Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also saw frequent proposals that diplomats should be given some systematic training to fit them for the posts they were to occupy . |
| 2 | A I think that the design considerations of your notice board should be given some careful thought . |
| 3 | The Helsinki process should be institutionalised straight away with the formation of an Environmental Security Council which should be given some legislative powers as soon as possible . |
| 4 | Given that safety for passengers must be paramount , you might like to consider if such a code of practice should be given some statutory status , or how else the good practice it describes might be disseminated and enforced . |
| 5 | Mrs er has er actually said that we should be getting some more money and then she spoilt it by saying we should be using the money we have n't got more er better use it and er maybe knocking the traffic li er islands out will save us a problem cos we 'll get a few kids knocked down and we wo n't have to bother with em . |
| 6 | See you 're doing them all green like you should n't be , you should be doing some brown |
| 7 | The second principle explains how and why the past must be allowed some special power of its own in court , contrary to the pragmatist 's claim that it must not . |
| 8 | Thus , ‘ It would seem then that the clue to finding real partitioning amongst goods must be to trace some underlying partitioning in society ’ ( 1980 : 907 ) . |
| 9 | But against this destruction must be set some solid achievements , including the Press Unit 's making as much as censorship would allow in a morale-boosting report . |
| 10 | And if Guido was trying to get her back up by suggesting that Arnie might be enjoying some romantic peccadillo , he would have to look for another way to upset her . |
| 11 | Yes , so would you accept that Mary-Jane , that , that people may consciously er think for example oh no we 're , we 're , we 're , we 're students we 're having a revolution and this is new but unconsciously they might be following some deep historical precedent ? |
| 12 | You know like you might be doing some technical training , they say what 's er anyone know what motor insurance is ? |
| 13 | Lots of people like the poster too , so we 'll be sticking with it for now , and as for the scores … we 'll be done some more reader challenges soon , so liars who can hardly play a game they claim to have mastered will have me to deal with ! |
| 14 | Not right at this minute cos I can only have four at once , but after I 've had this four I 'll be choosing some more people , I 'll be looking round for somebody who 's |
| 15 | ‘ You 'll be needing some more wine , ’ Elinor said handing me another flagon . |
| 16 | This month we 'll be doing some technical exercises which will train the hands to cope with diverse situations with ease and without straining . |
| 17 | If time permits , she 'll be pondering some new colour schemes for a room that she wants to redecorate . |
| 18 | Mm , because you , you erm have er the , obviously that you could be sent some dubious tapes ? |
| 19 | I could be chasing some exciting story now ! ’ she raged . |
| 20 | She was told by the Chief Constable of the district ( who was accompanied by the Inspector who became the respondent in the appeal ) that a meeting could not be held on the spot , but could be held some 175 yards distant , around the corner . |
| 21 | Against these traditional and widespread justifications for adverse possession may be compared some modern views against squatters . |
| 22 | These preliminary definitions of concepts may be given some more substance by considering the relations between them , and also their relations with the concept of economic class . |
| 23 | He believes that talk of the so-called ‘ post-industrial society ’ is raising some unnecessary fears that may be causing some talented managers to have second thoughts about aspiring to a top job . |
| 24 | For example , rubber may be extended some three or four hundred per cent . |
| 25 | You may be using some particular part in the spreadsheet that you consider to be unusual , er you may want to include a page reference , so that er , you can understand it again |
| 26 | Memoirs and autobiographies may be written some considerable time after a key event , and usually enjoy the benefit of hindsight . |
| 27 | They at least are aware of the potential of relationships between the different levels and may be forging some co-operative links between them . |
| 28 | We may be overlooking some vital detail . ’ |
| 29 | The generals may be needing some new maps for their next campaign … |
| 30 | While we shall comment further below on the use of such officially constructed statistics , which may reflect , inter alia , changing public attitudes to reporting crime , police practice in recording crime or changing priorities concerning crime seriousness , as well as changes in underlying crime levels , we may be excused some ironic enjoyment in examining the patterns in these figures during the Thatcher decade . |