Example sentences of "[verb] be [vb pp] or a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , assume that a child is a rehabilitated person within the meaning of the Act : in other words , he has been subject to a supervision requirement and that requirement has been terminated or a year has elapsed since the date of the hearing that imposed the supervision requirement , whichever is the longer , and he has committed no further offences during the rehabilitation period ; or he has appeared before a children 's hearing which has decided not to impose a supervision requirement on him and six months has elapsed during which time he has committed no further offences . |
| 2 | Your ability to write and argue is of little avail if you get your facts wrong , fail to find the relevant authorities , rely on a statute that has been superseded or a case that has been overruled , or simply misunderstand the authorities . |
| 3 | A : ah a book that had been written or a piece of music that had been written or a painting or a — |
| 4 | A : ah a book that had been written or a piece of music that had been written or a painting or a — |
| 5 | Virtually all of this information was routinely destroyed as soon as it ceased to be useful ( for example , once a set of negotiations had been terminated or a product discontinued ) . |