Example sentences of "it [modal v] be [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This type of biography must be particularly carefully scrutinized since it may be lacking in much criticism of its subject . |
| 2 | It is not reasonable to expect a tenant to have to accept construction works which may differ from those in the building documents and accordingly be less beneficial to the tenant than it may be expecting as a result of what the surveyors may be perceived to notice on an inspection . |
| 3 | I want at the end erm , Chairman to give you my views of what is meant by er , an integrated and balanced community because I think that 's that 's quite important , but before I do that , I 'd like to mop up one or two er points right at the end in response to some of the contributions that have been made , and I 'll deal with them , Wincup , Curtis , Brook , er and Thomas , if that 's acceptable er to you , and really as far as Mr Wincup is concerned , he 's quite properly raised the issue of procedural issues about how the Greater York authorities is going to address moving towards er an agreed location , and quite clearly I 've got to reaffirm again that the County Council will want to look at both the greenbelt local plan report and your panel report before er it moves erm er forward or looks at any conclusions it may be moving to in the light of those er in the light of those reports , and quite clearly , as we all know , there are a number of options . |
| 4 | it may be flattering to be taken for the head of the firm if you are not , but it is not good business , and sound progress can not be made with anyone on a false footing , in fact , it must be obvious that the greater the respect you hold and encourage towards any of your seniors , the better the position they will be in to assist you in any difficulties which may arise . |
| 5 | If a dog has a good appetite but seems to be losing weight , it may be suffering from a condition known as pancreatic insufficiency . |
| 6 | Pollution of the Po , Italy 's largest river , is a source of mounting concern , with fears that it may be contributing to pollution of the Adriatic , into which it flows . |
| 7 | THE US is planning to ship bomb-grade uranium to Romania despite fears that it may be working on a nuclear weapons programme . |
| 8 | It is unlikely that the major elements in either of these groups will actually change sides , but it may be threatening to the parties if they are lukewarm in their support . |
| 9 | It should be getting at the truth quickly and at the moment , there 's an awful lot of paper to get there . |
| 10 | In addition , any company intent on controlling expenditure should be examining how much it should be laying off risk in this way when , as Drew Hardie , divisional director of Willis Corroon in Edinburgh , points out , ‘ insurance is a cost-plus product with a substantial proportion of premiums — say , 30 per cent or 40 per cent — used by insurers to meet their own overheads ’ . |
| 11 | The mistakes made in the manufacture of the mirror , which is as smooth as could be desired but the wrong shape , have stopped it from seeing many of the faint objects it should be looking at . |
| 12 | Even blindingly obvious and crucial insights do n't usually come instantly — it took us 24 hours to realise that the part-concealed agenda behind IBM 's December closures was that the company was signalling the death of the mainframe , a couple of months to realise that the executive search committee of IBM non-executive directors had n't a clue what it should be looking for in a new chief executive for IBM — because they themselves did n't have the computer industry background they needed to recognise how vital such a background would be to the person assuming the post . |
| 13 | Something making a noise like it should be jamming with Ornette Coleman . |
| 14 | ‘ The Friends do a worthwhile job , but the health service is trying to raise money from outside when it should be coming from the Government . |
| 15 | ‘ The Friends do a worthwhile job , the health service is trying to raise money from outside when it should be coming from the Government . |
| 16 | By ignoring concealed households , it is in fact not seeking to house its people , and is in fact not doing what in fact it says it should be doing within the explanatory memorandum . |
| 17 | Managing director , Chris Dawes , says the company decided that it should be concentrating on what it was doing with the box , rather than the box itself . |
| 18 | Yeah it should be showing at the Coronet should n't it ? |
| 19 | The supply ship should be on its way , it should be arriving within a month , if the news had reached London safely . |
| 20 | It must be demoralising for workers to be working alongside people who are being paid twice for doing the same job . |
| 21 | ‘ Poor Lucky , it must be baking in the yard . ’ |
| 22 | It must be exhausting in a two-hour plus set … |
| 23 | ‘ It has become a way of life for me here — but it must be unsettling to the players . |
| 24 | With this type , the remainder of the model is usually predominantly black , which means that if you can see lots of colour it must be coming towards you ! |
| 25 | I thought it must be coming through the walls from a gramophone in Conchis 's bedroom . |
| 26 | It was a small , stuffy room , and yet I distinctly felt a chill in the air , like a draught , and I knew that it must be coming from that other world my uncle had told me about , and that the threshold to it was somewhere very close at hand . |
| 27 | Aye I think they must it must be talking about dictating as well . |
| 28 | This means that it must be growing in area and that , consequently , the total area of all the other plates must be declining if the ‘ constant area ’ assumption of plate tectonics is to be satisfied . |
| 29 | I do n't but it 's lying it must be lying on my desk . |
| 30 | For example , the stockbroker AJ Bekhor refuted any suggestion that it might be merging with Harvard Securities . |