Example sentences of "[modal v] be [vb pp] on a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cleaner should be tested on a few pieces to ensure its suitability . |
| 2 | The initial long list should be based on a few key criteria . |
| 3 | The initial long list should be based on a few key criteria . |
| 4 | The government argued that ‘ if real progress is to be made in tackling some of the major concentrations of problems , special efforts must be focused on a few cities in the next few years ’ ( HMSO , 1977 , p. 16 ) . |
| 5 | He regularly forgot his wallet and credit cards and got them to pay for him or be content with what could be bought on a little small change . |
| 6 | This may be confirmed on a few sites by the presence of a small cemetery over the site of the original house , after it had been thoroughly demolished , since some of the graves have been dug into the wall foundations , showing an ignorance of their existence . |
| 7 | Modern British architects worth their salt , or future knighthoods , can be counted on a few colour spreads of the Prince of Wales 's bestselling book A Vision of Britain . |