Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 If the Strauss/Liszt/Mendelssohn disc preserves some kind of logic in its programming , another release featuring miscellaneous items ( ) unfortunately has the appearance of being cobbled together , and as such may only be of real interest to the avid Klemperer fan .
2 This does not mean that the focus should only be on short-term objectives , or that the government should adopt a highly-prescriptive approach in deciding what to fund .
3 If the soul 's fate was indeed predetermined , it followed that all human endeavour to bring about its salvation must necessarily be in vain .
4 Matthew Pinsent says they must not be over confident .
5 Thus the person being cared for must be receiving attendance allowance , in recognition that s/he is ‘ severely disabled ’ ; the carer must not be in full-time education or earning ( from April 1992 ) more than £40 a week ; carers can not take more than four weeks ' holiday in any six-month period , nor can the disabled person be in hospital for more than four weeks at a time .
6 Hearings should normally be in private .
7 He knew the grey tide must already be at full flood on the other side .
8 Hofmann believed that the proper objectives of such research should not be for personal gain , but for the pursuit of fundamental knowledge and the fulfilment of social needs .
9 Partnerships should challenge the trend ; partnerships should not be about alternative sources of funding for the public education service but about ensuring proper levels of public funding with additional support from the private sector .
10 However , the EC authorities should not be over zealous in this matter to the extent of arguing that any territorial division of the EC market , especially the charging of different prices in different countries , is a sign of non-competitive behaviour .
11 ‘ Decisions about who has access to the gene should not be in private hands in the first place , ’ he said .
12 To both of them , the human sacrifice of 1914–18 created not just a deep loathing of war but also a determination that such sacrifice should not be in vain .
13 One of our concerns is that our ex-service men should not be in temporary accommodation .
14 You must be able to swim 500 yards and should not be in full time education at the time of the expedition .
15 Again , they shrug , if they could survive with a front-row of Ricky Evans , Nigel Meek and Hugh Williams-Jones against England , they should hardly be in undue trouble against Scotland — particularly as they will be under the eye of the same referee in France 's Joel Dume .
16 Notts County1 Coventry0 A BIZARRE goal two minutes from time against fellow-strugglers Coventry gave Notts County their first win in 16 games , though they must still be in grave danger of relegation .
17 The part of the surround which is adjacent to the fire opening must always be of non-combustible material , such as marble or tiles .
18 Your reflexes should always be in fine tune so that you can react appropriately to whatever action the barbel tries to take .
19 The rider must also be in perfect balance and should stay in behind his horse until the moment of take-off .
20 Explicit teaching of this skill should also be of special value to pupils with specific learning difficulties , who generally find it difficult to master .
21 They should also be in frequent contact with all of the somewhat numerous organisations involved in the rural development of the Western Isles , and with the admirable young people who have come back from the mainland to work at the grass-roots level .
22 Your house should also be in reasonable repair to obtain a grant , but if it is n't , help may be available through Renovation Grants — seek advice from your local council .
23 We arrived safely on the 19th [ 18 September according to the Hobart Town Courier ] of September in excellent health , and but for the thoughts of those we left behind should also be in good spirits as our prospects here are in many respects cheering .
24 Provided that the sound travel time h/c ( c is the sound speed in the object ) is short compared with the time for the impactor to fall through a scale height , stresses parallel to the axis should roughly be in hydrostatic equilibrium , with the axial stress at any point within the object being that required to decelerate the trailing mass .
25 In the winter of 1984–5 the Government announced a cut in the annual grant for land drainage from £60 million to a projected average of £30 million , and stipulated that the emphasis should now be on urban flood protection , rather than improvement for agriculture .
26 As the Sun is passing through that part of your solar chart traditionally related to hopes , you should now be in fine fettle and not unduly affected by others ' lack of support .
27 Although Mrs Thatcher insists that accountability should exclusively be through national governments to national parliaments , this is not favoured by others .
28 He says that it should n't be to difficult , just time consuming .
29 The relationship , standards and monitoring of these data transfers using commercial telephone companies , internationally , must then be of high interest to the records manager .
30 Some mannerisms may not be of great use to the interviewer in assessing your character but they may work against you by being irritating .
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