Example sentences of "[modal v] be [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Check that all airbricks are kept clear , and put in extra ones if you suspect that underfloor ventilation is not adequate — there should be one every 1.8m along all outside walls . |
| 2 | The Commission states this emphatically not only because the offering of music should be itself an act of worship , but because there are other important benefits arising from its use which have particular relevance today . |
| 3 | Educational is not seen as a vital part of national right , that must be somebody The wages earned by unskilled workers in Germany are twice as high as those earned by teachers here |
| 4 | This must be what a hangover felt like — except that she rarely drank , and certainly never to excess . |
| 5 | The immediate effect should be a deep recession ; that must be what the government intended . |
| 6 | This must be what the inspector meant by ‘ something to hide ’ . |
| 7 | I did mention that er I 'm a retired tax inspector and I 'm very long retired , I 've been retired for thirteen years , thoroughly enjoying it , hope you too but your first questions w must be what the devil am I doing thirteen years retired tax inspector talking to you on a technical subject , why on earth ca n't you get the real thing ? |
| 8 | ‘ This must be what the Garden of Eden was like , ’ Juliet said in a hushed voice . |
| 9 | What that basically means again is that for this particular blank here that we 're look at okay , the state value U might be one the weight might be one okay and we get that out of that cos we 're just going through all these here and seeing which one 's going to be one . |
| 10 | ‘ Furthermore , you 'll be none the wiser about Kelly . |
| 11 | If he still appears a hero to some , that may be something the world can live with : for all his defiance , he will have thrown away everything Iraq gained from its eight-year war with Iran , and swallowed many mouthfuls of words about Kuwait remaining Iraq 's 19th province for ever and a day . |
| 12 | ‘ That may be something the British Athletic Federation management board will want to discuss , ’ said Ward . |
| 13 | That may be what the House will accept , but let the House be fully aware of the nature of the decision . |
| 14 | I think there , there was a genuine democratic element to this that , that it , i i i it was n't going to be forcible socialism , it was going to be socialism which would come naturally because that would be what the population wanted . |
| 15 | All this was shorthand for a simple warning : that if the Syrians pull out of west Beirut , the militias would go to war again in its streets , and there would be nothing the Christians could do about it . |
| 16 | I thought this sort of thing would be something the Green Party nationally should decide that whether in principle we ought to affiliate with . |
| 17 | Thus the definition of IQ , under this doctrine , would be whatever an IQ test measures . |
| 18 | Suffice to say that library promotion would be none the worse for closer involvement with the application of marketing and public relations principles , strategies and practice . |
| 19 | Whether or not this second series will be something the crew can be proud of , will be up to the viewers to decide . |
| 20 | Almost , the setting , the milieu , here will be what the book is about . |
| 21 | If we cut it out of our diet today we will be none the worse off but will have a head start in reducing our total intake of calories : 100 LB OF SUGAR CONVERTS ROUGHLY INTO 3,500 CALORIES A WEEK . |
| 22 | However , I 'm sure that it will be only a short time before the imaginative gentleman of this funeral business ( or after-care service , as it apparently now likes to be called ) will overcome these problems that in any case may be outweighed by one great advantage to which he points with pride : namely , that it is above all discreet , in that the girlfriend of the departed may view at any time , giving any name , and the wife and family will be none the wiser ! |
| 23 | The purpose of a meeting can be whatever the project manager decides would be useful . |
| 24 | Executive Job Clubs have been set up , but for many they are havens of retreat where preconceptions can be themselves an obstacle to the need for change . |
| 25 | Nevertheless it is an utterance of the Amis who has made himself known on other occasions , and it can be none the worse for being read by those who are able and disposed to pay intelligent attention to this range of information — which is not to imply that the information may not be disastrously misunderstood . |
| 26 | The objects ( or designs ) depicted on shields — the charges — can be anything the armiger wishes and the granting kings of arms deem fit . |