Example sentences of "[coord] it [vb -s] be [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for distinguishing between murder and manslaughter must be to identify and to label the most heinous killings as murder , and it has been questioned whether English law succeeds in this . |
| 2 | The Old English Longhorn was prevalent in Ireland and the west of England , particularly northern Lancashire , southern Westmorland and the Craven district in Yorkshire , and it has been described as rough in the shoulder , flat-sided , light in the hindquarters , thick-necked , lean of flesh , thick of skin , slow to grow and slow in its movements — a very useful draught animal , in fact . |
| 3 | But it has been said before we should have professional referees — the sooner it 's sorted out the better . |
| 4 | Few would deny that there are elements of truth in this explanation , but it has been criticized as incomplete because of its bias towards élites and its failure to explain why nationalist symbols had such wide appeal . |
| 5 | But it 's been done because people wanted it to happen , not because it 's been imposed upon them . ’ |