Example sentences of "[modal v] be [noun sg] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Analytical methods used for the determination of ingredients should be stability indicating — i.e. , they must differentiate between the active ingredient and possible decomposition or degradation products . |
| 2 | Amongst them should be help coming from outside , things like diplomatic leverage by the ’ superpowers ’ , such as sanctions . |
| 3 | THERE should be excitement leading eventually to excitation in the scientific community following President Reagan 's statement last week of his faith in science and scientists . |
| 4 | The report should be attention directing rather than providing detailed solutions . |
| 5 | When there was prima facie evidence of an airline cutting the price on one route simply to take a competitor out of the market , then there should be machinery compelling that airline to cut prices on all its other routes . |
| 6 | The rest must be profit going direct to the manufacturers . |
| 7 | She says there must be money missing too . ’ |
| 8 | It must be Prospero conducting . |
| 9 | ‘ It must be hell having a woman like Gwen and not to be able to strut around in public possession . |
| 10 | It must be spring coming or something . |
| 11 | No , but it must be time consuming , yeah , course . |
| 12 | whatever the weather there 'll be water flying at fairford this weekend as the Cotswold club stages the National Championships … qualifying starts tomorrow … the finals are on sunday … action all the way … |
| 13 | But if so , there 'll be money coming in . |
| 14 | So I expect I 'll be nappy changing instead . ’ |
| 15 | So I expect I 'll be nappy changing instead . ’ |
| 16 | So , it 'll be block paving all up here and around there and down the side there . |
| 17 | He reminded the Shah that " maintenance of too much force for limited war could be self defeating economically " . |
| 18 | There could be asset stripping , with the new owner selling bus stations for a quick profit . |
| 19 | ‘ We 're taking no chances — there could be trouble getting Mike Tyson back to court to be sentenced ’ |
| 20 | Compensating for the absence of representation could be time consuming and difficult when appellants are confused or inarticulate . |
| 21 | The unscrambling process could be time consuming and expensive . |
| 22 | There may be difficulty obtaining a policy over the age of 75 . |
| 23 | Clothes and personal effects may only be seized if the custody officer : ( a ) believes that the person from whom they are seized may use them : ( i ) to cause physical injury to himself or another ; ( ii ) to damage property ; ( iii ) to interfere with evidence ; ( iv ) to assist him to escape ; or ( b ) has reasonable grounds for believing that they may be evidence relating to an offence . |
| 24 | The person who acts like a chicken or conducts an orchestra for the stage hypnotist may be play acting , or he may genuinely feel that it is the hypnotist , not himself , who is taking responsibility for his actions . |
| 25 | Bleeding pseudoaneurysms may be life threatening and require early diagnosis and radical treatment . |
| 26 | To withhold that assistance constitutes an irregularity which may be material depending on the circumstances , since , if the jury return a guilty verdict , one can not tell whether some misconception or irrelevance has played a part . |
| 27 | A multiple transfer of assets may be time consuming if consents are required and may give rise to unnecessary stamp duty . |
| 28 | Going to school was an adventure ; no 'buses for us , there would be bird nesting in spring , and during the appropriate sea-son hoops would ring along the roads to school , to be hung on our pegs on the cloak-room ready for the race home . |
| 29 | But we have n't actually had a set amou , although they said that there would be money coming |
| 30 | The use of new equipment can be demonstrated to a group of learners , as it would be time consuming to teach each student individually . |