Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 The following elements should be balanced in a wine :
2 However , in patients with hyperglobulinaemia and low optical readings ( signal:control cut off ratio <2 ) a positive result should be confirmed by a second generation recombinant immunoblot assay , which uses four antigens ( 5–1–1 , c-100–3 , c33c , and c22–3 ) .
3 There are relatively few circumstances when examination of a book by a librarian can make any significant difference to whether or not the book should be selected for a library — especially so since the biggest consumers of approval collections are public libraries , who do not claim to be experts in any particular field .
4 The belief that men should be trained for a narrow role in life came to be challenged ; it was argued that they should have some knowledge of the liberal arts , the ‘ finer ’ things in life .
5 The concern of the six states of the Gulf Co-operation Council ( GCC ) stemmed from several considerations : regret that two neighbouring Muslim states should be spilling one another 's blood ; anxiety lest the conflict provoke the intervention of one or both superpowers , with dangerous consequences ; fear lest member states be attacked by one of the belligerents if they were suspected of sympathizing with the other ; a feeling that a conflict of this sort diverted Arab and outside world attention and resources from the paramount issue of palestine ; a desire not to see either belligerent emerge from the conflict so strengthened by the spoils of victory as to become the most powerful entity in the Gulf ; and , finally , anxiety lest their internal security should be threatened as a by-product either of the war or of Iran 's revolution .
6 Public transport policies were required ; there should be a comprehensive parking policy ; and urban traffic flows should be regulated in a scheme of total traffic management .
7 As a corollary to the undifferentiated nuclear deterrent , the British became increasingly insistent from 1954 that Nato 's forces in Central Europe should be limited to a trip-wire role .
8 There are various other points which should be noted about a reverse takeover offer : ( 1 ) Because it involves a change of control in the smaller company it will be necessary for the transaction to be sanctioned by a vote of the independent shareholders in that company and the " Whitewash " procedure followed ( see para 8.5 below ) .
9 The request serial number should be noted in a control log book .
10 Indeed , they see incineration as a solution to toxic waste whose usefulness should be employed on a greater range of materials .
11 The manager calculates what proportion and for what periods staff should be employed on a part-time basis .
12 We have decided that from now on , as at present , all members of the board of management should be employed on a staff basis . ’
13 There should be served with a pleading a copy of any document referred to in it ( with certified translation in English if required ) ( Ord 7 , rr 10 and 13 ( as amended ) ) .
14 It has been suggested that in such cases , the offender 's benefit should be channelled to a general victim compensation fund .
15 We should be looking for a market-based solution to our problems , not snooping in people 's backyards to check out what kind of barbecue they are using . ’
16 It is impossible to judge on the basis of a single day , however , and you should be looking for a consistent improvement over a period of time .
17 You should be looking for a machine capable of being upgraded to 16Mb , preferably to 32Mb .
18 ‘ Well , ’ Athelstan replied , ‘ we should be looking for a man or woman with no background , someone who has suddenly appeared on the scene , but everyone we have talked to has their own little niche . ’
19 As a precaution , Alexandra took her fork round to the far side of the wain , in case her mother should be looking from a window , and plunged and twisted it in most expertly in order to bring out a huge wedge of tawny grasses , cut last summer in these very meadows .
20 The roof space should be insulated with a glass-fibre quilt at least 100mm ( 4in ) thick and preferably 150mm ( 6in ) thick .
21 A good deal of heat is lost through the roof of a house , a bungalow , or a top flat in a block , so this should be insulated by a layer of not less than three inches of insulating material .
22 Well , people who stake their opposition to factory-farming on this kind of consideration should be prepared for a long , heated debate , with one set of ‘ experts ’ declaring that thus-and-so is true , while another declares that it is not .
23 Other Expenses BMus students should be prepared for a cost of approximately £200 per annum per instrument for private tuition in the instrumental performance or singing studies which they are required to continue during their degree course .
24 State and civil society should be separated with a diversity of power centres ; state institutions becoming effective , accessible and accountable .
25 The minimum energy path for such growth incorporates at each step the maximum number of pentagons consistent with a rule that each pair of pentagons should be separated by a pair of hexagons .
26 Data items in the list should be separated by a comma .
27 The 2 parameters should be separated by a comma or a hyphen .
28 Any post office receipts for registered mail should be gummed into a special book kept for that purpose .
29 We have agreed with the phalanx of councillors and canvassers who guide him through life and Durham North West that his education should be completed with a visit to the Cow Tail , a pub near Crook of great and deserved renown .
30 There is an item about this joint staffing watch at item ten , which suggests that the government are also finding that it 's got limited use , and are suggesting that these returns should be completed on a different basis , and rather than quarterly , annually .
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