Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] on [art] " in BNC.

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1 In a field landing , or whenever you are trying for a spot landing ( which , of course , should be on every landing ) , the moment you find that you are having to keep full airbrake on continuously , you should start to side-slip and use up the excess height .
2 The ancient university town of Cambridge should be on every visitor 's itinerary .
3 It should be on every binocular observer 's list .
4 The new contracts may improve accounting procedures , but do not appear to offer more choice to either doctors or consumers , who will be bound by contractual arrangements , which the government recommends should be on a three-year rolling basis .
5 The lesson Haslam learned from his ICI experience was that wherever possible redundancy should be on a voluntary basis if the trauma were to be kept to a minimum .
6 Oil slicks in Alaska and elsewhere helped Vikoma , the group 's environmental cleaning equipment manufacturer , which specialises in separating oil from water , and although Salvesen brick , is suffering in the second half from a 30 to 40 per cent cut in demand as housebuilding nosedives , the first half was prosperous and full year trading profit should be on a level with 1988 , says finance director Brian Fidler .
7 But the assumption was always that his first attempt at direction should be on a modest scale .
8 This attitude had provoked two serious crises in the 1840s , in both of which France was virtually humiliated , and while Napoleon III was resolved on bringing about an understanding , he was equally resolved that it should be on a basis of equality .
9 Commencement date : should be on a day sufficiently quiet to bear the inevitable disruption and to accommodate staff training and on a day when staffing is not unduly affected by holidays or other absences .
10 Replenishment of kit or contents or other materials should be on a simple ‘ new for old ’ or ‘ full or empty ’ basis without obstacles , delays or artificial restrictions .
11 As it should be on a ‘ 59-style Strat it 's a proper thick ‘ slab ’ board , not the curved veneer type , and it 's got reasonably authentic-looking plastic clay-type markers .
12 He should be on a flight Stateside — in bracelets . ’
13 First of all the guidance states that the accountant 's test checks should be on a limited number of accounts and files relating to controlled trusts .
14 A telephone should be on a half-moon table in the hall .
15 The section only requires that the constable or warden should be on a road and a driver entering a road from a private drive in contravention of a constable 's signal under this section could commit an offence .
16 It is much more to do with the image within the hair and from a grooming point of view , the hair should be on a par with the clothes .
17 A new national organisation he believed should be on a smaller and more economical scale than required by the struggle up to 1833 ; functioning as a watchdog over legislation and supplying information to ministers and public its style had to be ‘ very prudent and discreet ’ .
18 I saw him move the mat so it should be on a slippery bit and then sort of pretend to slip on it , and then start to shout . ’
19 When a transfer is arranged this should be on a trial basis normally not exceeding one month .
20 For example , it is said that no one should be on a waiting list for longer than two years .
21 Lord Prior , figurehead at G E C , and former Tory Minister , argued against the government 's original proposal that the employee 's authorization of check-off facilities should be on a yearly basis .
22 Planting , he says , should be on a small scale , and " geared to local needs — fuel , fodder and fruit — rather than global priorities " .
23 The Pathfinder Force should be on a different basis and these should consist of 45 sorties , but crews could be withdrawn at any time after the completion of 30 sorties .
24 Two , that treatment offered should be on a basis of need and not ability to pay and thirdly , that it should be a comprehensive service for all people whatever background they come from .
25 At the business unit level profits should be on a par with last year , which was a record result .
26 I should be on a golf course really !
27 The pilot 's left hand should be on the airbrake lever during any climb in cloud , ready to pull and open the airbrakes if the speed increases by more than 15 knots or so above normal .
28 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 .
29 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 .
30 ‘ What happens is that maybe I 'll just see the shape of some chords , or where my fingers should be on the frets .
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