Example sentences of "[modal v] be [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benefits rates and totals should be regularly checked as well . |
| 2 | Such material should be regularly accessioned and catalogued , and its movements recorded , and directed from the library . |
| 3 | This plan should be regularly updated as the design evolves so that at any moment in time it represents the best forecast of the final cost of the project . |
| 4 | It is not within the scope of this book to enter into a detailed explanation of the technique of the horn , but the fact should be firmly grasped that it is based on the possibility of producing by means of varying embouchure the upper partials of the harmonic series derived from a fundamental note , the pitch of which depends on the length of the tube . |
| 5 | It meets , and even surpasses , all the criteria laid down by the World Cup committee after the inaugural event in 1987 ; that there should be healthy commercial environment , that the event should be well supported and that it should take place in only one country . |
| 6 | The pizzas should be well done but remain pale and soft enough to fold in the hand to eat . |
| 7 | All plants must be raised in a greenhouse from seed The ground should be well dug and manured with Growmore added . |
| 8 | It should be well located and of sound and durable construction ; it should not have too many drawbacks , and these can be wide ranging — the most obvious examples are traffic noise ( particularly from motorways or airports ) , inconsiderate neighbours , shared access , pubs and car parks , and vandalism . |
| 9 | The tank should be well planted but have areas of open water for swimming . |
| 10 | Until a young planting gets into its stride and you feel confident , a fair enough procedure would be : if the plant made three new stems last year , it should be well established and capable of making three this year , so three oldies to come out . |
| 11 | Natural stomachs are not often used now and the casing should be well pricked before the haggis is simmered in a pan of water for 30–40 min . |
| 12 | Immigrant rooms should be well ventilated and the interior of them so designed that they may be easily cleaned . |
| 13 | The floor should be well compacted and a 2.5 cm ( 1 in ) layer of sand spread and levelled . |
| 14 | The category of ‘ elementary ’ was abolished , and all schools should be separately organized as successively primary and secondary . |
| 15 | In regard to bailiffs , the association said : ’ We believe that the law and practice concerning the bailiffs should be urgently reviewed and amended . |
| 16 | Remember that a telephone call costs your employer both money and time , and for those reasons your technique for making calls should be both planned and cost-effective . |
| 17 | The chapter also proposes specific conditions for recognising gains in the p&l account — these are that the gain should be both earned and realised . |
| 18 | Questions : these should be open ended and not answerable with a simple single reply . |
| 19 | These resources should be open ended and act as a facilitator to support the child 's efforts , similar to those described by Bell and Best ( 1986 ) , which are content free and can be applied in many contexts . |
| 20 | Creative people can be hostile to research , and your findings should be tactfully presented and not issued as orders . |
| 21 | If so , there is the question of whether it should be newly formed or whether a shelf company will suffice . |
| 22 | The broad lines of advice had in fact already been established : the deflection of arterial traffic from built-up areas as far as practicable ; failing this , traffic should be either elevated or sunken when passing through urban areas ; vehicles , cyclists and pedestrians should be segregated on important traffic routes ; frontage access should be restricted ; fly-over crossings should be provided . |
| 23 | These should be either printed or duplicated and state how many issues are produced during the year . |
| 24 | Surely European laws should be either obeyed or disobeyed . |
| 25 | They should be either burnt or laid out flat to dry , or kept in an airtight tin . |
| 26 | Its pictures should be artistically entrancing as well . |
| 27 | The cube should be thoroughly sterilised and rinsed before use . |
| 28 | The area around the crack should be thoroughly cleaned and the two-part resin filler applied after it has been mixed up in accordance with the instructions . |
| 29 | Prostitution , said the Rescue Society in 1880 , ‘ should be completely suppressed and houses of ill fame utterly rooted out ’ . |
| 30 | The successfully transformed supermarket chain and multiple retailer Tesco — ranked 22 in The Times 1000 and employing 71 000 — similarly described headhunters as good servants but bad masters : their work should be closely defined and controlled by the client . |