Example sentences of "[modal v] be [verb] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following points should be noted about partial offers : ( 1 ) The offeror and its concert parties must not buy shares in the target during the partial offer period , neither must they , or any new concert parties , purchase shares for a period of 12 months following a successful partial offer without the Panel 's consent ( Rule 36.3 ) ( although consent will normally be given where the partial offer has resulted in a holding carrying less than 30 per cent of the voting rights ( note 2 ) ) . |
| 2 | ‘ It subtly reminds the client that they should be thinking about legal issues on a regular basis , ’ said . |
| 3 | Henceforth no questions should be asked about sleeping arrangements or sexual behaviour . |
| 4 | Because if we ca n't generalize then I , perhaps I should be talking about British foreign policy or Iranian foreign policy or South African foreign policy are there generalizations we can make and say well it is similar for all governments ? |
| 5 | This means that something at least must be said about alternative types of ambiguity , although a detailed treatment would be well beyond the scope of this book . |
| 6 | Before we proceed to the changes brought about in this system by the Yorkist and Tudor sovereigns , certain general observations must be made about medieval administration . |
| 7 | One further observation might be made about pedagogic research . |
| 8 | The discussion above by no means exhausts the observations that might be made about postnominal attributives . |
| 9 | We 're off to Scarborough to see the bakery busy preparing edible Pudsey Bears especially for Children in Need only just over a week away now and Jill Pattenden our woman 's health expert is in we 'll be talking about cervical smear tests and Jill can help you with period problems pregnancy child birth menopause contraception do ring us from eleven . |
| 10 | Today we 'll be talking about sexual harassment in Oxford colleges . |
| 11 | Similar observations could be made about front-line paraprofessionals in all the countries we studied who are drawn from local communities or who share common experiences and characteristics with client groups . |
| 12 | I also wish something could be done about persistent passing back of the ball . |
| 13 | There would be a nice smell of baking and we 'd be chatting about old times or the grandchildren . |
| 14 | You will be instructed about essential fire precautions including exits and how to get residents outside . |
| 15 | Mr. Lightheart will be consulted about possible uses for the annual grant . |
| 16 | Mr. Lightheart will be consulted about possible uses for the annual grant . |
| 17 | I 've read that our children will be taught about other faiths . |
| 18 | The term could also be used to describe the gap between the practice of solving problems , and the somewhat academic exercise of systems thinking , where ideas can be generated about desirable changes that , in light of subsequent investigation , can not be realised fully in the real-world . |
| 19 | Before considering what can be done about colic , we need to look at the question of lactose and lactose intolerance . |
| 20 | Nothing much can be done about missing pets , but the impression of diligence and earnestness they leave with the bereft alone is a comfort . |
| 21 | Returning from our detour , what , if anything , can be said about regulated and publicly owned companies compared with public liability companies ? |
| 22 | There are four related conceptual differences between epistemic and perspectival appearances : ( 1 ) Epistemic appearances are subjective , whereas perspectival appearances are objective ; ( 2 ) It makes no sense to say that X appears to be φ to Y but Y does not know it , whereas it does make sense to say that X presents such-and-such a perspectival appearance to the point of view Y occupies but Y does not know it ; ( 3 ) X can appear to be φ to Y only if Y possesses the concept φ : nothing similar can be said about perspectival appearances ; ( 4 ) Epistemic appearances are related to their objects by being true or false of them , whereas perspectival appearances are related to their objects mathematically . |
| 23 | Taken together , these problems raise the issue of whether anything useful can be said about Black women from a research tradition which has failed to engage with their lives . |
| 24 | The same can be said about Constant Lambert 's arrangement of Auber 's music for Ashton 's Les Rendezvous and Meyerbeer 's for Ashton 's Les Patineurs . |
| 25 | Only by understanding these basic factors can managers appreciate the context before decisions can be made about appropriate technology and other factors that may be needed to deliver the system . |
| 26 | One final point can be made about current uses of ‘ ideology ’ . |
| 27 | Two summary points can be made about dominant and subordinate cultures . |
| 28 | The choices which can be made about organizational design should not be obscured by stressing ‘ functional imperatives ’ rather than ‘ political action ’ . |
| 29 | The local area will be a most important resource and notes can be included about possible sites , buildings , museums , and so on . |
| 30 | They have the right to insist on all relevant information being made available to them regarding the background of potential clients in order that employees can be briefed about possible risks . |