Example sentences of "it [modal v] be [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be wondered both whether it is actually open to a group of Member States to enter into an agreement on a matter which would appear to fall within Community competence ( at least if Maastricht comes into force ) and how far this is an indicator of things to come if some Member States do not ratify the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 2 | If the DC identifier is acceptable , LIFESPAN will display the DC last changed state , the date the DC was last changed ( it may be updated more than once ) , the DC title , and will fill in any existing information on the subsequent pages . |
| 3 | If the odorous compound is sufficiently concentrated it may be burned directly provided there is an adequate oxygen supply , but it is more usual to require auxiliary oxygen and fuel supplies . |
| 4 | It should be collected primarily because government needs it for its own businesses . ’ |
| 5 | It is quite clear against the background that I have described that it was intended that it should be an exceptional power and that it should be used only when there are no other ways in which the individual applicant may consider the case himself through the planning process . |
| 6 | This issue must not be overlooked , but it should be pursued gently since self-destructive behaviour may result from the arousal of traumatic memories . |
| 7 | He did not want to win it again because even though ‘ I feel great at the moment , I do n't think it should be won more than once ; the more people who win it , the better ’ . |
| 8 | In the former camp , organisations such as the Council for the Protection of Rural England vigorously protest at any threat to the Green Belt and argue that derelict , or ‘ brown ’ sites within it should be restored rather than handed over to developers . |
| 9 | In Example 52 the quaver movement looks restless , but it should be subdued so as to be less an addition to the rhythmic movement than an almost intangible filling-out of the harmonies . |
| 10 | Investment occurs in so wide a variety of assets and sectors that it must be disaggregated substantially if any close statistical fit is to be found . |
| 11 | For example , Miguez Bonino who inaugurated this series of lectures , talked of his own personal discovery of ‘ the unsubstitutable relevance of Marxism ’ and went on to argue that it must be taken seriously because ‘ it offers a scientific , verifiable and efficacious way to articulate love historically ’ . |
| 12 | Money , obtained too easily , could finance disaster , her grandfather had warned her ; it must be used wisely when the time came . |
| 13 | ‘ This is a terrific resource but it must be managed sensitively if it is to survive . ’ |
| 14 | It might be finished all but from painting and you know ? |
| 15 | In animals , X would have to be genetically specified , although it might be specified merely as being different , in any way , from other members of the species . |
| 16 | It could be seen therefore as its own safeguard provided by the people against a particular form of exploitation of the people ; and hence as something to be excepted on pragmatic grounds from the general case for nationalisation or municipalisation . |
| 17 | It is clear that it could be borne only if society itself were expanding in wealth and numbers . |
| 18 | I can not imagine how it could be revised so as to be suitable for publication anywhere . |
| 19 | need a new kitchen , du n no about need a new back door , our kitchen looks totally different to them , oh I know what it is , they 've got their door to the living room in the kitchen , that 's what makes a lot of difference do n't it ? but it could be designed better than that |
| 20 | After that , it would be renewed only if the president indicated that China had adhered to human-rights commitments , stopped the export of goods made with prison labour and made ‘ overall significant progress ’ on a set of other matters , which range from ceasing religious persecution in Tibet to prohibiting the transfer of missile technology to Syria , Pakistan and Iran . |
| 21 | Britain can not be thrown out of the EC , but if it fails to pass the bill it would be left behind as the others speed towards greater political and economic unity . |
| 22 | Often it will be worded so as to constitute a contract of indemnity under which the dealer must make good any loss suffered by the finance company in the event of the customer defaulting on his payments or terminating his agreement . |
| 23 | When dialect is a matter of different words being used , naturally it will be understood only if it is known previously . |
| 24 | To the extent that it is used in many countries as part of the process by which scientists communicate , and through which scientific knowledge grows , it will be treated here as equivalent to the formal . |
| 25 | Equally , if an institution has excess funds at the moment , and expects interest rates to rise , it will be acting rationally if it does not lend those funds out , except very short term . |
| 26 | In the first place , it will be transferred only if it has been given previously to a candidate of higher preference now elected with a surplus or eliminated . |
| 27 | It will be shown later than this power is shared by most of the tissues and secretions of the human body , by the tissues of other animals , by vegetable tissues , and , to a very marked degree , by egg white . |
| 28 | The expectation is so subtle that it can be transmitted even when the experimenter conveys his instructions by means of a tape recording . |
| 29 | The application does nothing to retain the existing trees on the site , it was a , it is , a mature garden with some mature trees , and all those trees are to be removed , it certainly does n't do anything to retain the rural character of the na of the village , and certainly does n't enhance the character of the adjoining small er rural cottages , i in fact it would be , it could be argued that it damages the rural environment , because the development is such that it is more suited for an urban development , almost a city centre , because the comment has been made that there is only about a metre between the dwellings and indeed there is only a metre between the dwellings and the adjoining boundaries , surely there is a need for screening , it is in a in a very very prominent position , it can be seen clearly as you enter the village from the Farnsfield area , the present proposal does n't provide sufficient room for screening , and and like the screen which is adjacent to this building , which are set well back from the road , and provide an opportunity for screening the single access to the site and the fact that the frontage to these two properties is completely taken up with garaging and with vehicle access does n't even provide an opportunity to screen . |
| 30 | The Large Cloud is so bright that it can be seen even when the Moon is obtrusive , and against a dark sky the Small Cloud too is conspicuous . |