Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] be [vb pp] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be demonstrated algebraically as follows : |
| 2 | Walsingham and Knighton also attempted to blame Wyclif and the Lollards for propagating revolt , but this must be seen only as scaremongering by the established order in the Church , attempting to tar the socially conservative academic heretic with the brush of revolution . |
| 3 | Suppose , for example , that the indirect tax structure could be reformed by introducing differential rates of tax on different commodities ( so that , say , necessities bear a lower percentage ) , and that this could be done so as to make everyone better off ( or no worse off ) . |
| 4 | ’ This could be read equally as ‘ Two huge bears were … ’ and the picture would not be essentially different . |
| 5 | In theory the whole of the extra cost to the innocent partners could be recouped from the individual responsible for the negligence , but in practice in most firms this would be regarded phlegmatically as just another expense of the business to be shared by all . |
| 6 | If space permits it has been suggested that some departmental stocks of general reading books should be kept centrally , however this would be reviewed periodically as our long term aims for the library are achieved . |
| 7 | There are an awful lot of masses arising , probably most of this will be covered again as we go through the other items on the agenda . |
| 8 | This can be expressed compactly as where the Kronecker delta is defined to be unity if α is equal to β but zero otherwise . |
| 9 | This can be extended either as in fig. 5.5(a) or as in 5.5(b) : |
| 10 | This can be done electrically as described above . |
| 11 | This can be tightened daily as the load settles , and will protect the stack against wind . |
| 12 | This can be represented schematically as below : The Left government in nation state 2 may be obliged to sever the relations of possession linking the operating units of the multidivisional international firms to their general offices ( indicated by crossed arrows ) in order to gain control over the allocation of resources within the nation state . |
| 13 | This can be shown graphically as follows . |
| 14 | The data in Table 7 can be rearranged so as to rank universities in order of the proportion of Scottish theses to theses as a whole , and develop what might be called a ‘ Parochiality Index ’ . |
| 15 | Sambrook makes the striking assertion that : ‘ The idyll of unspoiled Auburn could be read prospectively as well as retrospectively . ’ |
| 16 | Further publications targeted at specific user groups are now in preparation and these will be circulated widely as they become available . |
| 17 | Passive participles provide a rich vein of relevant instances ; it is a commonplace that these can be construed either as related directly to a verb , and hence in many cases referring to some assumed event , or as being adjectives expressing a state that have lost their verbal connexion . |
| 18 | How many can be regarded merely as affecting the objects in which the estate is now held to consist ( this is what the words permutatum dominium convey ) ? |
| 19 | Notice that the relationship expressed in Table 5 can be written algebraically as follows : where NI is the firm 's net investment measured in numbers of machines , D , is the current demand for the firm 's product and D t is last year 's demand for the firm 's product . |
| 20 | Several operations have been cancelled at the John Radcliffe Hospital today … and more may be stopped tomorrow as staff struggle to cope with a sudden influx of emergency patients … officials say there is no single cause for the sudden rise in admissions … |
| 21 | To manage education through a partnership requires that those who are untrained and whose views and reactions are unpredictable must be treated nevertheless as full contributors rather than as nominal collaborators . |
| 22 | They signed a memorandum which read : ‘ I agree that the terms of the late Mr Farrington 's last will be varied so as to give Mrs Violet Peppercorn all of Mr Farrington 's personal chattels together with the freehold bungalow at 27 Washingly Road , Folksworth , of which she is currently tenant ( tax-free ) and to give a tax-free legacy of £5,000 to Mr and Mrs Arthur Peppercorn . |