Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before leaving Butterworth v. Kingsway Motors it should be noted that if the same facts ( i.e. involving a motor vehicle ) were to occur again today , the result would be different because of the Hire Purchase Act 1964 , Part III ( see paragraph 5–40 above ) . |
| 2 | One of the nurses rings back , discusses the situation and says she will ring the hospital and/or his GP to see what can be done . |
| 3 | The IRB rules are that if you have a positive drug test you should be banned from the game for two years ’ — JOHN MAYHEW ( NZRFU doctor for the tour to Australia and South Africa ) on the quashing of drugs sentences on South Africans Balie Swart and Elandre van den Bergh . |
| 4 | While climbing Britomartis Instead , it is worth noting that the second sentence of the description to pitch one should be deleted if the climber is not to pass the correct line and attempt a new route somewhere further along the wall . |
| 5 | Experts say it can be treated successfully , but has to be spotted in its early stages . |
| 6 | The government 's already got rid of a minimum wage in industry , but farmworkers say they must be treated as a special case . |
| 7 | Examples of radical reform , proposals for it and attempts to obtain it may be drawn from all parts of the globe . |
| 8 | They are not intended to confine police investigation of crime to conduct which might be regarded as sporting to those under investigation . |
| 9 | If the record required is available on the prime data track it should be located , on average , in half a revolution . |
| 10 | 10.5 Where the medical adviser considers that an employee is permanently unfit to carry out the duties of their post as a result of a violent incident at work , the Director of Social Work or nominated officer will discuss the matter with the employee concerned who may be accompanied by a trade union representative or some other person of the employee 's choice . |
| 11 | There were signs that the onward march on which Labour prided itself would be replaced by something differently constituted but no less rooted in British society . |
| 12 | By 1983 these services accounted for almost £I billion of the annual budget and any savings made there could be transferred to the main activity of treating patients . |
| 13 | But with about 4000 MRI scans carried out each year radiologists insist they 'll be allocated to whoever needs them most . |
| 14 | Supporters insist nothing would be lost other than a small car park and the steps leading up to the Prado 's ‘ Goya ’ entrance . |
| 15 | In the two ‘ Bishops ' Wars ’ which followed , Charles was humiliated and in 1640 was obliged to summon the English parliament in order to have funds voted which could be used to pay the invading Scottish army to return home . |
| 16 | The new development gains tax , introduced by the Finance Act , 1974 , represents the latest attempt to impose what might be considered as an adequate tax on gains which result from the to development or potential development value of land situated in the United in the Kingdom . |
| 17 | Any reports that readers send me will be treated with complete confidentiality . |
| 18 | Before the programme starts you will be invited to say a few words for the sound balance . |
| 19 | Enthusiasm for such ideas has even now not completely evaporated ; voices advocating them can be found through the 1970s and 1980s and , in only marginally more sophisticated forms , at the present time : |
| 20 | Because such religions are of more interest to the media than are more ‘ ordinary ’ religions , it is quite likely that whenever the tragedy occurs we shall be treated to the headline Cult Member Commits Suicide . |
| 21 | No , the estate agent reckons it 'll be converted into flats , so I expect the new owner 's going to want you out . |
| 22 | Pioneers such as Octavia Hill showed what could be done in altering and repairing sub-standard property and in new methods of housing management and rent collection . |
| 23 | In lumpy wind-against-tide conditions off Yarmouth , Rulor 11 had to be steered through the confusion to avoid what could be described as that familiar IOR slam . |
| 24 | The progress of science as the falsificationist sees it might be summed up as follows . |
| 25 | In addition to the above methods of Review/ Recall it will be found both enjoyable and informative if you cultivate the habit of discussing reading with friends and teachers . |
| 26 | In conclusion , while it is possible to modify or displace the firm 's fiduciary duties if the customer 's informed consent is obtained , the uncertainty surrounding what must be disclosed to obtain sufficiently informed consent , and the practical problems encountered in making adequate disclosure , for example in predicting in advance all possible conflicts , means that disclosure and consent is not a completely reliable mens of varying fiduciary duties . |
| 27 | If anyone would like their entries returned they can be collected from the Publicity Office ( Room 066 , Building A32 ) from Monday , 1 March . |
| 28 | Alcuin thought he might be employed in making peace , but the fact that he found it necessary to protest that he had never been disloyal to Offa suggests that his allegiances were being called into question . |
| 29 | Chris Singh thought he might be tempted to borrow . |
| 30 | ‘ They said so , but from the blood marks the fuzz think he could be wounded . ’ |