Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using a rather perplexing argument , Japan 's deputy finance minister complained with only a slight tinge of panic yesterday that the Nikkei should be at the 24,000 level . |
| 2 | Maybe everything is n't the way it should be at the Regal Arms . |
| 3 | Many elderly people who suffer from backache and stiff joints find bending and stretching difficult , so it is important that the cooker , sink and work-tops should be at the correct height for them , and that cupboards and larder shelves that are in daily use should not be too high or too low for them to reach without strain . |
| 4 | You need a seat which supports your back and the book should be at the right distance from your eyes ( the optimum reading distance is between 15 and 22 inches from your eyes ) . |
| 5 | Another consideration is the use of humour , which should be at the right level of sophistication , otherwise it can fall flat ( the best kind of humour is that generated spontaneously in the classroom ) . |
| 6 | Perhaps communication should be at the broadest possible level if that is done well ; if not , it should be only at that level which can be done well . |
| 7 | Your lower leg should be at the same height as the knee as the latter points to the target . |
| 8 | Inputs and outputs should be at the same level of abstraction ; in other words conversion of an abstract notion ( such as customers needs ) to a tangible form ( such as the specific goods or services that are supplied ) is not supportable in a root definition . |
| 9 | The two rings , either side of the spine , should be at the same distance below the cross-spar , and symmetrical either side of the kite centreline ( spine ) |
| 10 | If we assume that you are writing on the right-hand page of an examination book or on loose examination sheets , bound at the top left-hand corner , then the identifying number of the question should be large so that it is easily seen and should be at the top right-hand corner . |
| 11 | Apart from the managing director who , it is felt , should be at the initial meetings , which disciplines should be represented on the team will vary to some degree from industry to industry , according to Hardie . |
| 12 | Somewhere people are drumming — it must be at the far end of the village , because at times the rhythm is distinct but when the wind takes it it becomes muffled , merging with the roar of the full monsoon river . |
| 13 | For a full equilibrium two conditions must be fulfilled : first the economy must be at the natural level of unemployment , where expectations of inflation are correct ; and second the government must have no incentive to fool people by stimulating aggregate demand . |
| 14 | As she continued her searching look , trying to make out what might be at the far end , she became aware that she was gliding . |
| 15 | I think she I think she might be at the far side . |
| 16 | This might be at the local golf club , the WI , the church , the Ratepayers Association , trade union , bird-watching club and so on . |
| 17 | That 's all for now , but before we go a reminder that tomorrow I 'll be at the International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire . |
| 18 | I honestly believe that because they 're certainly not strong enough erm to be up with the top boys , well they 're not going to disgrace themselves having said that , as I said before , the League 's pretty well evened out , but I think they 'll be at the lower part rather than the top part . |
| 19 | We 'll be at the deserted village . |
| 20 | Tonight at nine , he 'll be at the British premiere of his latest film at the Phoenix Theatre in Oxford . |
| 21 | ‘ Could be at the other end . |
| 22 | but you 've got to find the place there it could be at the other end a mile away could n't it ? |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't picture it , ’ she said , ‘ but it could be at the far end from the flat . ’ |
| 24 | He 'd ring once to make sure I was in and then he 'd be at the front door , would n't he ? ’ |
| 25 | On January 22nd Alan Greenspan , chairman of the Federal Reserve , suggested that it would be at the low end of that range largely because much of the equipment being used would not be replaced . |
| 26 | He remembered how pleased she would be at the mere thought of a visit . |
| 27 | They would be at the light barricade at the bottom of the dip in ten minutes . |
| 28 | because he would be at the top end of the other school |
| 29 | ‘ It is input twice , ’ admits Mr Johnson , ‘ in the sense that sales would be at the invoicing stage and then put into FDC at the total stage with the two systems running side by side . |
| 30 | fast , he would be at the public mortuary doing the post-mortem . |