Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] be in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The survey results , which are closely watched by Government and in the City , will raise hopes that the end of the recession may be in sight . |
| 2 | ‘ The whole of Stalinvast may be in chaos in the ordinary sense , but Chaos as such has nothing to do with it . |
| 3 | In other cases the plotter hardware is physically located some distance from the user ; for example , the user may be in a different building or even at a subsidiary office in another town . |
| 4 | Her day will probably be crammed with essential tasks ; an older child may well be feeling jealous and therefore be in need of more attention than usual ; money may be in short supply — and time certainly will be . |
| 5 | Money may be in the form of some physical item that is actually handed from one person to another : for example , gold , silver , other coin , banknotes , or even something like cigarettes . |
| 6 | Good health resides in areas under more direct personal control , and those with time to investigate such matters as exercise and nutrition may be in a better position than a doctor to arrive at an accurate understanding . |
| 7 | The Christian may be in a church which has been together for several hundred years , and so he knows there is a certain likelihood of it still being together next year ! |
| 8 | Since the trust charged on the curator has failed , their entitlement may be in jeopardy . |
| 9 | In a number of industries each firm 's product has some point of difference that differentiates it in some way from the products manufactured by other firms ; differentiation may be in terms of quality , design or even an intangible difference such as customers ' perceived image of the product . |
| 10 | The unity may be in data structures , power structures , or in environmental trends . |
| 11 | ( 5 ) If a condition attached to an occasional licence is contravened as regards any club , every person whose name is , at the time of the contravention , contained in the list lodged under subsection ( 3 ) ( b ) of section 103 of this Act , or as the case may be in the new list last lodged under subsection ( 5 ) or ( 5A ) of that section , in respect of that club , shall be guilty of an offence : |
| 12 | Just before the publication of the Bill that became the 1988 Education Reform Act , opinion in Great Britain was evenly divided over whether control of the curriculum should be in the hands of local education authorities or of central government ; this is shown in Figure 10.4 . |
| 13 | But in an emergency or disaster situation , the knowledge base must be in the computer system and there should be no skill barrier to access the system . |
| 14 | Remittances from overseas : Payment should be in the form of an INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDER . |
| 15 | Now my submission is not intended to be representation that the new settlement should be in the greenbelt and great weight must still be given to it 's protection . |
| 16 | Remember that before you start to sail the board must be in the secure position . |
| 17 | If this is the case then the inquirer may be best advised to negotiate directly with the Revenue in the manner that he suggests , namely to establish that the donations are non-taxable receipts and that the only taxable income should be in respect of investment income and any trading profits . |
| 18 | But most MEPs say the parliament should be in Brussels where they have their offices , and have signed a lease-buy deal on a £171 million debating chamber in Brussels which involves a legal obligation of annual rent of £16.7 million and will now be used for just a few hours each year . |
| 19 | Your coin must be in a reasonably good state if you can read the lettering , so it should be worth at least £50.00 , probably more , depending on its condition . |
| 20 | The bulb must be in good working order and the wiring must be good , i.e. free from any short circuits or bad earths which could adversely affect the lamp , |
| 21 | The election must be in place before any dividend is paid . |
| 22 | " Legally enforceable " in s.2(2) does not mean that the liability must be in existence for s.2(1) ( c ) to apply . |
| 23 | [ They ] have not learned that the stronghold of literature should be in the upper classes of society , while the stronghold of science should be in the nation 's middle class . |
| 24 | At the end of key stage 4 the response should be in written form only . |
| 25 | Quantifiably , the decision should be in favour of change , but a qualitative factor that could change the decision is what the reaction of staff might be . |
| 26 | The administration opposed Moynihan 's suggestion , but the proposed budget contained a commitment to isolate the social security contributions from the calculation of the budget deficit starting in 1993 — after the next presidential elections — when , in theory , the budget should be in balance in accordance with the Gramm-Rudman schedule . |
| 27 | James MacAllister 's number-one priority is always that any building should be in keeping with its setting . ’ |
| 28 | The sack should be in certain Karrimor agents ' shops by now , priced £350 , but at present it will only fit people of average size or bigger — those who take , say , size 42–47 boots . |
| 29 | Alternatively , money must be in a form that enables it to be transferred indirectly through some acceptable mechanism . |
| 30 | Since his surplus stock may be in keen demand he may not be able to supply you — but he can at least point you in the right direction by suggesting alternative sources , ones that have proved themselves so far as he is concerned . |