Example sentences of "[modal v] be [adj -er] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance : ‘ You should lose weight ’ , ‘ You should n't be so inarticulate at work ’ , ‘ You should n't pursue money as a goal ’ , ‘ You should be kinder to your mother when she phones for a long chat . ’ |
| 2 | It should not take more than twenty-four hours but it might be better for your wife to go home with Mrs. Bonnard . ’ |
| 3 | He rashly suggested that , as an alternative to Stowey , Coleridge might like to consider Iron Acton near Bristol , where he could be closer to his city friends . |
| 4 | She removed his arm , saying evenly , ‘ Nothing could be further from my mind . |
| 5 | As for putting you away , nothing could be further from my mind , Father . |
| 6 | Nothing could be further from my mind . |
| 7 | ‘ No thought could be further from my mind , ’ says Heggie . |
| 8 | Nothing could be further from his mind , he assured Leopold . |
| 9 | But what could be worthier of my human intelligence than to discriminate between and interrelate the parts of a painting or musical composition with the concentration of a mathematician solving a problem , yet respond to them with the immediacy of a dog pricking up its ears ? |
| 10 | A more general course in Business Studies , which includes some Law , may be better for your career . |
| 11 | The average interval between testing and diagnosis and death may be longer in their case than in other groups . |
| 12 | The front of the gun would be nearer to your waist as you 're demonstrating . |
| 13 | He cited recent by-election setbacks and pointed to numerous opinion polls indicating that the party 's prospects of winning an election would be better under his leadership . |
| 14 | If the passengers were encouraged to deal with the hijackers themselves , it would be better for their own self respect and for everyone else . |
| 15 | Perhaps ‘ dislike ’ would be better for our purposes . |
| 16 | And surely it would be nicer for her parents to be alone together , would n't it ? |
| 17 | A gain of only 39 seats is a sign that , even in favourable circumstances , the Labour Party can not persuade large parts of the electorate that the interests of the homeless , the frail , the old , the sick and the unemployed ( to say nothing of the healthy , the employed and the prosperous ) would be safer in its hands . |
| 18 | As the big boss you wo n't be at the Carvoeiro office too often , but it would be easier for my peace of mind if you were not there at all ! |
| 19 | Could you come with men There are a lot of things I want to talk about , and it would be easier in my office , where I 've got maps and things . " |
| 20 | if Frank can get some first team football in spain i guess he feels that it will be better for his career than waiting for a chance at leeds — a chance that much likely will not come up . |
| 21 | So , if you enjoy sunbathing , a couple of hours first thing , or very late in the day will be better for your skin . |
| 22 | And if they move , it will be harder for their relatives to visit them . |
| 23 | It will be easier for my father to change his attitude now that Boz is known to have avenged the family honour . ’ |
| 24 | If you 've just done a 12-mile ridge-walk then I 'm sure nothing will be further from your thoughts , but if you plan a weekend away with a person you 've fancied for ages and somehow end up heading for a bothy , unless you are totally alone any thought of a fumble in the sleeping-bag should be out of the question . |
| 25 | The life of the university will be poorer for his absence . ’ |