Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [vb pp] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this should happen , and the long-suppressed voice of moderate , long-suffering English people should be heard at last , that voice might well be captured , taken over and perverted by genuine ‘ extremists ’ and ‘ fascists ’ for abhorrent and evil purposes . |
| 2 | They should be prevented at all costs from making records . |
| 3 | They should be prevented at all costs from making records . |
| 4 | The necessary amendments to company legislation are considered below , but it should be noted at this stage that there is no amendment to s 283 so that , although the sole member can be the sole director under s 282 , he or she can not also act as the company secretary . |
| 5 | It should be noted at this point that all broadcasting in the colonial territories was initiated and administered by the colonial governments : the private entrepreneur has been virtually excluded from broadcasting on the African continent . |
| 6 | It should be noted at this point that the small number of boys who become anorexic ( 14 per cent as compared to 86 per cent girls of the patients studied by Bruch ) do so before they reach puberty and do not develop sexually until after they have recovered . |
| 7 | However , it should be noted at this stage that only a minority of elderly patients are heated by the geriatric services . |
| 8 | It should be noted at this stage , however , that democracy might be a ‘ desirable output ’ of an organization , in which case its production at the expense of other outputs would not necessarily involve inefficiency . |
| 9 | Masters and men , although deeply divided over the substantive issue as to whether women should be employed at all , were therefore united in a male solidarity which expressed itself — in public at least — by a discourse disparaging women and the work they did . |
| 10 | They cover courses which the Government believe should be secured at national level because of their national significance . |
| 11 | The bees in fact should be treated at all times , so is the belief , as if they were people ; and people who were very ready to take offence if not treated properly . |
| 12 | In the meantime , and possibly in the future , permission should be sought at Far Gearstones Farm nearby . |
| 13 | Many retailers also use ACORN to evaluate the product ranges that should be stocked at different stores . |
| 14 | A re-assessment noting the effective use to which the child has put the low vision aid or the reasons for his inability to do so should be made at regular intervals , so that adjustments can be made or more intensive training given . |
| 15 | ( d ) Payments should be made at regular intervals , preferably weekly . |
| 16 | What the WEA 's voluntary membership really wants from its tutor-organisers remains a profitable subject for debate — as does the basic question of whether such appointments should be made at all . |
| 17 | The barrister at once said that he was ‘ less concerned about the amount that could be ordered as to whether any order should be made at all . ’ |
| 18 | Where it is known that the debtor has more than one residential or business address , personal calls should be made at all addresses ; ( b ) should the creditor fail to effect service , a first class prepaid letter should be written to the debtor referring to the call(s) , the purpose of the same and the failure to meet with the debtor , adding that a further call will be made for the same purpose on the day of 19 at hours at ( place ) . |
| 19 | Mention should be made at this point of a responsibility of the Chemical Products business which is outside of the mainstream . |
| 20 | At one time the question was much debated whether meta-ethics can or ought to be neutral as between ethical theories , or indeed whether the two should be distinguished at all . |
| 21 | Ideas and opinions about women 's issues and the degree of priority they should be given at this stage vary considerably , but it is more than apparent that there are many who now believe that a new society would be incomplete without changes in women 's position . |
| 22 | If hypnotics are prescribed , enough tablets for only a few nights should be given at any one time and the medication stopped once the period of distress is over . |
| 23 | Radio Burkina said that delegates had agreed on the need to maintain " state capitalism " , but that this did not entail the rejection of private enterprise , which " should be supported at all costs " . |
| 24 | As for hats , your observation was correct that hair should be covered at all times . |
| 25 | Hitler 's instruction that the flags should be flown at half mast to mark the death of Marshal Piłsudski on 12 May 1935 was also taken as a reassuring gesture . |
| 26 | It should be explained at this point that each university is funded at the full rate for only a core number of ‘ Fully Funded ’ students in each of 25 ‘ narrow ’ subject groups . |
| 27 | A small group of professionals , myself included , selected those books which we believed should be saved at all costs but , although we did this as conscientiously as possible , our combined subject knowledge was at best partial and it is inevitable that some books worthy of preservation were overlooked … |
| 28 | Faecal samples from groups of horses should be examined at regular intervals to monitor drug efficiency . |
| 29 | Come the glorious Labour victory , ‘ Third Term ’ should be played at full volume outside Downing Street with special emphasis on the lines ‘ I want someone who will not waste my vote , I want someone who will give me hope ’ . |
| 30 | Come the glorious Labour victory , ‘ Third Term ’ should be played at full volume outside Downing Street with special emphasis on the lines ‘ I want someone who will not waste my vote , I want someone who will give me hope ’ . |