Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] be [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not say that the letter is in the drawer and mean that the cake is in the cupboard , or that the letter was or will be in the drawer . |
| 2 | If our legal system allows companies the ability to make profits and trade unions to bargain collectively for wage increases , then we should not be surprised that companies will wish to exploit profit opportunities and trade unions secure higher wages whenever possible , however inconvenient at times that may be to the government . |
| 3 | The GEP is aimed at individuals with a viable business project that may be at the planning stage or in the early stages of trading . |
| 4 | I have been asked to enquire about any road works that may be in the pipeline for Scorton and the surrounding area . |
| 5 | Any bacteria that may be in the food will have a field day and grow . |
| 6 | If there is any iron law of bureaucracy it must be that such organizations will not willingly do anything that may be against the organization 's perceived long-term interests and that , on occasions , this will lead the organization to ignore its nominal masters . |
| 7 | Except may be in the pitch . |
| 8 | The picture shows the construction standard of the day , with 90-degree bends in all wiring and metalwork and woodwork that should be in the Guggenheim Museum . |
| 9 | So I 've , I 've got the actual main table for the pond and all that , went along that edge that should be in the ground actually , but , I just |
| 10 | In any large firm the managers have considerable scope for indulging in actions which may not be in the best interests of the owners , or for allowing their subordinates a freer rein than might be in the owners ' interests . |
| 11 | Now slowly breathe in and out and imagine the scene that might be in the backdrop . |
| 12 | The only way to avoid that would be for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give the health service an open-ended budget . |
| 13 | Accordingly , he has drawn up a document outlining his position on negotiations which he means to make public , so the people are fully apprised of the proposals that would be on the table . |
| 14 | It enables adaptation of plants and animals to human purposes that would be beyond the reach of traditional breeding techniques ; an example is the insertion of toxin genes from bacteria into plants to give them an in-built system for poisoning pests . |
| 15 | Were they , because of their political pull within soccer 's international body , to be seeded , then that would be at the expense of England . |
| 16 | We think evolution took place not by sort of hitting in one bang the right answer — that would be like the surgeon moving his scalpel a foot and hitting the right point , but by successive changes , changing one amino acid at a time , each change being a slight improvement on what was there before . |
| 17 | You could still transfer stitches by hand tooling but , except when working small motifs , this would take more time than would be worth the effort . |
| 18 | We must insist on a system of tests that will be for the benefit of the pupils ; that will test what each one can do in practical work and in theoretical understanding ; and will serve as a motive for each to go on to the next stage . |
| 19 | As you know arms control negotiations are incredibly detailed and rather arcane subjects , er so it 's a little tricky to see the wood for the trees in this one , but er arms control , obviously C F E — the Conventional Forces in Europe — er is very much an issue that will be on the table . |
| 20 | Now that was ma that will be in the score card of course , three four two . |
| 21 | He himself always adhered to the layering method , as set out in his first publication , the smaller Dictionary of 1724 : ‘ In the Spring prick a great many Holes with an Awl about a Joint that will be in the earth and cover it would a good Mound to peg it down . ’ |
| 22 | The section that will be in the ground definitely needs three coats of Cuprinol treatment , but if you do n't particularly want the part of the stake among the foliage to look green , use clear Cuprinol or varnish . |
| 23 | But it 's all their own work , they 're at the moment re-drawing every single page of the four stories that will be in the book , and I think that Amy 's got , this is the work in progress . |
| 24 | The statement of the relevant facts and evidence are commonly set out at the beginning of the judgment , but in appellate courts they may be incorporated by reference to the judgments of lower courts and may be in the middle of the report of the case if that is where the principal judgment appears . |
| 25 | When writing to a building society , never omit the mortgage reference number , or there may be some delay in receiving a reply , and if you act for your client 's bank , building society , etc , you will of course normally ask them to send the deeds direct to you ; in such a case include in your letter , if there is an existing mortgage to be discharged on completion ( as there will be in the case of a building society and may be in the case of a bank ) , an undertaking to hold the deeds on behalf of the bank or society , to return them on demand , not to part with the same except on completion of the sale , and to discharge the society 's mortgage . |
| 26 | Parsnips , leeks , broccoli and Brussels sprouts are all slow growers , and may be in the ground for ten months to a year . |
| 27 | The itching is very troublesome and may be around the vagina with burning soreness and redness . |
| 28 | The directory name must exist , and must be of the format : |
| 29 | It 's travelling at one mph and SHOULD be off the motorway by 7.00 pm tonight , with the road opening an hour later . |
| 30 | She said that she would travel by the next one and should be at the hotel about eight clock . |