Example sentences of "[modal v] be at [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the radiators should be at approximately the same temperature on a well-designed heating system — unless radiators are individually controlled by thermostats . |
| 2 | Putting it at its simplest it should be at least a clear mission statement which the whole organisation understands . |
| 3 | For the responses to be regarded as in any way representative of the views of the congregation , there should be at least a seventy-five per cent response rate . |
| 4 | For really reliable stability a design should have a rate of closure in the Bode plot of less than 6 dB per octave and all break points of the linear approximation should be at least a decade in frequency away from the intersection corresponding to . |
| 5 | A good rule-of-thumb to remember is that this distance should be at least the height of the tree when it is fully matured . |
| 6 | This should be at least an AA , if not an SSG . |
| 7 | She must be at least a week late . ’ |
| 8 | The top must be at least a mile high ; just how well would a four-wheel drive hold on it ? |
| 9 | Before primary gall stones form , there must be at least a triple defect : ( i ) the secretion of bile that is supersaturated with cholesterol , ( ii ) a nucleation defect due to an excess of promotors or a deficiency of inhibitors of crystallisation , or both , and ( iii ) stasis within the gall bladder secondary to impaired gall bladder motor function . |
| 10 | Because there are , I do n't know how many sites Tarmac run , but there must be at least the number of sites that they 've ever run divided by two standard ways of planning , Tarmac . |
| 11 | Two lights are mounted so that when the beams meet he 'll be at just the right height . |
| 12 | Two lights are mounted so that when the beams meet he 'll be at just the right height . |
| 13 | However , as he posted his letter on Monday , he has been caught in the suspension trap , and it could be at least a month , before there is any prospect of seeing his money . |
| 14 | Mm I could n't tell how many people would agree with you about that one that London could be at least a bit preferable to Paris . |
| 15 | Charity supposed that there could be at least an element of truth in that , though she did not feel comforted . |
| 16 | Anyway , I put it in the paper , phoned in the paper and they said it 'd be at least a week or fortnight before so I did n't like but it never came out in the paper . |
| 17 | On the street , the roof of your car may be at just the right height for you to rest your elbows as you take the shot , and there are all sorts of other items of street furniture such as lamp-posts which can serve as props . |
| 18 | The Christian painting may be at once a holy picture and a convincing representation of a woman tenderly cradling her son , seen in front of a north Italian landscape . |
| 19 | However , it is important to stress that the conditions for a sustained easing of monetary policy are not yet present and the prevailing view is likely to be that , barring a breakthrough on the solidarity pact and a resolution of the east German wages situation , the next cut in rates may be at least a couple of months off . |
| 20 | For the simple reason that , if they were to be considered as arbitrators , there would be at least a danger that one party or the other might be able to require a case to be stated before a court of law , by which means it could be suggested that the award was not binding because of some error in it . |
| 21 | I think also we ought to be guarded about too much detailed discussion of travel distances , we are talking here at most of travel distances of between six and ten miles , in keeping with the policy , erm it seems to me that erm if we we spend too much time on trying to determine whether six or ten miles distant , is is there any great significance in terms of the global environment it would be at least an unproved case , one way or the other , but also there seems to me to be a clear conflict in those who are trying to say that the new settlement proposal falls because not large enough of a site is being proposed , one way and another . |
| 22 | If the project is to create a new manufacturing process , rather than a product , the starting point would be at much the same stage but would not go past building the plant ( stage 9 ) since there would be no question of quantity production . |
| 23 | If the project is to create a new manufacturing process , rather than a product , the starting point would be at much the same stage but would not go past building the plant ( stage 9 ) since there would be no question of quantity production . |
| 24 | ( Each abacus bead will be at either the left or the right of the abacus wire . ) |
| 25 | John Sluggett , who farms near Probus , mid-Cornwall , says he will be at least a week before starting on winter barley . |
| 26 | But if we can sometimes lift our eyes from our own problems and focus on those of others , it will be at least a step in the right direction and Christmas is a good time to take it , ’ she said . |
| 27 | The excitement is in the expectation that , having been around and seen all that you can , the end product will be at least a little more interesting than it might have been if you had stayed at home . |
| 28 | What we mean … is that the probability of the person 's having an accident is high , and his own mariner of driving will be at least a partial cause of the accident . |
| 29 | There is a guarantee the return after five years will be at least the amount of the original investment . |
| 30 | Each shot can be at either the same target , or at a different target within 2″ of the last one . |