Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] at [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was something he still intended to do , but he felt he should be at a peak of confidence to arrange such an encounter . |
| 2 | I do not want central Government to say how many teachers should be at a school in Barnet or how much should be spent on books in Barnet . |
| 3 | It should be at the beginning of September . |
| 4 | Your readers are not at once asking that onwards-dragging question which should be at the back of their minds all the time . |
| 5 | He did not believe that council reform should be at the top of the list of problems to be dealt with in Scotland . |
| 6 | I am pleased to confirm in writing that Christian Aid 's Executive Committee have agreed to Christian Aid supporting the proposed course , and that it should be at the University of Edinburgh . |
| 7 | The big question all politicians were debating was … the Common Market and whether Britain should be at the heart of Europe or not . |
| 8 | The report emphasises that the parish ministry should be at the heart of the Church of Scotland in remote rural areas as elsewhere but it also expresses concern that this is dependent on adequate financial resources . |
| 9 | " The exhibits should be at the Lab by nine or thereabouts . |
| 10 | This should be at the centre of the designer 's attention throughout the development of the unit — indeed , starting with preliminary ideas of what options the program should present to the user and then refining and extending them , the program will develop in tune with the feedback received from the classroom . |
| 11 | None of the defendants cleared on appeal have managed to find new jobs in the City , and Mr Reed , who at 45 should be at the height of his career , says he has not tried . |
| 12 | 11 KEYBOARD SOCKETS : For true ease of use , these should be at the front of the machine , or close to the front at the side . |
| 13 | If the symbols for mem and gimmel have become differentiated for Hebrew readers during the course of their previous experience with this alphabet , these subjects should be at an advantage on both test tasks — an enhanced ability to discriminate between the two Hebrew symbols should be helpful in both cases . |
| 14 | Batsmen , bowlers and fieldsmen must be at a peak throughout the day to ensure success : there are no second innings or chances to make amends . |
| 15 | DEF must be at the beginning of the line . |
| 16 | Other competitors in Europe and elsewhere recognise that industrial policy must be at the heart of economic policy . |
| 17 | I agree with the Prime Minister that we must be at the heart of Europe , working with our partners to build Europe 's future . |
| 18 | Anyone who thinks that consistency in principle , and not merely in strategy , must be at the heart of adjudication , has rejected conventionalism , whether he realizes he has or not . |
| 19 | In particular , it might seem that if we observe all other galaxies to be moving away from us , then we must be at the center of the universe . |
| 20 | Development of this exciting innovation is continuing , firmly rooted in the concept that the primary care team must be at the centre of health and social care planning and provision . |
| 21 | ‘ We must be at the edge of the centre of the station , ’ Bernice said to Ace and Defries . |
| 22 | They must be at the end of the pond . |
| 23 | If survivors into the ninth and tenth decades of their lives are to be adequately served , it must be at the expense of younger generations . |
| 24 | The point of which is that , with a limited pool of capital , any increase for one must be at the expense of another . |
| 25 | Any extra given to one spending department must be at the expense of another spending department . |
| 26 | If the court directs , such proof must be at the expense in costs of the party who has not admitted the facts in question . |
| 27 | As usual social workers must be at the forefront of confronting what everyone else — including the Secretary of State — prefers to ignore . |
| 28 | Colleagues , union de-recognition strikes at the very heart of the trade union movement , and in preparing to face this challenge , the G M B must be at the forefront of the fight . |
| 29 | Euro Cities can be a sound tool for co-operation and our officers must be at the forefront with the Chambers of Trade of Commerce , and Development Association and all , all of which have expertise in Europe . |
| 30 | The peasant might be at the bottom of the pile , but he still had rights to own or work common land and thus the certainty of providing some food for the survival of himself and his family . |