Example sentences of "[modal v] be [verb] [adv] [subord] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either it is an instance of a proof by reductio ad absurdum , in which we assume something true in order to prove it false ; or it is a way of exposing a paradox within the concept of knowledge , for the sceptic can surely insist that if a central concept such as that of knowledge can be used to take us validly from true premises to a false or impossible conclusion , something is wrong with the concept ; there is probably some internal tension which should be exposed rather than swept under the carpet . |
| 2 | The other school believes that the traditional skills of the paste-up artist should be retained rather than sacrificed on the altar of automation . |
| 3 | Affected plants should be removed immediately when noticed . |
| 4 | The distinction between the two is linked to men 's belief that women are after emotional closeness as much as physical pleasure , and that women regard the sexual act as something that should be protracted rather than completed as briskly as possible . |
| 5 | In the former camp , organisations such as the Council for the Protection of Rural England vigorously protest at any threat to the Green Belt and argue that derelict , or ‘ brown ’ sites within it should be restored rather than handed over to developers . |
| 6 | The reason is that such certificates might be regarded abroad as given after an official check of records . |
| 7 | In this situation , a tax-free payment of up to £30,000 could be achieved only if paid ex gratia and in circumstances not amounting to the receipt of relevant benefits under an unapproved retirement benefits scheme ( see Inland Revenue Statement of Practice 13/91 ) . |
| 8 | Support personnel worked in areas adjacent to the production floor , so that they could be contacted instantly when required , and through constant contact keep up to date with the processes which they served . |
| 9 | Congress would remain free to re-order its priorities , but the overall balance of the budget could be altered only if approved by two-thirds of both houses of Congress , other than in time of war , when the measure could be waived by a simple majority . |
| 10 | The oppression of Black communities which justifies policy intervention but barely touches on policy implementation may be mirrored rather than challenged in the nebulous realm of academic research . |
| 11 | But this ignores two vital facts : first , that doubt itself is not the denial of faith , and second , that if they are pursued doubts may be resolved rather than deepened so that faith is confirmed and not denied . |
| 12 | In such cases , a warrant for possession may be issued immediately if issued within three months after the order was made but ( Ord 24 , r 6 ) after three months have elapsed , only with leave . |
| 13 | Teachers are reminded that the following fees fall due for payment on 1st January 1992 , but may be paid earlier if desired . |
| 14 | The only modification offered by Law in response to the outcry from Unionist free-traders was that food taxes would be imposed only if requested by the Dominions ; after his talks with Borden , there was no doubt about this anyway . |
| 15 | My presumption is that there is a suggestion that development would be facilitated rather than hindered by the removal of the greenbelt protection . |
| 16 | After the case , Hamish Deans said that as far as he was concerned the meeting would be going ahead as scheduled . |
| 17 | Mitch 's image alone does not make clear that he will be mocked rather than taken seriously as an object of desire . |
| 18 | Later documents will be perused rather than analysed thoroughly in the hope that any new information is revealed in the process . |
| 19 | This can be done electrically as described above . |
| 20 | Target words can be matched exactly as spelt or phonetically . |
| 21 | Elements of each drawing can be assigned to one of 256 available levels , each of which can be displayed separately if required . |
| 22 | These devices in effect increase the size of program which can be run on a given machine , because much of the required data can be stored externally until needed . |
| 23 | The Lu-Fan operates quietly over a period of four minutes , switching off automatically , but it can be restarted immediately if required . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Large double beds are rare in Amsterdam as hoteliers prefer the flexibility of separate beds which can be pulled together if desired . |
| 26 | It is this fact , that needs to be recognised by the California Regulators so that hybrids can be encouraged rather than penalised to give more zero emission miles of total use than would be the case with a battery-only car produced in lower volumes . |
| 27 | Also he needs to provide places of meeting so that those activities can be pursued communally when required . |