Example sentences of "it [vb mod] be [verb] [prep] this " in BNC.

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1 The greater the variety of non-academic and pre-vocational examinations there are on offer , the easier it may be to progress in this direction .
2 Later still , it may be dissociated from this role and used for general storage , in which case its previous specific symbolic role is ignored , and it is no longer of consequence whether its ritual status accords with that of its contents ( Miller 1985 : 172–83 ) .
3 It may be concluded from this that prey size can be used as no more than an approximation to predator type , and size spectra are certainly not predator-specific .
4 Sometimes they will complete tasks more slowly , owing to a slower rate of informational input ( Mason and Tobin , 1986 ) , but this need not necessarily reflect a reduced level of comprehension , although it may be mistaken for this .
5 Point A must , therefore , be on the individual 's budget line ( or , as it may be called in this case , his consumption possibilities line ) .
6 It may be distinguished from this kind of guidance from another American source : ‘ Separate any group of offending youths , dealing with them on a one-to-one … basis ’ ( Grotophorst , 1979 , pp.349–50 ) .
7 The necessary amendments to company legislation are considered below , but it should be noted at this stage that there is no amendment to s 283 so that , although the sole member can be the sole director under s 282 , he or she can not also act as the company secretary .
8 It should be noted at this point that all broadcasting in the colonial territories was initiated and administered by the colonial governments : the private entrepreneur has been virtually excluded from broadcasting on the African continent .
9 It should be noted at this point that the small number of boys who become anorexic ( 14 per cent as compared to 86 per cent girls of the patients studied by Bruch ) do so before they reach puberty and do not develop sexually until after they have recovered .
10 However , it should be noted at this stage that only a minority of elderly patients are heated by the geriatric services .
11 It should be noted at this stage , however , that democracy might be a ‘ desirable output ’ of an organization , in which case its production at the expense of other outputs would not necessarily involve inefficiency .
12 It should be said at this stage that the case for regulation in any situation is weakened to the extent that the institutions which will themselves be involved are imperfect .
13 It should be explained at this point that each university is funded at the full rate for only a core number of ‘ Fully Funded ’ students in each of 25 ‘ narrow ’ subject groups .
14 Should we be thrusting more work down to districts and th , and they 'll to do the job rather than always assume it should be done at this level ?
15 ‘ That it should be disturbed in this way is most regrettable . ’
16 Well I do n't believe that that should necessarily be a reason why it should be accepted in this case in by this panel .
17 It is also usual practice to spray a bouquet with water from an atomiser to keep it fresh , but it should be avoided in this case as the water droplets can mark the flowers , as well as possibly make the bouquet damp when the time comes for you to press it .
18 However , the links are there so it was only right that it should be included in this feature .
19 It should be entered in this format :
20 It should be entered in this format :
21 It should be entered in this format :
22 It should be remembered in this context that wards of court placed in care prior to 14 October 1991 ceased to be wards on that date unless proceedings were still pending although any directions given by the wardship court remain effective until varied or discharged .
23 Once the connection is made ( and it must be said at this point that the parallel connection is far and away the faster of the two possibles ) a program rejoicing in the highly descriptive name of ‘ FX ’ must be run at either end of the link .
24 It must be stated at this point that it is not intended here to suggest that there is a conspiracy on the part of doctors to deprive patients of their rights , or that doctors act out of ill will .
25 In Gray 's Elegy there is also a ‘ hoary-headed Swain' , who addresses a ‘ kindred spirit ’ ( to the dead poet ) ‘ led by lonely contemplation ’ ; there may be other parallels , but it must be conceded at this point that it is only at the close of Hartleap Well that Wordsworth approaches closely to Gray 's verse movement :
26 It must be entered in this format :
27 It must be entered in this format :
28 That 15pc lead and it must be remembered in this equation we have removed the ‘ do n't knows ’ would represent a swing of ten per cent from Conservative to Labour .
29 ‘ I think it might be connected with this , ’ she said , reaching into the top drawer for the picture and handing it to Bridget .
30 It might be noted at this point that in recent years there has been a dramatic growth in the volume of business conducted in the interbank market and this has become a major source of liquidity for banks .
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