Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why we think it better the change in the community should be of an evolutionary rather than of a revolutionary kind . |
| 2 | The water cistern will be in the roof space or in a high cupboard and should be of an approved plastic construction , clean , strong and with the seal of approval of the National Water Council . |
| 3 | This may be an emotional experience , so trial should be on an individual basis and not within a group . |
| 4 | ‘ I know , ’ said David cheerfully teasing her , ‘ you think a church should be like an English Gothic cathedral or a little whitewashed village church with moth-eaten Peninsular War banners fluttering from dry-rotted lances . ’ |
| 5 | After a good night 's sleep in the spacious suites , they should be in an excellent frame of mind for the next day 's play . |
| 6 | We disagree among ourselves about much , and that is as it should be in an open society . |
| 7 | The basic principle encapsulated in the Report is that goods must be of an acceptable quality : the word " merchantable " is dropped . |
| 8 | All entries must be on an official entry form and legible . |
| 9 | Action : A module X , which is not referenced by a user package and is known to LIFESPAN must be on an active DC in LIFESPAN to allow entry of the module . |
| 10 | On the IBM 360 range restrictions are placed on which sets of consecutive bytes may be considered to form a word-oriented unit ; thus the left-hand byte of a half-word must be at an even address , that of a full-word must be at an address divisible by four , and so on . |
| 11 | His preparation must be like an Olympic athlete 's . |
| 12 | Children under the age of one , travelling in the front of a car MUST be in an approved baby carrier designed for the baby 's weight . |
| 13 | Children under one must be in an approved infant carrier designed for the baby 's size and weight , or a carrycot restrained by straps . |
| 14 | This also states that the individuals concerned must be in an intense relationship and that it is impossible or very difficult for the victim to ‘ escape from the field ’ . |
| 15 | The hardware must be in an identical configuration for each reconstruction of a software emission . |
| 16 | The findings from this study , taken together with those of Gardner et al , suggest that the children of certain men who are monitored for exposure to external ionising radiation in the nuclear industry might be at an increased risk of leukaemia . |
| 17 | He 'll be like an old boxer trying to make a comeback . |
| 18 | Timing could be upset , and you could be in an unsafe position for the descent . |
| 19 | The issue may be about an undesirable friendship , being out late at night , buying a motor bike , drinking alcohol , and so on . . |
| 20 | For instance , the manager of an airline , however committed he may be to an efficient seat reservation system , may be obliged to withdraw seats already allocated in favour of a minister and his train of attendants . |
| 21 | ( b ) Demand for specialist work may be of an intermittent nature and the builder may have difficulty in providing the operatives with continuity of work . |
| 22 | Such work may be on an individual or group project basis . |
| 23 | His only contact with its hardware may be with an interactive terminal ( if he is lucky ) , or with a series of error messages couched in terms of the internal structure of the computer ( if he is unlucky ) . |
| 24 | Economists believe that the boost to the labour force may be worth an additional 1 per cent a year in the early 1990s . |
| 25 | There is no need to pay in advance for the work even if you are asked to do so ; you may be in an awkward position if the firm ceases to trade without having completed the job . |
| 26 | Although the Chronicle for Cnut 's reign is evidently something of a patchwork , much of it may be from an early date . |
| 27 | Another possible use for the program would be as an educational or training aid . |
| 28 | Spooner picked up on this idea and thought the best way to do it would be as an extended Perils of Pauline -type adventure , complete with ‘ How are they going to get out of that ? ’ endings . |
| 29 | Furthermore , if Chemical did hand back the plane to Boeing , it would be at an effective cost to Virgin of a further $10m — the amount by which the plane 's value had increased in the time Virgin had owned it . |
| 30 | However , if UK rules are more stringent or more restrictive than French rules , the branch would be at an immediate competitive disadvantage against its local competition . |