Example sentences of "[modal v] be [v-ing] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every club in the country should be receiving an invitation to enter from the FBAS . |
| 2 | Every club in the country should be receiving an invitation to enter . |
| 3 | Do n't you think that Britain 's bosses should be setting an example , and paying themselves similar increases to that that they pay their workforce ? |
| 4 | The inference seems to work roughly like this : assume B 's utterance is relevant ; if it 's relevant then given that A asked a question , B should be providing an answer ; the only way one can reconcile the assumption that B is co-operatively answering A's question with the content of B's utterance is to assume that B is not in a position to provide the full information , but thinks that the milkman 's coming might provide A with the means of deriving a partial answer . |
| 5 | The initial reaction is to wonder why two sets of parents should be undertaking an identical ritual and yet , obviously , have such different approaches to it . |
| 6 | If we were to hold that the division of a final hearing into parts deprived the parties of an unfettered right of appeal , we should be placing an indirect fetter upon the ability of the court to order split trials . |
| 7 | If Britain were to make such a gesture we should be doing an international service . |
| 8 | This is mainly because erm there are so many diverse services that might help in the erm general support and education of a special child that integration is necessary and that really one person should be keeping an eye on things , as it were . |
| 9 | I 'm going delirious , she thought , and knew she should be making an effort to get herself back together again . |
| 10 | It 's extremely improbable that someone who is working with people like Bill Mishkin and Bill Saltman should be having an affair with someone like Rose . |
| 11 | Shoppers in Abingdon must be hoping an agreement is reached some time before the next century . |
| 12 | While there are those who may see this as a canny means of winning market share and believe that the participating publishers must be giving an arm and a leg in discount to obtain such control , the publishers concerned view it in less Machiavellian terms . |
| 13 | A concentrated stare at the white tile immediately ahead of one usually takes place when someone unknown unexpectedly occupies the stall alongside — sometimes accompanied by the onset of a tuneless and preoccupied whistle — anything to avoid creating the impression that one might be showing an untoward interest in the UG equipment of one 's neighbour . |
| 14 | Equally , you might be showing an agreeable profit . |
| 15 | The teacher expressed concern that , although he could write quite well in English , he only did so when writing collaboratively with his friend ( who was absent ) ; she thought that collaboration might be becoming an avoidance strategy , to get out of the frustrating task of attempting to write in English . |
| 16 | At first I thought I might be having an out-of-body experience . |
| 17 | Er well could we have the P A and lights , we might be having an event |
| 18 | Manager Brian Horton says he 'll be lodging an appeal against the player 's three match suspension . |
| 19 | We 'll be gittin' along … an ’ I 'll be keepin' an eye on this young lady here , fer the same reason . |
| 20 | Welcome back : In a few minutes , we 'll be meeting an author who 's been back to his old school to sign copies of his book … and he 's only TEN years old . |
| 21 | The Department of Trade has announced it 'll be holding an inquiry into possible health risks from using the games . |
| 22 | You 'll be wanting an early lunch , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 23 | And he 'll be using an invention from the great wartime aircraft designer Barnes Wallis . |
| 24 | But I learned about the problem that has dogged him from race one , and he confirmed to me : ‘ At the end of the season I 'll be having an operation . ’ |
| 25 | You 'll be needing an identification . ’ |
| 26 | I do n't think he 'll be making an escape bid yet ! |
| 27 | I should warn you , it 'll be hectic , and we 'll be making an early start . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ We 'll be making an early start in the morning again . |
| 29 | You were lucky to get off so lightly , losing all that blood , and I 'll be keeping an eye on you . |
| 30 | He 's gon na try but he 's not sure if he 'll get up in time cos he 'll be doing an essay in the night . |