Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adj] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In sum , it should be possible to draw up a list of factors relevant to a decision whether to embark on re-investigation . |
| 2 | Some people argued that it should be possible to run down the existing hospitals almost entirely , replacing them by short-stay psychiatric units at general hospitals and long-term care within the community . |
| 3 | But if you are n't prepared to wade through acres of news and advertising print , your financial adviser should be able to pick out a few plans that suit your needs . |
| 4 | You should be able to pick out the one that is different . |
| 5 | The trainees should be able to lay out a sequence of responses to this simple situation of Katy 's . |
| 6 | Most hotels and similar venues have tracking spotlights and if you have plenty of set-up time , you should be able to cheer up the most basic hotel meeting room . |
| 7 | Armed with this information , the genealogist should be able to track down the relevant baptism entry in a parish or nonconformist register in the years before civil registration began . |
| 8 | Volunteers should be able to carry out the minimal work involved , though some dioceses seem curiously reluctant to accept offers of help of this kind . |
| 9 | unc If you have used reverse operations correctly in previous exercises , you should be able to fill in the signs without too much difficulty . |
| 10 | By thinking carefully about the answer you should be able to narrow down the essence of your case to a single sentence , and a short one at that . |
| 11 | However with Scott supporting him and the stable having hit form he should be able to knock out the odd winner or two in the coming weeks . |
| 12 | We were at great pains to explain that we were novices and aware that diving in Barbados was unlike diving in the UK and were told that ‘ courses taken on holiday mean nothing at all ’ and that we should be prepared to snorkel around a pool for six months should he deem it necessary , and that even if we did dive to any standard we would be taken on a dive ( presumably in a pool ) , and ‘ ripped down ’ until we eventually failed a test . |
| 13 | They must be daft to take on the British Empire . |
| 14 | The loss of profit in the punishment phase must be enough to wipe out the gain from reneging . |
| 15 | When no time is stipulated and it is for the buyer to collect , the seller must be ready to hand over the goods ( against payment ) to the buyer on demand ( provided made at a reasonable hour , section 29(5) ) at any time after the making of the contract . |
| 16 | This aims to produce an annual income looking fifty years ahead which must be sufficient to make up the operating deficit . |
| 17 | This technique is more efficient when only sterile males are released , but we must be able to sort out the sexes . |
| 18 | ‘ I can see how it might be possible to bring up a family here . |
| 19 | It might be necessary to lever up the floorboard while it is being cut and if the floorboards are tongue-and-grooved , some tongues need to be cut off . |
| 20 | Perhaps this evening they might be able to sort out the details . |
| 21 | ‘ We want him to be returning to a club which is guaranteed European football next season and , who knows , should we win the semi-final he might be able to lead out the team for the final . ’ |
| 22 | The army are faxing me regimental lists , so we might be able to track down a contemporary or two . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm not sure , but you might be able to fill in the odd gap . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I was n't intending to play singles league tennis that season but suggested that I might be able to help out the youngsters and we won most of our matches 5–0 or 4–1 , ’ said Minnis . |
| 25 | He thought he might be able to send back a few second-hand textbooks to add to the single science book used by the 250 pupils . |
| 26 | My agent explained that it was a highly secret document , but that he had a friend in the London office who might be able to sneak out a copy . |
| 27 | Because then at least you might be able to write out a few more . |
| 28 | It is understood that Sock Shop directors were in the US yesterday trying to find someone who might be prepared to take over the American end of the operation and continue to run it under the Sock Shop name . |
| 29 | T. D. You might be glad to lock up a drunk to get out of the rain for a while . |
| 30 | And secondly , we 'll be able to sort out a reasonable time for getting her home . |