Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] be [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE SMALLEST monthly rise for almost two years in the number of people out of work , and the first clear signs that the two-year decline in car sales may be ending , prompted cautious optimism yesterday that the worst of the recession may be over . |
| 2 | Sale of Braque ‘ Atelier VIII ’ for $7 million ( £3.9 million ) has boosted hopes that the art market recession may be over |
| 3 | The Start user may be up to 28 alphanumeric characters long , including spaces . |
| 4 | Election Focus:A Hung Parliament : Paddy 's Big Step The Liberal Democrats ' well-laid plans for power-sharing may be about to bear fruit . |
| 5 | They are usually developed in soft material and the relief of these and related forms may be up to 50 m ( 150 ft ) high but is usually a lot less . |
| 6 | The password may be up to 12 alphanumeric characters long , including spaces . |
| 7 | One of Britain 's most notorious criminal hideaways may be about to be demolished . |
| 8 | An RSPB report entitled Europe 's Most Threatened Breeding Birds warns that at least 28 species of European birds may be about to become extinct unless prompt action is taken . |
| 9 | In an andesite , the phenocrysts may be up to a centimetre across ; the groundmass ( or jam ) is extremely fine-grained , and is often glassy , even in the centres of flows . |
| 10 | Weight for weight salmeterol may be up to 10 times more potent than salbutamol . |
| 11 | First commercial products should be out by year-end . |
| 12 | Thus , the first payment should be on or after the date on which the Deed of Covenant is signed . |
| 13 | In the BZW forecast , Peter Thomson said the FT-SE index should be back to 2,100-2,200 by the end of this month and would at best hold its own next year but more likely fall to 1,800 , where it started this year . |
| 14 | During this exchange , Lucien decided Mandru 's inspection must be over , and began to pull the hood over his head once more . |
| 15 | If we know unc and unc we say " A if and only if B " , an assertion we write briefly as unc or A iff B. Technically all definitions should be in " iff " form . |
| 16 | Application forms must be in by Monday December 11 . |
| 17 | The reception counter should be free from dust and any display literature should be up to date , neat and tidy and in its correct place . |
| 18 | Of course , some of the LSE II 's bass response must be down to the rosewood back and sides ; the chances are the mahogany version would be toppier-sounding , but both would make equally top-notch recording guitars . |
| 19 | Colour reverse and rotate icons should be off , with black backgrounds . |
| 20 | Cost may be seen as the ultimate control in choosing a microcomputer and certain ranges of microcomputer e.g. hard disk units may be out of reach given the budget of an individual school or school library although the new Amstrad PC1512 offers a 20mb hard disk for under 11,000 . |
| 21 | The entire process is repeated M times ( where M may be up to 100 ) . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , Oldham 's £200,000 deal with Manchester City for midfielder Mark Brennan may be off — because they ca n't raise the cash . |
| 23 | The depth of a student 's visual literacy is what art schools should be about ’ . |
| 24 | Duncan Shearer and Mixu Paateleinen expected to lead the attack alongside Eoin Jess , the home fans should be in for an exciting ninety minutes . |
| 25 | It cuts right across everything we believe rugby football should be about — driving forward , gaining ground and exerting pressure . |
| 26 | For this to happen , the right hand light must be on . |
| 27 | If you have copied a punchcard or a punchcard chart for tuck or slip and have marked the equivalent of the punched holes , the No. 1 LEFT HAND light must be on . |
| 28 | The Liverpudlians should be back in action tomorrow so Jaffa are prepared for another tough contest . |
| 29 | Fair enough , but some were saying they could nt pass the 11+ exams : - ) O'Leary should be back to provide the lacking experience . |
| 30 | No , I rang up to say the car should be out on Monday should I like to say Wednesday , no problem . |