Example sentences of "[modal v] be their [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be their automatic policy from tonight that anyone in receipt of income support or low incomes equivalent to income support — and , say , 50 , 60 or 70 per cent . |
| 2 | Our true guide should be their perceived needs , their ‘ simple ’ appetitive desires devoid of the human implications that ‘ desire ’ carries with it of being self-conscious . |
| 3 | By rights , then , ‘ Our Time In Eden ’ should be their best record yet . |
| 4 | Partisanship should be their middle name . |
| 5 | An important feature of long leys should be their deep-rooting ability . |
| 6 | Stuart must be their best friend . |
| 7 | sometimes artists have been working for two or three years , releasing records unsuccessfully , although the public 's perception is that their first hit must be their first record . |
| 8 | These feelings are reinforced by dominant social ideas of individual pathology , that is , if something is going wrong in their lives it must be their own fault . |
| 9 | They had the desperate courage that flowed from knowing that this might be their last chance to turn the tide . |
| 10 | It might be their last time together . |
| 11 | Off-licences fear this could be their worst Christmas for years as booze prices are forced up . |
| 12 | Indeed , for many children , this may be their first chance to play freely , experiencing hard surfaces , grass , fences , trees , ponds and sand pits . |
| 13 | It may be their first experience of death at close quarters and they will be surprised at how much there is to do . |
| 14 | Telemetry data and photographs are still being analysed by US intelligence agencies , but it may be their much-vaunted fighter spacecraft . |
| 15 | Can we provide the means and technical expertise to help peoples avoid the need to destroy systems which may be their only lifeline ? |
| 16 | ‘ On the other hand , you also need to make them feel that this may be their one chance to make a record — and they 'd better work pretty hard to make sure it sounds good . ’ |
| 17 | Before residents arrive and on arrival , it 's important that a care assistant , who may be their key worker , is on hand to help them feel at home . |
| 18 | The practitioner must be able to analyse the inter-connectedness of needs and identify underlying causes , beginning with the service user and carer , but also moving the focus beyond what may be their limited horizons . |
| 19 | A soft feather duster need be their only guardian ; and , anyway , a thin layer of dust keeps off other dust . |
| 20 | 7 The tallest recorded man in the world measured 2½m while the tallest living man measures 2m.What would be their total height If they stood one on top of the other ? |
| 21 | For the artists this day would be their first sight of the script due in production on Friday . |
| 22 | If there is still no contact , advise Payroll of termination date , which would be their first day of absence . |
| 23 | They wanted one over-arching political structure which would be their temporal instrument . |
| 24 | In this case the only difference between the regions would be their initial configurations and so the strong anthropic principle would reduce to the weak one . |
| 25 | And she had sincerely hoped that that would be their last meeting ever . |
| 26 | Where the consideration consists of securities , the value of the securities if quoted shall be their mid market value ; if not quoted then as agreed between us . |
| 27 | Having made what they hope will be their final change , David Egerton for Phil Davies at No. 8 , they had a light run-out at a ground next door to Parc des Princes last night and will have another this morning . |
| 28 | It will be their toughest test so far . ’ |
| 29 | 3 After 3 days absence , the employee is required to contact the department , as it will be their 4th day without contact . |
| 30 | It will be their first meeting with Mr Lamont since the Treasury select committee report into BCCI was published . |