Example sentences of "[modal v] be [adv] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When closed together , the top set of teeth should be just in front of the bottom set . |
| 2 | The guide should be slightly in front whilst the blind pupil holds the guide 's arm lightly just above the elbow . |
| 3 | ‘ Faye 's epidural should be nearly in place by now . |
| 4 | It was essential ‘ that the Chief Officer should be entirely in sympathy with these aims ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ We must be nearly in range by now , ’ I said to Jean as I turned back to channel 20 . |
| 6 | But no matter whether the ballet lasts one , two or three acts the choreographer must be fully in control of his material so that every detail of the characterisation of the whole cast is appropriate to the general atmosphere and environment within which the plot unfolds . |
| 7 | An intelligence , guided by a purpose , must be continually in action to bias the direction of the steps of change — to regulate their amount — to limit their divergence — and to continue them in a definite course … |
| 8 | A more sober approach to decoration might be more in keeping with the guitar , given that the basic quality of materials is so high : a Brazilian mahogany neck , an ebony fingerboard , a Sitka spruce top with some lovely hazelling on the treble side , and some truly spectacular wood for the back and sides . |
| 9 | I hope they wo n't be worse in quality , although they might be less in quantity . |
| 10 | The thought that Doreen might be pregnant , that the processes of gestation might be irretrievably in motion at that very moment , returned at regular intervals with more and more force , pumping worry into his heart as if it were a balloon . |
| 11 | The photocopier might be much in use , the typewriters less so . |
| 12 | The CIEFL was on vacation , and I was led to expect that there would be little for me to do there except have informal talks with the staff and such M.Litt students as might be still in residence . |
| 13 | In spite of this , there has been serious developments and in this year , and they 'll be fully in place next year . |
| 14 | And it could be just in time . |
| 15 | Well having seen Blackburn Rovers away from home a few times this season I I 've got ta say at half time I thought they 'd they 'd be comfortably in control . |
| 16 | Could we do that , I 'd be entirely in favour of splitting the Tate . |
| 17 | That way she 'd be more in command of the situation instead of turning up the next morning knowing all eyes were going to be fixed on her . |
| 18 | Nor did I dare return until I thought you 'd be safely in bed , and no temptation to me . ’ |
| 19 | A computer program ( like a dictionary ) is a tool that may be repeatedly in use . |
| 20 | The plaintiff may be urgently in need of the money . |
| 21 | All this adds to the difficulty of bereavement service organizers in reaching out to those who may be most in need of the care that can be offered . |
| 22 | She may also be helped to understand that if she is willing to try to spread the love she once gave to one person around to others who may be badly in need of it , she will move into an entirely different dimension emotionally : one that will provide her with new satisfactions and in which she will discover that the lovers of this world are not only those who enjoy a close and exclusive relationship . |
| 23 | A talk to probation officers will indirectly reach a section of the community — prisoners — who are not able to come to a bureau and may be seriously in need of a bureau 's services , as was seen in Chapter 3 . |
| 24 | Although the incidence of dual pathology may be less in hospital outpatients populations ( 14% ) , it is recommended that the lower gastrointestinal tract should be examined in all patients presenting with anaemia , regardless of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings , except in those found to have malignancy of the upper gastrointestinal tract . |
| 25 | Pijnenborg et al point out that ‘ many doctors ’ participate in and accept the practice and they claim that the practice has been stable over the years and assume that it may be less in future . |
| 26 | Man-made environments can be extremely rich in species — partly because , like this chestnut coppice , they may be constantly in transition . |
| 27 | He goes on to assert that ‘ these two different sets of goals may be sometimes in conflict : a direct or ‘ honest ’ expression of the beliefs or the opinions from the speaker 's situation model may lead to negative social evaluation of the speaker by the hearer' ( 1983 : 384 ) . |
| 28 | You may be fully in control in your own home and yet be tormented by feelings of insecurity at work . |
| 29 | The cumulative value of transactions covered by a set of standard terms may be greatly in excess of the value of any individual conveyancing transaction and , although it may be possible to amend the terms for future transactions if problems emerge in use , once the terms have been incorporated into a particular contract , unlike a pleading , there is no chance to amend them for the purposes of that contract . |
| 30 | The increase would be broadly in line with overall market growth , but IBM 's exact results — which the company will not publish — are still being compiled , he added . |