Example sentences of "[modal v] be at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your lower leg should be at the same height as the knee as the latter points to the target . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The two rings , either side of the spine , should be at the same distance below the cross-spar , and symmetrical either side of the kite centreline ( spine ) |
| 11 | None of the defendants cleared on appeal have managed to find new jobs in the City , and Mr Reed , who at 45 should be at the height of his career , says he has not tried . |
| 12 | She said that she would travel by the next one and should be at the hotel about eight clock . |
| 13 | The Trap somehow appeared at the easiest end of the HVS graded list ; it should be at the top ! |
| 14 | The big question all politicians were debating was … the Common Market and whether Britain should be at the heart of Europe or not . |
| 15 | If you are fitting a new brace , the top should be at the latch side of the gate . |
| 16 | However , it hardly seems satisfactory to say that it is conscience which tells us that conscience should be at the controls , for presumably self love would say the same of itself if given its head . |
| 17 | As part of a belief that primary nurses should be at the bedside , nurses do not attend doctors ' rounds , instead they collect medical objectives afterwards . |
| 18 | This should be at the centre of the designer 's attention throughout the development of the unit — indeed , starting with preliminary ideas of what options the program should present to the user and then refining and extending them , the program will develop in tune with the feedback received from the classroom . |
| 19 | Course outline I think we 're all agreed , should be at the top er , that is important we 've now agreed a heading and comment we 've got a e enough agreement that says that , it will be just called comment , but guidelines will need to be produced to go to staff erm |
| 20 | Maybe everything is n't the way it should be at the Regal Arms . |
| 21 | In an ideal world , your pump should be able to cope happily with normal pond detritus , without the need for a strainer of any kind , and any de-sludging should be at the filter , where back washing makes it less of a chore . |
| 22 | They are certainly very useful for an engineer because they relate practical requirements ( e.g. how large the voltage should be at the secondary ) to design parameters ( what the turns ratio should be ) . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Your readers are not at once asking that onwards-dragging question which should be at the back of their minds all the time . |
| 25 | We should be at the château just in time for breakfast . ’ |
| 26 | MAX : She should be at the dentist 's all day tomorrow . |
| 27 | 11 KEYBOARD SOCKETS : For true ease of use , these should be at the front of the machine , or close to the front at the side . |
| 28 | It should be at the beginning of September . |
| 29 | " The exhibits should be at the Lab by nine or thereabouts . |
| 30 | That 'll sort of give you erm , where we should be at the minute . |