Example sentences of "[indef pn] [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 That 's the problem with that attitude ; the doctor and the nurse and the hospital and everyone may be convinced that these problems are resolved adequately .
2 Yet we all depend on money in one form or another throughout our lives , just as we depend on our physical and mental health , and everyone must be sure of receiving proper impartial , independent and professional advice .
3 Everyone must be involved in quality , and quality must be applied in every aspect of our business . ’
4 We employ people from up to 40 different countries and so everyone must be adaptable and able to work in a multi-national team .
5 And while not everyone has the gift of the evangelist , everyone must be prepared to contribute their gift and fulfil the role of witness in the church 's evangelistic programme .
6 These treatments kill off the tiny worms in the large intestine but because the eggs may still be around for a while , everyone must be scrupulous about scrubbing their nails and ultra-hygienic when handling food .
7 Everyone must be able to see and hear , and the seating must also be comfortable .
8 Everyone should be married , if only once .
9 Everyone should be married . ’
10 ‘ The thinking is that everyone should be placid and passive , as if you can creep up to the polls in carpet slippers .
11 This , explained Sir Gordon Borrie in his 1986 Rathbone Memorial Lecture , was that everyone should be free to obtain as much credit as he could get , on the easiest terms available on the market .
12 According to Auditel 's Malgara , everyone should be happy .
13 She says it 's the last week of term before Christmas and everyone should be happy .
14 This may seem an aggressive approach , but it is important if personnel departments are to make advances in computerisation that everyone should be clear about the objectives .
15 A day 's hard work can produce a no-kill result and it is important that everyone should be able to recognise the visible differences between a good and an impossible situation .
16 After that , ideally , everyone should be able to do the same .
17 Everyone should be able to post as normal very shortly .
18 Outgoing chairwoman Malika Bediako , publishing the annual report , said : ‘ One of the pillars of a civilised society must be that everyone should be able to have equal access to its legal system . ’
19 James 1:19 says , ‘ Everyone should be quick to listen , slow to speak and slow to become angry ’ .
20 ‘ We had a free day yesterday , and we have had no matches this week , so everyone should be fresh for what is obviously a very important match . ’
21 ‘ However , no-one should be frightened , ’ she added .
22 The law says suggesting someone may be homosexual is worth £200,000 damages .
23 I 'm not bitter but I am very angry , angry that someone should be able to do this to me .
24 Someone must be prepared to take a very big chance and that implied that the stakes were equally big .
25 ‘ You mean someone might be listening ! ’
26 Now someone might be dead .
27 Agreeing with other councillors that someone might be able to find a use for such items , especially now that cast iron baths are now in fashion , the chairman wondered if someone might consider using it for horses .
28 Oh someone might be able to buy you that for Christmas .
29 It accepted that someone could be guilty even though unaware of the falsity of the description and even though the description was applied to the goods by another person .
30 well yes and therefore they wanted the appeal procedure , erm to make it fair I 'm not trying to put words in your mouth but that , term , to eradicate the possibility that someone could be able to exclude it from the market unjustifiably
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