Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] is " in BNC.

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1 In Act 4 the theatre score and the quarto are in total agreement : the only problem is the blank space left in the score for the Dance of the Four Seasons , which we must regretfully conclude is lost .
2 What such issues must not do is clog up the wheels : travelling communications must have clarity and cohesion .
3 What you must NOT do is hold up the edge of the knitting , taking the weight off it , in an attempt to help the linker cast off .
4 What they must not do is to get in there at half time and think that they have done their job .
5 But what he must not pretend is that he was led to this solely by his ‘ rational doubt ’ when in fact he was led to it by his faith , that is , his humanism .
6 These coupled with transitions with a firm but quiet insistence that the horse should not pull is the correct approach .
7 What the media should not do is cause friction and division within society and especially it should not encourage opposition or resistance to government decrees .
8 The one thing you should not do is waste money and risk your fish 's health by treating the tank with chemicals — there is no point unless you know what you are treating .
9 The intention of the testator that his brother-in-law should not profit is quite clear , but there is no evidence of any more specifically juridical intention .
10 But whatever we may take or reject from Freud , what I think we should not lose is the way in which he raises questions and problematises things which are sometimes taken for granted .
11 Scottish Office Minister of State Lord Fraser , launching the package in Edinburgh , said : ‘ What we must always remember is that the victim is never to blame .
12 However , what you should always remember is that the picture must contain a reasonable amount of detail if it is not to look dull .
13 What you must now do is commit the words to memory and take twenty cards from the pack .
14 What it must now do is issue some clear guidelines on the manner in which doctors involve themselves — directly or indirectly — in promoting unproved remedies to the general public .
15 What the prosecution must now prove is that D was committing a crime ( not being a crime of negligence or a crime of omission ) , that in committing this crime he caused V 's death , and that what he did when committing this crime was objectively dangerous .
16 walking you will continue to support the Anti-Apartheid Movement and the A N C and Cosatu and others in South Africa that our eyes should be on the prize and that is to get democracy and the first democratic parliament in the country and after that to help in the horrendously difficult task of reconstruction and development and it is going to be a tough battle in South Africa as elsewhere and we will need to work not just for political democracy because you know so often democratic processes are misunderstood for empowerment of ordinary people and what democracy should really mean is that ordinary people have the opportunity to determine their own destiny and you know from your own advanced society and others how little power individuals have as a result of power of finance capital , of industry and of technology now .
17 So I mean if you , if that 's how you actually feel then what we should really do is to sign a note at some stage saying you are fit for work on a certain date .
18 I did , you 'll have to forgive me , I mean I think for the sake of those who were not at the meeting erm what we should really say is that actually said that he wanted to hear what kind of a parish we are so that he could attempt to match the , the incoming priest with you know the need of the parish .
19 But what you must n't use is the comma .
20 But if you take the , the servicing sections overall , what we should be able to say is that look okay we 're gon na have a delayed kick in of improved productiv because it , productivity cos of new systems that are helping us , whether it moves us from two point six to two point seven to two point eight is arguable , and we wo n't know that for sure until we get there , but we should n't have is deterioration .
21 The first thing the company must then do is submit to the OR a full statement of its financial affairs as well as any other relevant information .
22 However the one thing that you must never do is to go between a cow and her calf and I made this mistake one morning and I had to take to my heals and run .
23 What you must never forget is that I am not and never have been an ethnic of any description , and that I have never found any evidence that justifies any cretinous claim by you , or by any of your co-morons in the sewers of lofty racist Neanderthal , that Eurocentrism warrants any positive attention from those like myself who inherit — and consciously — a civilised tradition and philosophy going back millions of years .
24 But if knowledge is to have any substantial meaning , what I must never say is , ‘ I know ’ , and then add , ‘ but I am sure I am wrong .
25 The proposition that there are no laws which Parliament may not make is one which has been uttered frequently .
26 ‘ What your map may not show is that the only way down to Thira anchorage is by mule-track down a precipitous cliff .
27 What he may not realize is that often when he puts money in , the bank effectively takes money out .
28 Another way in which the simultaneous creation of the arbitrage position in both the spot and futures markets may not occur is when only one of these markets is open , in which case the no-arbitrage condition is undefined , and arbitrage transactions are impossible .
29 What may not recur is the opportunity open to the Library Association at that time to act decisively not only against the ban but to act firmly in support of professional integrity .
30 A more normal way of satisfying the prospective buyer 's concern that the vendor may not proceed is for the vendor to agree to pay or contribute towards the cost of the report if the matter does not proceed to completion for any reason not involving fault by the prospective buyer .
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