Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [vb pp] at [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 They should be prevented at all costs from making records .
2 They should be prevented at all costs from making records .
3 The bees in fact should be treated at all times , so is the belief , as if they were people ; and people who were very ready to take offence if not treated properly .
4 Many retailers also use ACORN to evaluate the product ranges that should be stocked at different stores .
5 A re-assessment noting the effective use to which the child has put the low vision aid or the reasons for his inability to do so should be made at regular intervals , so that adjustments can be made or more intensive training given .
6 ( d ) Payments should be made at regular intervals , preferably weekly .
7 Where it is known that the debtor has more than one residential or business address , personal calls should be made at all addresses ; ( b ) should the creditor fail to effect service , a first class prepaid letter should be written to the debtor referring to the call(s) , the purpose of the same and the failure to meet with the debtor , adding that a further call will be made for the same purpose on the day of 19 at hours at ( place ) .
8 Radio Burkina said that delegates had agreed on the need to maintain " state capitalism " , but that this did not entail the rejection of private enterprise , which " should be supported at all costs " .
9 As for hats , your observation was correct that hair should be covered at all times .
10 A small group of professionals , myself included , selected those books which we believed should be saved at all costs but , although we did this as conscientiously as possible , our combined subject knowledge was at best partial and it is inevitable that some books worthy of preservation were overlooked …
11 Faecal samples from groups of horses should be examined at regular intervals to monitor drug efficiency .
12 Both methods suffer from the problem that performance of the file degrades as additions are made , and in consequence they both require that the file should be reorganized at regular intervals .
13 The remedy should be repeated at suitable intervals .
14 Consequently , crew weight should be equalised at all times , whether the crew is to leeward or windward : that is why the halyards and the topping lift are usually controlled by the stoppers and winches at the base of the mast .
15 Her misery blackened the evening and should be assuaged at all costs .
16 This should be checked at regular intervals and especially on commencing work for the day .
17 Benefits should be analysed at two levels : those benefits which can be obtained by purchase of a particular type of product ; and those that can be obtained by purchasing that product from a particular supplier .
18 12.50:HOT favourite Baydon Star bolted up at Aintree last time , but faces a stiffer task and should be opposed at short odds .
19 Over-dependence upon the United States should be avoided at all costs .
20 Although the lights of the pleasure cruisers sparkling from the water make the river look attractive , Baedeker 's advice is forthright : ‘ Bathing in the Rhine should be avoided at all costs . ’
21 Given that such an emergency admission should be avoided at all costs , how can a social worker plan an admission so that it offers the person concerned a positive choice ?
22 The final factor concerns the idea that ‘ being known ’ should be avoided at all costs .
23 A report in New Cyclist magazine revealed yesterday that York sits proudly at the top of a 150-city cycle league , but Newcastle should be avoided at all costs .
24 The minimum length of such a re-entry programme should be set at 144 hours throughout the UK .
25 Alternatively/additionally , small sections of plasterboard should be removed at vulnerable points in the structure .
26 Marker cards which indicate either names ( e.g. " IMPERIALISM " or " R. PEEL " ) or letters ( i.e. " A " , " B " , " C " etc. ) should be inserted at appropriate places to allow for quick reference .
27 All patients with ulcerative colitis should be screened at eight years .
28 Proof should be provided at regular intervals that the amounts insured are adequate , by presentation of the policy and proof that premiums have been paid .
29 Methyl bromide , used as a soil and food fumigant , is a major contributor to ozone depletion , acting five times faster than chloroflourocarbons ( CFCs ) but the November 1992 meeting on the Montreal Protocol agreed only that consumption should be frozen at 1991 levels from 1995 .
30 The possibility of increased virulence in these antibiotic resistant strains ( which may be related to the presence of plasmids encoding antibiotic resistance and virulence factors ) suggests that attempts to limit their selection by judicious use of narrow spectrum antibiotics should be considered at all times .
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