Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're wasting our time and yours when you should be hunting down those IRA swine . ’ |
| 2 | He said : ‘ We are bound to face criticism from both sides , from people saying we should be locking up thousands of juvenile offenders and throwing away the key and others throwing up their hands and saying they are like the old approved schools and will be universities of crime . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I 'm not sure that I should be raking up all this , but in a way it is related to Luke 's attitude towards Elise , and you did ask … |
| 4 | Instead of this line , which involved the construction of a tunnel , 48 chains long , under the rising ground near Foxton , into the Welland Valley , Barnes recommended boldly that the canal should be raised up six locks immediately , a sharp climb of 75 feet . |
| 5 | Ideally , gates should be hung on sturdy posts set well into the ground , but where this is impossible , such as against a house wall , the only secure way to fit the post is to screw it to the wall using large expanding bolts , such as Rawlbolts . |
| 6 | They should be picking up other clues about each other too : the accents they speak with , the way they are dressed , the kind of hairstyles they have all tell us something about people we meet . |
| 7 | On his training bags , for example , he should be trying out various double and triple kicking techniques and working out a series of combinations , linked together with speed , timing , delivery , focus and his own personal footwork manoeuvres . |
| 8 | Is it seriously suggested that the entire elderly population should be regularly screened , that a clear majority should be followed up monthly for six months , and that half should be treated for life on the basis of even the most optimistic interpretation of the trial data ? |
| 9 | The routine sheets should be filled in each week or whenever the weight is increased . |
| 10 | A 45m or 50m rope should be carried on all climbs , even though only short sections are used when moving together . |
| 11 | If a house is bought this way all the surveys and investigations should be carried out first , and you must be ready to sign and exchange contracts on the day of the auction after paying over the 10 per cent deposit . |
| 12 | Training should be carried out three to five days a week . |
| 13 | Only one invitation is necessary per family/couple and should be set out six weeks before the wedding . |
| 14 | Apart from that , my only quarrel with the production of the book is a number of printing errors , which should be picked up prior to a second edition . |
| 15 | Instead of closing the door o to its union supporters , Labour should be opening up new ways in . |
| 16 | Maybe there should be a rule if Irish and English people had children they should be brought up Irish — the way the Catholic Church used to insist on the children of Catholics and Protestants being brought up Catholic . |
| 17 | It also suggested that legislation should be brought in that required planners , designers and architects to consider future health and safety needs at the initial design stage . |
| 18 | Valuations should be individually conducted and a proper length of time should be taken over each one . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , Tory backbenchers voiced their concern that speedy action should be taken over juvenile crime when about 25 MPs met Mr Clarke for more than an hour at a private meeting at the Commons . |
| 20 | This will not , however , suffice to disguise the fact that this format — bok-bok drums , half-hearted grungy guitars , submerged breathy vocals and a lilting semi-melody — is so lame and tired it should be taken down the vets for a lethal injection . |
| 21 | Accepting that the body clock is slow to adjust to a time-zone transition , our aim must be to speed up this adjustment . |
| 22 | If your weight remains constant you must be using up all your calories , but if you are gaining weight then some of the calories you consume are being stored as fat . |
| 23 | One particular factor to be taken into account is the country in which incorporation is deemed to have taken place ; the criteria for this will vary from state to state , so care must be taken over this issue . |
| 24 | I mean th it 's Presumably it must be putting out unburned hydrocarbons . |
| 25 | Great care should be taken before attempting to drain the water out of this type of system — the boiler must be let out first . |
| 26 | Earwigs must be flushed out first |
| 27 | The Doctor is still convinced that the solution must be worked out first within the borders of this country and not by people outside it . |
| 28 | It must be going on twenty-three years old . |
| 29 | We must be breathing in one another 's cells all the time . |
| 30 | Any rigid scheme that means exact amounts of specific exercise must be carried out each day is usually doomed to failure . |