Example sentences of "[vb mod] be on the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These facts make them more reliant than they should be on the good opinion of their partners . |
| 2 | The required accommodation was a residence for a family of five and the new owner requested that the living accommodation should be on the first floor to take advantage of the splendid views to the west over the Cherwell Valley . |
| 3 | The mounting should be on the front deck , which is where I taped my Silva compass . |
| 4 | I am not convinced that this issue should be on the political agenda at all , not at this time , not at any time , in fact I am pretty convinced that this is a Tory agenda , a media agenda , why they do they not want to talk about crooks and spivs that support them , that donate thousands of pounds into their coffers ? |
| 5 | Focus should be on the critical areas . |
| 6 | If you have planned and carried out your strategy of study over the earlier laps , like the 5000-metre runner , you should be on the inside lane and in a good position at the bell for the last lap . |
| 7 | And then to apply for a job , I think should be on the complete basis of what what they are , what they 've achieved , what they 've done , regardless of whether they 're male or female . |
| 8 | You should be on the right track , although your next village might be more appropriate in East Anglia . |
| 9 | What assures the Calibra 's success is its pricing : the base model is predicted to cost less than £14,000 , while even the 16-valve four-wheel drive flyer should be on the right side of £17,000 . |
| 10 | The Under Secretaries with their political departments and the Consular Department should be on the principal floor with the Secretary of State . |
| 11 | One ‘ grey ’ area is where to put active over 60 's — in future if the class is fully mobile , even though at a more sedate pace , the class should be included as Recreational specifying ‘ active retired ’ etc. but if the range of movement is limited or mainly seated then the class should be on the Specialised List . |
| 12 | Each tertiary centre should be able to treat 3000–4500 new non-surgical oncology patients per year , and should be on the same site as a major general hospital . |
| 13 | In the second case ( necessary false consciousness/irrational prejudice ) racism is seen as dysfunctional because it distorts the perception of reality and generates division amongst those who should be on the same side . |
| 14 | ‘ Maybe it 's you who should be on the French Riviera . ’ |
| 15 | In what is described as ‘ a key statement ’ , the report claims that : ‘ the onus in all cases should be on the social services authorities to show that the private sector is being fully stimulated and encouraged and that competitive tenders or other means of testing the market , are being taken ’ . |
| 16 | That should be on the national Exchequer , not on those locally who are trying to make ends meet . |
| 17 | the tensions should be on the tightest cast-on tension possible ( see above ) . |
| 18 | He should be on the Scottish march . |
| 19 | The front foot should be on the windward edge and well weighted . |
| 20 | The roof should be on the main building by the end of March and installation of the main process equipment will begin immediately after Easter . |
| 21 | Given that macro-decisions inherently and inevitably condition micro-decisions , the principal focus of attention must be on the political decision-maker . |
| 22 | Any book on London that opens with Dickens must be on the right lines . |
| 23 | The puppy must be on the lowest level . |
| 24 | David Elsworth 's Imperial Brush must be on the short list . |
| 25 | The important point , however , is that the two " likes " must be treated as like in some respect ; and in the linguistic cases this does not merely mean that the two items co-ordinated must be on the same level in terms of specific syntactic classifications , as has often been remarked ; more importantly , it is clear that they must be alike in both bearing one of the other relations , already introduced , to some third element ; thus , in : ( 38 ) Nora is Irish and beautiful the structure is such that Irish and beautiful are both related to Nora by assignment , while in : ( 39 ) bed and board is going to take half his wages the relation of instantiation links both bed and board to the single entity in the subject position . |
| 26 | The comment may be continued over more than one line , and in order for the header to scan successfully , the files and the module header file must be on the same account . |
| 27 | The taxation must be on the contractual basis , that is to say , the indemnity basis . |
| 28 | It might be on the other ones . |
| 29 | But that is we we 're going to go We 'll on Wednesday officially we 'll be on the new green . |
| 30 | Oh I do n't , I just , I remember that er if you walked down er Road at night you 'd see him with his mortar board on and his curate by his side coming down to post the letters , and then when all these ladies were in Sammy shop one night being entertained by Sammy erm Father and his curate went by , and old Sammy turned round to the audience and said well if dressing up will get him anywhere they 'll be on the first row in heaven . |