Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He liked to sit on a bench in the square and talk with , or rather be talked to by , the old retired miners . |
| 2 | Establishment overheads are those costs which can not easily or economically be charged directly to an activity , that is , without creating an unreasonably complex and expensive system . |
| 3 | Establishment overheads are those costs which can not easily or economically be charged directly to an activity , that is , without creating an unreasonably complex and expensive system . |
| 4 | Perhaps sit and do nothing at all — or perhaps be revolting ? |
| 5 | Suppliers The general approach is that a supplier is not liable under Pt I of the CPA 1987 for defective goods , but he may be liable in contract or negligence , or perhaps be criminally liable under Pt II ( discussed below ) . |
| 6 | ‘ In this weather they should more or less be thawed out . |
| 7 | I 'm telling you and I 'm telling you , not him , he 's having now't say or so be tea on him , you want to stand up for yourself you , it 's time you opened your mouth to our Michael , do n't be afraid of him |
| 8 | We hope each hydra might escape detection during the period while it grows to maturity — or only be detected by riff-raff , whom no-one in power will heed . |
| 9 | It was also some way from orthodox Christianity , as ‘ creationism ’ ( and indeed Bridgewater natural theology ) can often or generally be . |
| 10 | His key targets were writers such as Truman , who often suggested that when any group of people shares a common interest they will automatically or normally be able to organize themselves to achieve common goals : ‘ no group , no important common interest ’ . |
| 11 | This provides a long and very enjoyable drink that can accompany a meal , or just be drunk for pleasure socially . |
| 12 | Many of our own folks come along to help out or just be part of the gathering . |
| 13 | Try to buy products that are labelled ‘ non-comedogenic ’ , or just be vigilant . |
| 14 | widowed mothers and lone fathers are more likely than other lone parents either to own outright or still be buying their homes . |
| 15 | or still be on it when I , when |
| 16 | This is suspect because keys may always end in 2 , 5 , or some other specific number , or always be divisible by 2 , 5 or some such constant . |
| 17 | However , if one tries to envelop the noun phrase and the adjective in a single question , then , on the one hand , the result will usually or always be grammatical , because the verbs occurring in this construction can of course stand as ordinary transitive verbs , but , on the other , the question form will naturally be taken as related to the ordinary transitive verb with a simple noun phrase object — with a corresponding alteration in the meaning expressed ; ( 23 ) is an attempt to put such a question : ( 23 ) his sister set the owl free what did his sister set ? to which suitable answers could include the mousetrap or the first four questions . |
| 18 | ‘ More than this , you will sooner or later be able to literally transmute the enemy into the friend , ’ says Trine . |
| 19 | Hoare was concerned that his grandson , upon succeeding to Stourhead , should relinquish all connection with the bank , because of his fears that the ‘ great National Debt must sooner or later be our ruin : if any public calamity happen , Stourhead should not be threatened ’ . |
| 20 | Moreover , it denotes a certain lack of confidence in the criminal process to believe that a totally false allegation would not sooner or later be revealed as such . |
| 21 | It was a private lair , and though they 'd often wished to have a fire they 'd never done so — not because they feared for the dry wood of the spinney but because they knew that rising smoke would sooner or later be investigated . |
| 22 | Only John and Nora could see it , for only they knew of the terrible demand that would sooner or later be made on their resources — and it was going to be well over the hundred thousand that John had estimated . |
| 23 | It 's because the erm , we ca n't really let , let the balance go to low especially if we 've got the A G M coming up or probably be erm something . |
| 24 | ‘ Rule I : Where there is an unconditional contract for the sale of specific goods , in a deliverable state , the property in the goods passes to the buyer when the contract is made , and it is immaterial whether the time of payment or the time of delivery or both be postponed . ’ |
| 25 | On the previous page Regan has conceded that since dogs lack language , ‘ Fido of course can not tell us , or reasonably be expected to tell us , whether he has this belief . ’ |
| 26 | Much pressure can overtly or unwittingly be put on grown up children , to provide grandchildren for the delight of the grandparents . |
| 27 | In general the larger libraries engage in more structured training and much more training as a whole , than small libraries , and perhaps their domination in this field has tended to obscure the problems faced by smaller authorities who never could — or increasingly , no longer can-base their training programmes on the assumption that staff can easily , or frequently be released from their normal workplace : |
| 28 | Who wanted to ask the question back then , or even be allowed to examine in depth its many possibilities ? |
| 29 | One does n't have to look far , or even be as cynical as I am , to see the true reason for the Kennel Club objection to registration . |
| 30 | Still the fact remains that few women in television are seen as suitable to handle the major political interviews ; to chair important political debates or even be awarded the senior presenter 's job on News programmes — whatever the channel . |