Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opposition Members argue , with a great deal of support from industry and commerce , that such decision-making should be at a lower level . |
| 2 | Richard Ford , who 's fourteen has speech and learning difficulties , and the local council says he should be at a special school . |
| 3 | Having decided with your client that he should be at a particular exhibition or trade show , you will embark on a number of activities . |
| 4 | Using a rather perplexing argument , Japan 's deputy finance minister complained with only a slight tinge of panic yesterday that the Nikkei should be at the 24,000 level . |
| 5 | Many elderly people who suffer from backache and stiff joints find bending and stretching difficult , so it is important that the cooker , sink and work-tops should be at the correct height for them , and that cupboards and larder shelves that are in daily use should not be too high or too low for them to reach without strain . |
| 6 | Another consideration is the use of humour , which should be at the right level of sophistication , otherwise it can fall flat ( the best kind of humour is that generated spontaneously in the classroom ) . |
| 7 | You need a seat which supports your back and the book should be at the right distance from your eyes ( the optimum reading distance is between 15 and 22 inches from your eyes ) . |
| 8 | Inputs and outputs should be at the same level of abstraction ; in other words conversion of an abstract notion ( such as customers needs ) to a tangible form ( such as the specific goods or services that are supplied ) is not supportable in a root definition . |
| 9 | The two rings , either side of the spine , should be at the same distance below the cross-spar , and symmetrical either side of the kite centreline ( spine ) |
| 10 | Your lower leg should be at the same height as the knee as the latter points to the target . |
| 11 | Somewhere people are drumming — it must be at the far end of the village , because at times the rhythm is distinct but when the wind takes it it becomes muffled , merging with the roar of the full monsoon river . |
| 12 | For a full equilibrium two conditions must be fulfilled : first the economy must be at the natural level of unemployment , where expectations of inflation are correct ; and second the government must have no incentive to fool people by stimulating aggregate demand . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | As she continued her searching look , trying to make out what might be at the far end , she became aware that she was gliding . |
| 16 | I think she I think she might be at the far side . |
| 17 | This might be at the local golf club , the WI , the church , the Ratepayers Association , trade union , bird-watching club and so on . |
| 18 | We 'll be at a certain place to meet them . ’ |
| 19 | That 's all for now , but before we go a reminder that tomorrow I 'll be at the International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire . |
| 20 | I honestly believe that because they 're certainly not strong enough erm to be up with the top boys , well they 're not going to disgrace themselves having said that , as I said before , the League 's pretty well evened out , but I think they 'll be at the lower part rather than the top part . |
| 21 | We 'll be at the deserted village . |
| 22 | Tonight at nine , he 'll be at the British premiere of his latest film at the Phoenix Theatre in Oxford . |
| 23 | The storage could be at a centralised location or decentralised — distributed across a number of sites . |
| 24 | They could be at a skipping game in the playground . |
| 25 | ‘ Could be at the other end . |
| 26 | but you 've got to find the place there it could be at the other end a mile away could n't it ? |
| 27 | ‘ I ca n't picture it , ’ she said , ‘ but it could be at the far end from the flat . ’ |
| 28 | And without some of Bob Dylan 's songs we 'd be at a huge loss . |
| 29 | They 'd be at a loose end when it was over , which would be the time to approach them . |
| 30 | He 'd ring once to make sure I was in and then he 'd be at the front door , would n't he ? ’ |