Example sentences of "[modal v] be [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But independent councillor Tony Moore said : ‘ We should be looking to private business to help bail out the museum .
2 Some believe that we should be looking at all ages to fulfilling activity which is not wholly employment based , but make more constructive use of leisure .
3 But the number of police constables that we can have available , would make a big difference to the lives of the very ordinary people , and that 's where we should be looking at first .
4 And I , like Mr ask that this issue should in fact be addressed , we should be looking at their total responsibilities , and I I support the action of the budget review in saying that er , we should be looking at this with a view to it being a corporate responsibility .
5 EP : Last time I saw you we felt that we should be looking at some kind of school with weekly boarding .
6 However , after 3 months we should be looking for positive indications from the policyholder 's medical attendant with regard to a date for returning to work i.e. issue a PAC 8 .
7 Moreover , the looming rises in direct taxation ( coupled with a drastically-increased cost of motoring ) seem destined to hit the middle-earner particularly hard , and that is surely where ministers should be looking for any significant rise in consumer demand .
8 Er I 'd just like to come back on three fairly brief points that er one of which was mentioned by Michael Courcier , two of which er relate to that , and were helpfully stimulated in discussion during the tea break , erm Michael Courcier , I think if I got him right , said , he did say we ca n't produce demographic forecasts for post two thousand and six but I think he was fairly guarded in saying it it would n't be wise or or whatever , erm I would suggest in this context , and in the context of , and I use the word emerging and I look for advice as to when emerging regional planning guidance , and when will be the end date of that regional planning guidance , I say we should be looking beyond two thousand and six , I say we can look beyond two thousand and six , and I would suggest we do it in the way of arrange , which would be highly appropriate way of doing it , not too dissimilar to road traffic forecasts , low medium and high growth , and if , to put the point simplistically , if we have arrived at a requirement figure of nine seven for Greater York for a specific period , if we were to either project that forward by five or ten years , obviously we could n't just simply go rata , but if you took a low figure and you halved it on the basis of the make up , the demographic make up , of how the nine seven had been arrived at it would be possible to produce a range , that then relates to the question of a new settlement , and the alternatives during the period to two thousand and six , and beyond , of that new settlement , and I go back again to the greenbelt , it is vitally important to do that in the terms of a long term defined greenbelt , therefore again in that context , I would say it is highly desirable , if not necessary , to revisit the periphery of York , it has not been examined in a local plan , it has not been examined in terms of environmental impact , with all due respect to the Greater York working party their , the level of analysis of those peripheral blocks of land was fairly cursory , on a limited number of planning criteria , if a new settlement is to be assessed alongside expansion of Greater York we have to revisit it in much much greater detail .
9 ‘ And the relevant authorities should be looking into this before there is a further outbreak . ’
10 And of course if it 's a husband and wife , the two of you together should be thinking of this sort of information because you can do something about it in your will .
11 So how far do you actually want God to forgive you up to three times and then no more you know it 's it 's that kind of er question that we 're asking and that we that I feel that is something we should be thinking about that how far should a Christian go in forgiving .
12 ‘ It subtly reminds the client that they should be thinking about legal issues on a regular basis , ’ said .
13 And she asked herself why she should be thinking about those now , which seemed to bring forth other questions : Who was he ?
14 The pressure group Friends of the Earth thinks we should be aiming for four times that .
15 We should be aiming for higher standards , not encouraging lower ones ’ , said Dr Caldwell .
16 A point in case is the Mini Master homebuilt twin , above , a demonstration model of which should be flying at this year 's Popular Flying Association Rally at Wroughton.The Mini Master is a kit that has attracted a lot of attention in the US because it brings twin engine safety within the reach of the homebuilt market .
17 At first sight , Weir may look as if he should be jumping at four in an LS Lowry Matchstick XV but the gangling Scot is an awful lot tougher than he appears .
18 But what they do ask for , and what we should be calling to this government to honour the existing contracts at Swan Hunters , to allow the workers at Swan to complete the work on the three vessels already in the river .
19 I mean , if I stand a chance I should be hearing from any time now really .
20 Now the rag I should be using for this is the very dirty one and I 've started off with the clean one by accident .
21 Mr Howe says the targets for legislation should be hacking for personal gain , the gain of someone else , or to cause damage .
22 The Minister should be dealing with that , not making cheap jibes about innocent telephone lines .
23 I do not understand why we should be dealing with local government finance in Scotland in a Bill that covers the United Kingdom .
24 looked around and said well he said looked at me said er well cos he was just about to g throw a wobbly and say , well surely the sales department should be dealing with this , should be should be giving him the information and he he just turned round and gave the aforementioned quote and I just sort of went yes it is .
25 absconders — absent from an address where they should be residing under various legal provisions ( foster/children 's home , hospital )
26 No one suggests he should be left to the mercy of mad killers , but if he 's really on the run he should be sheltering in some safe house , not bopping around town .
27 Er Madam Speaker I I entirely agree with the sentiments which have been expressed by Black and Decker and I have to say to members opposite that when companies like Mercedes are starting to source outside of Germany , with companies like Volkswagen are starting to look er outside Europe and Peugeot and others , alarm bells should be ringing for those members who are genuinely concerned about jobs because there is no doubt that the social chapter is driving people out of work and the longer that members opposite adhere to it er then the the greater will be the er the possibility o of er people er in Europe er embracing policies which will make those countries in Europe less competitive and less able to provide employment .
28 I should be living in some where that 's cheaper to run .
29 The MPRP needs to improve itself and at the same time if new parties are formed for the interest of the people and the country , they should be competing on equal terms . "
30 Children 's needs change as they grow , so it 's important to know what milk they should be drinking at different stages .
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