Example sentences of "[adv] [modal v] [pron] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although warranties may be implied by statute , not only may they be inadequate , but the vendor will want the purchaser to acknowledge it has not relied on any warranty , representation or undertaking unless expressly set out in the sale agreement . |
| 2 | It is also important to examine the throat for the presence of gonococci ( by cultural methods ) , since , not only may it be the only site involved , but it is rather more difficult to eradicate the infection from this place . |
| 3 | Not only may there be difficult in persuading contributing members of the company to pay a suitably enhanced price but also it may be difficult to satisfy the conditions for the company to qualify as a ‘ family company ’ for the purpose of obtaining Capital Gains Tax Retirement Relief . |
| 4 | By their long resistance , the Covenanters secured the freedom of the Kirk from state control and long may it be so in Scotland . |
| 5 | Long may it be so ! |
| 6 | That she has less strength at work and has more broken time owing to bad health and especially should she be married , domestic duties and that her output is not so great as that of a man . |
| 7 | Just as selection criteria must be reasonable , so must they be rationally applied . |
| 8 | So must it be an inconclusive , ill-tempered parting between the friends ? |
| 9 | A strategy for improving teaching has not one but two components : not only must there be an effective means for helping teachers to change their practice along the lines required , but the preferred approaches to teaching must be coherent , defensible and demonstrably capable of securing a quality of learning superior to that available previously . |
| 10 | In a statement it said : Not only must there be a history of absconding for individuals to qualify — there must also be significant grounds to believe they will either harm themselves or other people if they do abscond . |
| 11 | Not only must you be accurate but armed with strong , supporting evidence . |
| 12 | In planning an exhibition , not only must you be realistic about the amount or work , time and expense that will be involved , but your aims must be clear . |
| 13 | Not only must you be able to speak up loud and clear , but you should be able to put a case relevantly , neatly , succinctly , and generally in a way pleasing to the tribunal before which you are appearing . |
| 14 | No reason has to be given either to her present doctor or to the one to whom she wishes to change , but undoubtedly it can facilitate the change-over and make the new doctor more likely to be willing to accept her if she has some sensible but low-key reason ready should there be any query . |
| 15 | Not only should there be equality of esteem and status between critic and readers , though the former may appear as first among equals , they should all be in possession of the subject of discussion . |
| 16 | ‘ And so should yourself be , too , Owen O'Clery , ’ he had muttered as he laid his fiddle-case on the opposite seat , curled himself up and was immediately transported to his own dreamland . |
| 17 | So should we be surprised that the architect has to content himself with high fees most of the time as his reward when an ungrateful society refuses to thank him ? |
| 18 | So should we be able to wear what we feel comfortable in , even if it means going casual in shorts and T-shirts ? |
| 19 | ‘ So should you be , ’ said Sally-Anne , greatly daring . |
| 20 | yeah , she maybe does , but I think she 's trying to , to try and promote the fact that aids patients are harmless , because a lot of aids patients are very isolated , people do n't want to know them , they think you can catch it through shaking hands , drinking out the same cup and all that , and I think she 's trying to prove that look I 'm alright , so should you be , but she does go a bit over the top |
| 21 | It follows that because a practice may work well in one country , there is no guarantee that it will continue to do so should it be transferred elsewhere , especially if it conflicts with indigenous traditions and social values . |
| 22 | If the use of a drug seemed appropriate , what dose should be used , and for how long should it be continued ? |
| 23 | How long should it be ? |
| 24 | But how long must it be ? |
| 25 | But given the discrimination shown against climbers in the present price structure , how long might it be before you climb at High Rocks by season ticket , or prior arrangement and private fee only ? |
| 26 | I have n't got anything else to say so could I be chairperson please ? |
| 27 | So could there be , in the Mind itself , an autumn when old habits are shed and a springtime when old growth is renewed and new shoots flourish ? |
| 28 | The poll tax is almost dead so could there be a reconciliation ? |
| 29 | Health authority meetings ca n't , they are n't very well publicised erm and in fact , sometimes we have go over and , and get our own agendas and er I would suggest that perhaps would it be possible for them to be much better publicised than they currently are ? |
| 30 | And , and you 'd , I 'd , you 'd say how long would we be and well we 'd come to er , you know , an agr |