Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flowering shoots of winter jasmine , J. nudiflorum , should be cut back to within two or three buds from the main stem , while the oldest stems on honeysuckle should be cut back close to the base . |
| 2 | Poinsettias should be cut back to within 4in of the roots , and left to rest until new shoots appear . |
| 3 | Rescue excavations are those conducted on sites that are threatened with destruction and should be carried out to at least the same standards as found on research excavations . |
| 4 | Twenty copies of the form must be supplied along with between copies of supporting documentation . |
| 5 | First there is an increase in misdemeanours — the type of behaviour a girl might be ticked off for at home but which in care results in her finding herself further up the custodial ladder in a Community Home with Education . |
| 6 | We 'll be travelling down under to Australia , and coming live to you for a whole week from Sydney . |
| 7 | Constitutional development could be thrown back to before 1965 , with the Queen exercising the prerogative of choice based on the best advice available to her . |
| 8 | Verbs , nouns and adjectives that may take an infinitive with to may be followed by to without an infinitive to refer to a preceding verb or verbal group : Do n't go unless you want to ( Zandvoort 1957 ) . |
| 9 | A full rack should be taken and ice axes and crampons may be needed up to about August . |
| 10 | They require fairly rich soil , and , after planting , all the branches will be cut back to within a few inches of ground level to encourage them to produce more branches for berry production next year . |
| 11 | Is not it a scandal that , in so doing , their feet will be kicked out from under them ? |
| 12 | It will be looked back upon by history as one of the remarkable achievements of the human spirit to have discovered how a very little violence can destroy the good conscience of the major institutions of society , and interchange the positions of sense and nonsense , right or wrong . |
| 13 | As getting in necessitates standing on the red leather trimmed seat , the manufacturers thoughtfully provide a ‘ mud flap ’ of similar material which can be flipped over from in front of the squab . |
| 14 | The Donnington site can be traced back to at least 1291 , when it was one of the two mills of the Manor of Broadwell . |
| 15 | The germ of several measures whereby Britain ( and other states ) might receive assistance can be traced back to at least the autumn of 1938 . |
| 16 | Alternatively cheques can be made out to Around the Isles Campaign and sent to 40 Laburnham Road , Maidenhead , Berks SL6 4DE . |
| 17 | This fish has now been imported for over two years and when first appeared its price was in the second-mortgage league , but now has dropped considerably and can be picked up for between £30–£50 . |
| 18 | Stable differentiation is the normal state of affairs , and the existence of this variation is one of the things that makes linguistic change possible , in that the different variants can be latched on to by different groups and for different social functions : thus , the patterns of consensus can change in the course of time . |
| 19 | These can be drawn out from within the history of a caring relationship particularly where there is a principal carer taking responsibility . |