Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] [adv prt] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The instructions warn that if the stove burns with a high yellow flame it should be turned off at the fuel valve and allowed to cool . |
| 2 | 2 Fabrics and clothing should be covered over at night , to prevent dust settling on the stock . |
| 3 | When the emergent leaves are formed , they should be cut back at the bottom at the stalks . |
| 4 | There is no requirement that all the stages of the investigation should be mapped out at the planning stage . |
| 5 | Fig. 1 ( h ) As the pool fills , the stones should be eased off at intervals to allow the liner to fit snugly into the contours of the excavation . |
| 6 | And then , all I 've done is worked out some time management and say well if these guys turn up at half past eight every morning and I give them a break at ten o'clock , and they get a lunch break and then in afternoon , another break , and they finish at half past four , if everything goes to plan , by four o'clock Friday , my van should be backing up at the end of the production line to load itself up with a thousand widgets . |
| 7 | Questions are often raised in this respect as to whether disinfection should be carried out at the end of a day , after work or the following morning before work . |
| 8 | Nitrates should be in single figures and water changes should be carried out at the rate of 20% each week for the time being . |
| 9 | Reductions in support levels should be carried out at a pace that gives efficient farmers time to adjust and diversify . |
| 10 | William Denny recommended that the local opposition should be bought out at the huge cost of £720,000 . |
| 11 | Mrs Field summoned the vet immediately , who said it was in a hopeless condition and should be put down at once . |
| 12 | He should be brought in at the earliest stages to advise on venues — which would save time , money and frustration . |
| 13 | Driftwood from freshwater should be dried out at least and probably boiled or disinfected to remove any insect inhabitants or potential fungus or bacterial problems . |
| 14 | Strange that David should be coming along at that very moment that she 'd emerged on to the main road . |
| 15 | Besides trends that come and go , there are basic pieces that should be snapped up at every opportunity — anything that has been hand-made or finished : beaded and embroidered cashmere cardigans , beautiful lace shirts , superbly cut Thirties and Forties jackets or satin brocade robes . |
| 16 | Once a method of measurement and recording is devised the chart should be drawn up at once . |
| 17 | Some practitioners argue that a very detailed analysis of the organisation should be carted out at this time . |
| 18 | There are stories of gangs of roughs waylaying cyclists and pelting them with stones , and in one case a South London cowboy was brought before Lambeth court for lassoing cyclists — ‘ a kind of horseplay that must be stamped out at once ’ said the magistrate , with good reason . |
| 19 | Must be torn up at once . |
| 20 | For proper ventilation , cool air must be drawn in at the base to replace the hot air that has been extracted . |
| 21 | Yet Hitler himself referred to the S.A.S. as ‘ so-called commandos who are recruited in part from common criminals released from prison … captured S.A.S. troops must be handed over at once to the nearest Gestapo unit … these men are very dangerous , and the presence of S.A.S. troops must be immediately reported … they must be ruthlessly exterminated . ’ |
| 22 | On the one hand , the memorandum of association must qualify the company 's ability to provide surveying services , to the effect that such business must be carried on at all times in accordance with the Rules of Conduct for the time being of the RICS . |
| 23 | As far as the Channel Tunnel is concerned it has reluctantly accepted the need for on-train immigration checks but is still insisting that customs checks must be carried out at the terminals , against the advice of commercial interests who see such checks as detrimental to the ‘ user friendliness ’ of the Tunnel . |
| 24 | Through the provision of contracts on admission , and ongoing reviews of each resident 's career in the Home , difficulties might be ironed out at an early stage . |
| 25 | Manpower , which operates a system of layoffs for staff to whom it can not offer an assignment , estimated that between five and ten per cent of its workforce might be laid off at any one time . |
| 26 | Richard Barnett on the thorny subject of setaside.Time for a break now , and then we 'll be looking round at what 's on offer to the visitor at this year 's show . |
| 27 | Before we go a word about tomorrow night 's programme when we 'll be looking back at some of the highlights from the first ten years of Central News . |
| 28 | Well you want one walkover do n't you , then you 'll be walking round at Twickenham . |
| 29 | ‘ You ca n't go down again because if you do you 'll be guzzled up at once . |
| 30 | Special Branch had warned that political violence was a possibility as the communists were planning to disrupt the meeting ; they allegedly had plans to locate the main power switch so that the lights could be cut off at a favourable moment . |