Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ What happens is that maybe I 'll just see the shape of some chords , or where my fingers should be on the frets . |
| 5 | Remember that the information such as sowing times , temperature requirements together with the plant 's ideal growing conditions should be on the back of each packet . |
| 6 | Just as the child in dramatic playing concentrates on the task or the problem to be solved , so the advice from Stanislavsky to his actors is that concentration should be on the mainspring of action in the character 's behaviour , not his feelings . |
| 7 | I am suggesting that within the one is the other — in some respects a Chinese Box would have provided a better diagram than a polarisation continuum , although it would have been difficult to decide which box should be on the outside . |
| 8 | One the Sun enters the sensitive and secretive sign of Scorpio on the 24rd , new sights , scenes and associations beckon and if not this month then certainly next , you should be on the threshold of some quite remarkable and far-reaching changes on all fronts . |
| 9 | Most of your weight should be on the back foot . |
| 10 | The front foot should be on the windward edge and well weighted . |
| 11 | You should be on the right track , although your next village might be more appropriate in East Anglia . |
| 12 | It was only natural that my thoughts should be on the life and work of my friend Robert W. Service as I walked the untidy streets of Whitehorse four decades after the roaring pandemonium of the gold rush days . |
| 13 | The officials of the Ministry of Development were keen that the new building should be on the tennis courts because a new road was planned to run through Bachelor 's Walk parallel with the present buildings . |
| 14 | The Under Secretaries with their political departments and the Consular Department should be on the principal floor with the Secretary of State . |
| 15 | The Passport Office , the Slave Trade and Chief Clerks ' departments and the library should be on the ground floor . |
| 16 | For progressive building to be successful , it was essential that the supply of completely manufactured parts should be on the ground at the point of erection , before the building of a vehicle was commenced . |
| 17 | Franco Ferrero wishes to apologize for the delay in sending out his Kayak & Mountain brochure but by now it should be on the way to all who requested it . |
| 18 | You really should be on the telephone . ’ |
| 19 | We should be on the steps right in front of the door . ’ |
| 20 | Here the toe of the club should point straight up into the air , the clubshaft should be on the plane established at address and the back of the left wrist should be facing outwards , not turned down towards the ground or facing the sky . |
| 21 | Was it Henry Longhurst who said that The Rules should be on the back of a cigarette packet ? |
| 22 | The light should be on the speaker 's face , not in your eyes . |
| 23 | Misreading the crumpled instructions I took the steps to the first floor , realised I should be on the fourth , so ran and eased myself through the closing lift doors , coming face to face with Malc . |
| 24 | They had not been schooled in the symptoms of such abuse , but she told reporters that the abuse of children was such a terrible problem in society , that everyone should be on the look-out for it . |
| 25 | You 're probably sick and tired of the word carbohydrate , but that 's what should be on the menu for your evening meal . |
| 26 | Both the Ford and Nissan models should be on the market in time for summer . |
| 27 | Big Ron 's job lot are joint market leaders with Manchester United , but if they do lift the Premier League referee Raymond Bigger should be on the celebration party guest list . |
| 28 | A main focus should be on the differences between written and spoken English . |
| 29 | We should be on the side of the ordinary people irrespective of what the multinationals want . ’ |
| 30 | But with three Tests to follow in the Republic Kapil should be on the verge of the record by the time England arrive in India after Christmas . |