Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] [prep] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foreplay , for instance , can rightly be defined as an activity intended to culminate in sexual intercourse , which means an engaged couple should not have entered into this yet . |
| 2 | The statement that the actions we ought to do are those which promote the general happiness would be useless if it meant nothing more than that they do promote it , and that something more can only be given by an intuition . |
| 3 | I have come to the conclusion that the important points here are that ( i ) since there was no danger at this time in registering a protest , ( ii ) the final payments were made without any qualification , and ( iii ) were followed by a delay until July 31 , 1975 , before the owners put forward their claim , the correct inference to draw , taking an objective view of the facts , is that the action and inaction of the owners can only be regarded as an affirmation of the variation in June , 1973 , of the terms of the original contract by the agreement to pay the additional 10 per cent . |
| 4 | Sawtell stated that the type of socialist government that holds fictional office in the film ‘ would only be elected in an era of raised class consciousness and class struggle ’ . |
| 5 | Such trust or distrust can only be based on an inference from personal facts about the witness and his circumstances . |
| 6 | It began to accelerate in February 1965 , when de Gaulle stated publicly that a definitive resolution of the German problem could only be achieved through an understanding of all Europeans , west and east . |
| 7 | The room was sparse and tidy , as fresh-looking and tasteful as the rest of the apartment , and like the rest of the place it told her nothing about Carson — except , perhaps , that he employed somebody to clean up for him , because it had the impersonal neatness which could only be achieved by an outsider . |
| 8 | Suppose , next , that a catastrophe , which will wipe out life on this planet , threatens , and can only be prevented by an expenditure the same as would be needed for that capsule for the slug . |
| 9 | ( 3 ) The announcement of an offer must only be made by an offeror after the most careful and responsible consideration and when the offeror has every reason to believe that he can and will continue to be able to implement the offer ( eg he has the money ) . |
| 10 | The implication of this is that any policy proposal for a particular industry can only be made after an investigation of not only the structure of the industry , but also of the objectives and conduct of the firms within it . |
| 11 | The computer itself could only be activated by an access code known solely to Bailey . |
| 12 | Dating a rug from its weave and design requires extensive specialist knowledge and can only be undertaken by an expert . |
| 13 | Although some doctors may recommend putting a board under the mattress , this should only be done in an emergency . |
| 14 | Thus recorded crime can only be seen as an indication of criminal activity . |
| 15 | Structured systems analysis and design need not only be seen as an alternative to the conventional approach . |
| 16 | Detention beyond the 24-hour period up to 36 hours can only be authorised by an officer of the rank of superintendent or above . |
| 17 | Major management questions start to emerge — questions which can only be answered from an education management perspective . |
| 18 | For example , musical and philosophical skill — as opposed to the external rewards of reaching the ‘ top ’ in a musical or academic career , a kind of achievement which , if given central importance in our lives , will yield no abiding satisfaction , beset as we will be by worry as to what others are or are not thinking of us — can only be developed by an individual in a propitious environment where many co-operate in working at them . |
| 19 | Some specific functions can only be conferred by an order made by the Lord Chancellor . |
| 20 | A similar strategy , explored by Salop and Scheffman ( 1987 ) , is where integration or contracts entered into by the incumbent have the effect of raising rivals costs , e.g. where a contract with a supplier specifies that an input will only be supplied to an entrant at a higher price than that enjoyed by the incumbent . |
| 21 | However , the cheques — which must be for a minimum of £200 — can only be paid into an account in the investor 's name . |
| 22 | Curiously , the cover of ‘ Shepherd Moons ’ features Enya in which can only be described as an opera gown — she could be twenty or forty but her delicate beauty is intact . |
| 23 | Of course , conversion can only be considered as an exercise in the conservation of a noteworthy building if the alterations are as sympathetic as possible to the fabric and general appearance of the original building . |
| 24 | We can conclude from the previous section that a change in national income ( even when adjusted for price and population increases ) can only be used as an indicator , and not an accurate measure , of a change in economic welfare . |
| 25 | In our view such developments will only be attracted to an area if there is a clear prospect of of a site being made available as an exception to normal blank policies to meet those very specific requirements . |
| 26 | It can only be brought to an end on or after the date it runs out by a notice in a prescribed form , served by either the landlord or the tenant . |
| 27 | Other importable file formats can only be loaded from within the TableCurve environment , so suitable data need only be typed into an ascii file with a word processor or line editor to be used , and a path to any directory on the disk can be included if necessary . |
| 28 | 5 Washing out of Concrete lorries will only be permitted in an area adjacent to the raw water reservoir . |
| 29 | A quarter of these conceptions or pregnancies were inside marriage but the others should not necessarily be regarded as an indication of increasing single parenthood since 59 per cent of these ‘ illegitimate births ’ were jointly registered indicating the child was part of a stable , though non-marital , relationship ( Central Statistical Office , 1988 ) . |
| 30 | Indeed , as we shall see later , a rise in total output accompanied by a change in the distribution of income which makes some people better off and others worse off can not necessarily be interpreted as an improvement in the country 's living standards . |