Example sentences of "[modal v] be [vb pp] 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 | A number of points should be made about this typology . |
| 3 | However , a couple of points should be made about these statistics . |
| 4 | We should be taught about that in school . ’ |
| 5 | Although it may not always be possible or necessary to quantify these factors , information can and should be collected about all of them . |
| 6 | What , in the longer run , should be done about this rule , in a world where there are going to be more separated and divorced couples , and more lone parents ? |
| 7 | Henceforth no questions should be asked about sleeping arrangements or sexual behaviour . |
| 8 | Following such a complaint , the witness may have looked around to investigate the cause of the accident and they should be asked about this . |
| 9 | Spectacles or low vision aids may have been prescribed in some cases , and teachers should be informed about this . |
| 10 | Target profiling is undertaken initially as an overview and subsequently in greater detail , by which time ideally the following information and assessments should be provided about each possible target subject to availability : |
| 11 | Such a cabinet may contain a battery of fluorescent tubes , and samples should be held about one foot away from it . |
| 12 | Having described individual parts in the drawing file , information must be stored about these parts when they are assembled together . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | All scholars agree that the text of Boniface IV 's letter which is quoted here was a forgery of the eleventh century , and something must be said about this later . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I 'm very angry about all this and believe it 's long past the time when serious questions must be asked about this form of recruitment ’ . |
| 17 | It has been argued that there is a chunk of data that must be retained about each record : Where was the document created ? |
| 18 | One further observation might be made about pedagogic research . |
| 19 | The discussion above by no means exhausts the observations that might be made about postnominal attributives . |
| 20 | I would advise you also to think of ‘ What is the worst possible question I could be asked about this ? ’ |
| 21 | Similar comments could be made about all the other examples given above . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I also wish something could be done about persistent passing back of the ball . |
| 24 | He asked whether anything could be done about this . |
| 25 | Posters also teach young people how to develop a sense of erm they also make life much more fun more interesting and erm this is great contrast with Harlow and an urban area like Greater London area where as the report by erm in er the report the report on observation in London you know did n't mention the fact that publicity is of course is much more much greater than the London area erm and erm er one thing I see is missing could er er the reason is we found er the film society we ca n't advertise our events very well because of the restrictive bylaws on advertising poster advertising in Harlow I wonder if something could be done about this ? |
| 26 | Much could be said about all these characteristics but of most significance for our purpose is the role of impartiality in relation to legislative and legal reasoning . |
| 27 | Two points may be noted about this analysis . |
| 28 | A number of points may be made about this debate . |
| 29 | This objection may be made about most human beings as well as about most fictional characters at the present time , when there is no accepted common standard . |
| 30 | This being said , and allowing for the fact that much which was viewed as sexually deviant a generation ago is now viewed tolerantly if not taken for granted , a few words may be said about some practices or groups of practices which are generally recognised as deviant from either the normal object , the normal aim or the normal focal issues of sexuality . |