Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Now that may be pushing it too far , but there are real dangers in giving a Home Secretary of any power , er the powers that this bill , bill suggests . |
| 32 | The common earthworm can be anything from four inches to a foot long , and many people claim to have seen worms 20 inches long , but that may be stretching a point . |
| 33 | It is of course possible that structures of the second kind , the equivalences of category , can be found in equal quantity in non-poetic language ; all that may be required , it has been argued ( Culler 1975 : 62 ) is a sufficiently flexible system of categorization . |
| 34 | While it is true that we have until now been concerned with consciousness , and used the term " mental events " in the ordinary way so as not to include all that may be included in the mental , the rest of the subject-matter of that domain is not thereby excluded from our coming reflections . |
| 35 | It helped us to derive Biot-Savart 's law , it will come handy later in solving certain radiation problems , and it often leads to nice formulae , e.g. for the magnetic flux crossing a surface , defined as unc that may be rewritten in terms of the vector potential as follows : unc where C is the curve enclosing the surface . |
| 36 | All that may be needed is a classification of machines and a measurement of time spent on each machine by each product . |
| 37 | Using offshore trusts like this is entirely legal , it also frees up extra money , and that may be needed in future . |
| 38 | In actual fact , all that may be offered may be a few strands of tobacco which , in many contexts , are assumed to suffice . |
| 39 | The presence or absence of public transport that can get people to work , that may be thought of as a service available between 8 and 9 am and 5 and 6 pm from Mondays to Fridays , is a much more realistic indicator of accessibility . |
| 40 | The only safe definition is negative : it is a school which admits pupils of all academic standards and without a test or assessment of ability ( save in so far as that may be used to secure what came to be known as ‘ a balanced intake ’ ) . |
| 41 | The only charge that can be made against you at this moment is of theft from our house , however that may be read hereafter . |
| 42 | Well I I do F ten but er that may be set up differently you see . |
| 43 | Guilty secrets begin to pile up that may be disclosed to no one else at all , not even friends or family . |
| 44 | Drawn records consist of detailed plans , often at a scale of 1:20 or 1:10 , section drawings , usually at a scale of 1:10 , and any other drawings ( such as detailed drawings of skeletons ) , that may be considered necessary . |
| 45 | Okun ( 1975 ) notes that high taxation of the rich may be interpreted as an adverse ethical judgement on economic success , altering attitudes ( preferences ) to it and its attractiveness as a goal . |
| 46 | That an appropriation was dishonest may be proved in a number of ways . |
| 47 | ‘ Sometimes a decision has to be made to offer no evidence during the course of the trial ; and similarly pleas of guilty may be tendered to lesser counts . |
| 48 | At least two holidays a year , of a fortnight each should be planned if possible , when you can get away on your own , or with friends . |
| 49 | The earlier classics — Annie Hall , Manhattan , Love and Death , Sleeper et al — are all available from Warner at around £11 , and each should be collected and brought out again and again like a favourite sweater . |
| 50 | Each should be ranked against key criteria and a profile prepared . |
| 51 | Each should be ranked against key criteria and a profile prepared . |
| 52 | Each should be cut cleanly just below a leaf joint , and the lowest leaf or leaves removed completely , including the leaf stem if any . |
| 53 | While excavating , take care to keep the different soil layers separate from each other , because each should be replaced at its original depth . |
| 54 | Each should be designed for its recipient , but remember that other eyes may see it . |
| 55 | The earliest horseless carriages were regarded as socially dangerous and the first legislation to control them required that each should be accompanied by three persons — a driver , a passenger in case the driver was taken ill , and a third person walking in front carrying a red flag . |
| 56 | How much of each should be provided ? |
| 57 | As both the husband and the wife have an interest in the property , each should be provided with a copy of any declaration of trust . |
| 58 | It was resolved that the attendance of the physician and the surgeons should be given free of all expense to the institution , and that each should be allowed the privileges of a governor by virtue of their appointments . |
| 59 | Owing to lack of funds it was decided in 1902 that " the question of a National Home for the poor aged deaf must be left in abeyance until more funds became available " . |
| 60 | The following resolution passed by the Bournemouth Congress in 1971 also illustrates this new mood : This Congress demands according to the rights of citizenship in a democratic society : a ) That whenever legislation is proposed concerning the deaf , the deaf themselves as represented by the British Deaf Association should have full consultation and adequate participation at all levels ; b ) That in the implementation of all such legislation the deaf should be given every opportunity for active participation ; c ) That there should be adequate representation by deaf persons on governing bodies of all Associations and schools concerned with the welfare , employment and education of the deaf . |