Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] be [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it should perhaps be said that amateur boxers often avoid the excesses and the injuries of their professional colleagues , and the likes of Dick MacTaggart is a monument to sportsmanlike behaviour . |
| 2 | ( As to the last , it should perhaps be remembered that both the collected credit operators and some of the finance houses have this facility too , although Mr Langhorn said only the agencies do it . ) |
| 3 | Although owning a car is common today , it must not be assumed that all nurses can provide their own transport . |
| 4 | It must not be thought that such differences are mere matters of imagination , and that we take the sensations to be different because we represent each of them to ourselves as occupying a different place . |
| 5 | The baton is , however , necessary at the Opéra , where large choruses are frequently sung in the wings … it must not be thought that such a distant group of singers can hear the orchestra , however numerous : each person sings in his neighbour 's ear , and I have sometimes surprised myself by singing off the beat and incorrectly conducting [ conduisant ] the chorus surrounding me . |
| 6 | But it must not be thought that papal conciliar decrees which seem so clear-cut to the modern scholar , who sees them in all the clarity of the printed page , had a similar force and clarity for contemporaries . |
| 7 | But it must not be thought that this domination is exercised only through the repression of dissent by police , though this certainly is important . |
| 8 | It must not be thought that these are neglected in the French nuclear programme . |
| 9 | It must not be forgotten that all the above Acts were passed by a parliament which was elected in ‘ The peoples Republic ’ with an overwhelming Communist party majority . |
| 10 | It must not be forgotten that independent parts given to the feebler instruments are not actually heard in the tutti , but may play havoc with the clarity of design which should be the orchestrator 's first aim . |
| 11 | On the other hand , it should not be imagined that private industries are immune from such considerations . |
| 12 | As a general principle it should not be imagined that all economic , social , and above all political repercussions were of a vertical central — local nature or vice versa . |
| 13 | Yet , while accepting that the working class was wedded to the Labour Party it should not be ignored that such support was also nurtured by a much improved Labour organization , despite Howard 's contrary view . |
| 14 | In addition , it should not be assumed that long-term trends in income distribution continue forever : there is evidence that recent years have seen significant changes in these trends in Britain . |
| 15 | It should not be assumed that such an argument was merely a cloak for self-interest and greed . |
| 16 | Thus it should not be assumed that older patients with ulcerative colitis have weaker sphincters than younger patients . |
| 17 | The defection of southern Democrats was essential , but it should not be assumed that this came about automatically , As Stockman makes clear , a whole series of ad hoc coalitions involving many unreliable allies had to be painstakingly constructed . |
| 18 | However , it should not be assumed that these low-cost alternatives can not deliver the same , sometimes better , results when used in conjunction with other software . |
| 19 | Such enthusiasm may have had as much to do with the excited nationalism of wartime , as any substantial appreciation of these films ' merits , and it should not be supposed that British filmmakers had universally gone from being dull and unimaginative to become masters of the cinematic art . |
| 20 | It should not be thought that Labour Ministers were concerned only with domestic policy , although Morrison was Home Secretary , Bevin was Minister of Labour , and Dalton ( from early 1942 ) President of the Board of Trade . |
| 21 | However , it should not be thought that any assistance given to a competitor by the employee is necessarily a breach of his duty , for it may have been done with the employer 's authority , though this will be a rare occurrence . |
| 22 | However , it should not be forgotten that local authorities are also responsible for providing services , and there is evidence to suggest that voters recognise that such services have to be paid for . |
| 23 | At the same time , it should not be forgotten that some writers had been advocating the use of multiple methods for years : |
| 24 | It should not be forgotten that any crops sold off the land are ‘ extractive ’ and tend to lower fertility . |
| 25 | It should thus be said that any incident which involves , either directly or indirectly , Hamlet himself , is connected with ‘ the main purpose of the play ’ . |
| 26 | First , it must always be emphasised that long-term graduate unemployment is extremely rare . |
| 27 | Equally important , it must always be emphasised that all approaches , here as elsewhere , are underpinned by a series of ideological assumptions and arguments . |
| 28 | It must also be noted that preceding word positions may have been recognised incorrectly , given that most positions have alternative candidates , and often the correct word is not first in the ordered list . |
| 29 | While it is recognised that such powers may be necessary in that they lead to a number of arrests , it must also be noted that random and discriminatory stops may be counter-productive as they may have a detrimental effect on relations between police and public . |
| 30 | To return to the internal structure of Mosca 's elite , it must also be emphasised that this organised elite should not only share attitudes on significant issues but should also be aware of doing so , otherwise they can not properly manage the affairs of state in a responsible and decisive manner . |