should be at an advantage on both test tasks — an enhanced ability to discriminate between the two Hebrew symbols should be helpful in both cases . |
| 17 | Where rainwater ‘ soakaways ’ are used , they should be at least 5m ( 16ft 6in ) from the foundations , and consist of an excavated pit not less than a 1m cube filled with gravel and surrounded by silt , sand and gravel . |
| 18 | Garage floors should be at least 100mm ( 4in ) below the level of the ground floor of the house if they are attached , to avoid entry of petrol and oil spillages . |
| 19 | 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 ) . |
| 20 | And the age of the primary application should be at least 20 years . |
| 21 | This should be at least an AA , if not an SSG . |
| 22 | It is not surprising that many give up fishing at an age when they should be at their peak , with a true set of values and the all too rare ability to enjoy themselves even when fish are not being very cooperative . |
| 23 | There was a growing feeling that the second minister on the Circuit should be free to concentrate his energies on the Edenderry district and that in fact the No 2 Manse should be at should be at this end of the town . |
| 24 | There was a growing feeling that the second minister on the Circuit should be free to concentrate his energies on the Edenderry district and that in fact the No 2 Manse should be at should be at this end of the town . |
| 25 | In addition , the analysis indicated that each of the main functional divisions ( ie operational , support and business ) should be at executive level so that all aspects of College activities would be reflected in the development of policies and in the overall management of the College . |
| 26 | Inputs and outputs should be at the same level of abstraction ; in other words conversion of an abstract notion ( such as customers needs ) to a tangible form ( such as the specific goods or services that are supplied ) is not supportable in a root definition . |
| 27 | One of the senior staff in the Home should be at hand to deal with formalities . |
| 28 | The lifetime of ISO should be at least 1 ½ years . |
| 29 | The Boy does not have that rather hoarse sound that Falla wanted , but sounds merely like a well-trained choirboy. master peter sounds neither servile , which he is at the start , nor terrified , which he should be at the end . |
| 30 | Loft insulation should be at least 4 inches ( 100 mm ) thick in order to be effective . |