Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [v-ing] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | If the Labour Party genuinely believe that the SDLP is the Labour Party in Northern Ireland , then it should be advising the major unions to affiliate to the SDLP in Northern Ireland . |
2 | I assume Chairman that that if this amendment is whether it is carried or not we should be debating the other amendments separately . |
3 | The remaining locations should be using the new system by October this year which will then see the completion of a major personnel and data processing project which will have taken two and a half years to plan and implement . |
4 | So what are you suggesting , are you suggesting that they should be bombing the general population ? |
5 | Yes in theory we should be doing the same thing |
6 | Stewart from Tamworth says I 'm on the dole and have to pay maintenance , Prince Charles should be doing the same . |
7 | Now I think it 's only fair and right that the conservatives are doing as er , should be doing the same . |
8 | Lindsey fought off the realisation that she should be doing the same , a tiny spark of rebellion taking her , instead of to her cabin , to the gallery of luxurious and well-stocked shops and boutiques , carrying everything from souvenirs and jewellery , famous brands of perfume and toiletries to designer shoes and clothes . |
9 | ‘ It is thoroughly and unutterably embarrassing that a stalker , a ghillie or a farmworker should be paying the same tax as me . |
10 | In other words , it should be offering the potential buyer at least one , possibly only one , clear reason for purchase . |
11 | So we should be asking the other committees to look after their carry forwards , to give some of their carry forwards to us , to fund five B. |
12 | It 's called the Denman 's Summer Festival Focus on Europe , and , do n't miss the exciting chance to come to Denman College during the Denman Summer Festival , when we should be celebrating the closer coming together of the European commu Community . |
13 | And publisly , publicly and forcibly on that day , which is a date we should be celebrating the forty fifth anniversary of our National Health Service , instead we will have to demonstrate to save our National Health Service . |
14 | Past , we should be starting the second one at ten past . |
15 | If he was involved in something underhand , surely she should be feeling the expected surge of triumph , delighted at being proved right ? |
16 | She must be getting the green stuff elsewhere . |
17 | Must be entering the last lap . ’ |
18 | Because gene frequencies are generally presumed to change in phylogeny , then it is suggested that genes must be doing the real work in ontogeny . |
19 | Somebody must be letting the bloody things out . |
20 | He started to blame himself — he must be making the wrong decisions , not treating his customers well enough , not keeping a sharp enough eye on profit margins . |
21 | The doctor had no idea what might be causing the red blotches , but he did have a suspicion that the other symptoms might have a common cause . |
22 | Yeah , but Jeff I might be getting the real thing tonight , er , ah , you 'll be |
23 | We can say that the problem being defined here is not so much that the pupils are getting the wrong education ( though they might be getting the wrong teachers ) as that industry is getting the wrong pupils ! |
24 | For example , the body might be exercising the wrong powers , may be taking the wrong type of decision . |
25 | The result of all this politics — and Ramsey 's sense that he might be reading the wrong subject , because his interests were now more modern than ancient — meant that his classics did not go as might be expected of someone who won a scholarship . |
26 | However , whilst it might be stating the obvious , the overriding factor in this situation has been the sudden influx and continuing constant supply of heroin at an ‘ affordable ’ price . |
27 | It occurred to him as he was crashing about in the cupboard among his own old mackintoshes , tennis racquets , gum boots , and broken picture frames that he might be doing the wrong thing . |
28 | Often there is insufficient management talent on board to achieve this objective , or it might be stretching the existing team too much so that their existing businesses may suffer . |
29 | Conceivably I might be misreporting the whole situation . |
30 | Once you 've chosen a company , try to visit the premises to discuss your d-i-y project , and to ensure you 'll be hiring the right equipment for the job . |