Example sentences of "[modal v] be [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Release of part of the reserve should be through the project manager . |
| 2 | We have established that for pitch differences to be linguistically significant , it is a necessary condition that they should be under the speaker 's control . |
| 3 | But nobody should be under the illusion that it is likely to solve any problems . |
| 4 | Our kings and emperors , who take the place of the almighty ruler in this world , are set above all other pastors ; and it is entirely incongruous that those whom Christ , mindful of his flock , has constituted princes of this earth [ i.e. bishops ] , should be under the dominion of any but those who excel all mortals by the blessing of God and the glory of their crown . |
| 5 | I do not feel that any harm will come to those people who experience spontaneous regression in such a way , as any group involved in the higher levels of meditation should be under the control of a qualified and experienced teacher or leader who will be on hand to control the situation and to help should the pupil find himself in emotional difficulty . |
| 6 | It does seem odd that this fairly sophisticated sander should be under the d-i-y Black & Decker brand , and not the company 's professional Proline flag . |
| 7 | This is as it should be under the constitution of the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | and who should be between the back of the houses , but , he said my god , he said , you get everywhere , so I said so do you . |
| 9 | A standard stem should be between the stake and the point from where you will normally view the tree , so that the stake is out of sight behind the stem . |
| 10 | The philosophy of the journal is that screening should be about the prevention of disability and disease , not simply the early detection of disease as an end in itself . |
| 11 | Perhaps your next issue should be about the arbitrariness of categories . |
| 12 | Say good news , that should be over the phone . |
| 13 | I should be over the moon ; instead … ’ |
| 14 | well the bit where it meets , pattern should be over the door , so it 's not until you 're in the room and looking back out |
| 15 | Up until the Seventies conventional playing of the spinners dictated that the batsman should be over the ball by dint of footwork or the bat smothering the spin by being in front of the front pad . |
| 16 | Surely I should be over the field in no time . |
| 17 | Nevertheless it does seem undesirable that our present institutional framework should be beyond the scope of effective challenge by either political or legal means . |
| 18 | It should be worth the wait . |
| 19 | Galas is wary of making a point of her own HIV status ( negative ) , because she believes , rightly , that it should be beside the point in judgments of her work . |
| 20 | The basic principle of his chair is that the knees should be below the pelvis , a quite different principle to the design of most chairs . |
| 21 | ‘ Normalised earnings ’ are defined as FRS 3 earnings stripped of those exceptional items that the user thinks should be below the line , while ‘ maintainable earnings ’ are the earnings attributable to the ongoing business . |
| 22 | So long as these considerations are borne in mind by those whose task it is to apply the section , and the public order requirements of the offence are rigidly insisted upon by the courts , only such speech as is likely to give rise to immediate unlawful violence is in jeopardy , and that should be outside the protection afforded freedom of speech in a democracy . |
| 23 | It 's travelling at one mph and SHOULD be off the motorway by 7.00 pm tonight , with the road opening an hour later . |
| 24 | ‘ I think you should be off the deaf-aid now , ’ asserted Wallas Ward righteously . |
| 25 | It will be seen that Viscount Dilhorne 's speech contains two clear pronouncements , first that it is no longer an ingredient of the offence of theft that the taking should be without the owner 's consent and second , that an appropriation may occur even though the owner has permitted or consented to the property being taken . |
| 26 | Should be for the price they charge too . |
| 27 | but I think that should be for the oats one |
| 28 | I repeat that the European Community money should be for the benefit of coal communities , and we very much regret that the European Commission has not released the funds . |
| 29 | Regular males invite regular females into their nest to spawn , and the regular male swims round with the regular female , as she disperses her eggs , he disperses his , his er sperm and er that 's the way it should be for the benefit of the species . |
| 30 | The chairman of the education committee said ‘ If boys are to be turned into fairies and girls into butch young maids , it should be for the parent to decide and not the education authorities ’ ( TES 13.10.78 ) . |