Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pontypool are not the force they were … some fear it could be said of Gloucester too … not after this win … |
| 2 | Thus , for example , left-wing authorities go out of their way to ban what seems to be racist matter , and right-wing authorities tend to be careful to exclude what may be regarded as homosexual literature . |
| 3 | If this happens he will be left to his own devices , with possibly disastrous results , caused by ignorance . ’ |
| 4 | , but if I do n't do it at half term it would be left to the end . |
| 5 | This means they can be stored in a scientific calculator . |
| 6 | This means they can be reabsorbed by the body . |
| 7 | This means they must be mounted on a strong flat base on a good floor — not bouncy floorboards . |
| 8 | THIS MEANS IT CAN BE USED TO CARRY OUT CONVERSION TRAINING , ‘ TAILDRAGGER ’ EXPERIENCE , ‘ WARBIRD ’ FAMILIARISATION AS WELL AS BASIC INSTRUCTION . |
| 9 | This means it will be done quickly — and there will be no mistakes , ’ he said reassuringly . |
| 10 | If you pumped hard enough you could probably find some jackass willing to say he 'd be damned if he 'd ‘ let the niggers hold a barbecue on the White House lawn ’ . |
| 11 | This demonstrates what can be done with two simple movements to hold an audience 's attention . |
| 12 | ‘ If that happens it will be trumped up as the end of the NBA , but in fact it will only be a breach if Mr Maher discounts without the permission of the publisher , ’ Mr Taylor added . |
| 13 | If the reason for the disappearance of the fuglicaa is a natural change in behaviour for whatever reason , then it is not easy to see what can be done about it . |
| 14 | So , for example , the paper by Benjamin Jowett ( 1817–93 ) ‘ On the Interpretation of Scripture ’ pointed out that it was not always easy to know what might be meant by ‘ proving a doctrine from Scripture ’ , and insisted that the Bible must be interpreted like any other piece of literature . |
| 15 | Handicapped drivers were also alarmed to hear they would be prevented from using the streets like all other drivers . |
| 16 | The following indicates what may be regarded as evidence for each performance criterion . |
| 17 | You have a reasonable period of time to decide whether or not to give up your job , but it is not easy to forecast what will be regarded as ‘ reasonable ’ . |
| 18 | Mrs Thatcher , a recent convert to environmental conservation , clearly held the opinion that environmental problems are not only soluble but that solving them can be shown to be cost-effective : |
| 19 | Tilda , an expert mudlark , retrieved most of the purple plastic , but the pieces were broken and it was hard to see what could be done with them . |
| 20 | Those born in countries referred to as the Third World are much less likely to reach what would be considered to be old age . |
| 21 | The amount of borrowing and the length of time you are likely to require it will be agreed in discussion with your Midland manager — according to the needs of your business and cash flow patterns . |
| 22 | It has been hard to decide what should be given attention , and how much detail should be included . |
| 23 | The voltage applied to each phase circuit is a d.c. supply which can be switched on or off in the positive or negative sense . |
| 24 | Even if we do have jobs and incomes we all know we could be touched personally by public events at any moment . |
| 25 | Many believe it should be banned . |
| 26 | ‘ Although the fine is severe , we were all hoping he 'd be kicked out of the club by the League . |
| 27 | No one took issue with this , but there was no one present to say what might be done about it . |
| 28 | Members of the Reform Alliance and the Peoples Democracy Platform emerged from separate caucus meetings unable to decide what should be changed in the manifesto drafted by Imre Pozsgay . |
| 29 | I have in mind two especially : the first involves what might be called the impossibility of desire , the second the notion of desire and/or identity as involving an ineluctable splitting . |
| 30 | When such practice first occurred it could be justified . |