Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [adv] be [vb pp] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The number of taboos which might unknowingly be broken was terrifying . |
| 2 | Two questions you will constantly be asked are : What can be done with the old wreck ? and What will it cost and wo n't it be a waste of taxpayers ' money ? |
| 3 | This includes Schenk , despite her stated belief in the essentially ironic character of wisdom literature ; a belief which seems to imply that the best lesson one can ever be taught is to be cynical ( which might , sadly , be true ) . |
| 4 | That they can now be reprinted is a confirmation of his final optimism when he wrote : ‘ They murder our love — and it lives . |
| 5 | What must ultimately be recognised is a more profound change that has overcome the cultural sphere , namely the broad and far-reaching symptoms of the ‘ postmodern ’ in culture . |
| 6 | What must never be forgotten is that the meaning of the word ‘ god ’ shall be such that its definition can be accepted by all the leading and reasonable people of all races , taught to all children , and be so firmly entrenched within the powers of reason and logic that it becomes inviolable . |
| 7 | What would now be problematized is , not as in modernism , the character of representations , but the character of reality itself . |
| 8 | Fish are very demanding for the draughtsman because one can not put them into an attractive or anthropomorphic pose ; what can sometimes be done is to show the scenery where the fish was caught . |
| 9 | But what can still be debated is whether such phenomena are related to the neuropsychological damage often attributed to lead . |