Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should it be desired to alter this state of affairs , there would be many who would assert that the change could not be made without the consent of the part of the United Kingdom affected , however it were to be expressed . |
| 2 | You missed a couple off that proactive I think is the buzz word it 's called seem less production so . |
| 3 | It 's designed to prevent secondary tumours from developing . |
| 4 | Local academics and ecologists estimate that if it 's allowed to continue industrial fishing will exhaust the stocks in just five years from now . |
| 5 | It 's expected to take two months just to identify and catalogue the antiques so they can be matched with items reported stolen.Two men are helping police with their inquiries . |
| 6 | It 's expected to take 9 months to complete . |
| 7 | Unisys Corp has signed up to use Univel Inc 's UnixWare as the operating system on those iAPX-86-based U 6000 workstations and entry-level servers it 's expected to introduce this spring : the agreement is said to mark the start of a close strategic alliance between the pair . |
| 8 | And everywhere you look there 's evidence of the back-breaking work it 's taken to create this landscape . |
| 9 | It 's set using standard postscript fonts ; you can change them to something else if you want to . |
| 10 | President Bush has warned that he will not sign an extension of the Endangered Species Act unless it is amended to take local employment priorities into account , " because people and their jobs deserve protection too " . |
| 11 | It is intended to foster greater appreciation of the complex and contentious issues associated with research in this and other controversial areas . |
| 12 | As such , it is intended to draw wider lessons about the workings of pressure groups in modern Britain . |
| 13 | It is intended to reassure key figures in Hong Kong that they have a ‘ safety net ’ and need not emigrate elsewhere if relations with China do not improve as the 1997 handover approaches . |
| 14 | It is intended to reassure key figures in Hong Kong that they have a ‘ safety net ’ and need not emigrate elsewhere if relations with China do not improve as the 1997 handover approaches . |
| 15 | Consequently , it is intended to acquire inflected versions of the above collocation dictionaries and compare these with their lemmatised equivalents ( using the same text recognition data ) . |
| 16 | Although it is intended to charge actual staff costs , including incentive allowances , National Insurance , pensions and other costs , to the school 's budget , the formula by which the school 's finances are allocated does not take this into account . |
| 17 | It is intended to update this listing on a regular basis . |
| 18 | ‘ A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing relative to the subject matter of the indictment or proceeding , without such writing being shown to him ; but if it is intended to contradict such witness by the writing , his attention must , before such contradictory proof can be given , be called to those parts of the writing which are to be used for the purpose of so contradicting him : provided always , that it shall be competent for the judge at any time during the trial , to require the production of the writing for his inspection , and he may thereupon make such use of it for the purpose of the trial as he may think fit . |
| 19 | It is intended to compare two schemes to identifycorresponding differences in typical experiences , problems and relations with and effects on the wider community . |
| 20 | It is intended to compare these costs with tax revenue ; to examine their incidence ; and to identify the particular areas and causes of high compliance costs . |
| 21 | An analysis already exists of the migration patterns of 1974 and it is intended to make direct comparisons between this and the 1983 results . |
| 22 | It is intended to make detailed case-studies , over two years , of three educational institutions : one each from further education , polytechnic and university sectors , chosen to reflect the diversity of cultures and structures in post-compulsory education and on the basis of their explicit intention to implement equal opportunities policies . |
| 23 | On the basis of the findings it is intended to ascertain effective management structures , and to identify the circumstances in which a collaborative approach may or may not work . |
| 24 | Through a survey of 6 publishing companies , differentiated by size and type , it is intended to develop both case studies of companies and research tools to be used in a later industry wide study . |
| 25 | It is intended to identify specific issues for attention within a comprehensive national agenda of issues of science and technology policy thought likely to be prominent over the next 10-15 years . |
| 26 | Mirroring the part played by layout in Bentham 's inspection-houses , it is intended to provide constant monitoring ( surveillance ) as a means of avoiding and eliminating waste . |
| 27 | In conclusion it is justified to examine ICAM-1 expression as a potential prognostic risk factor for colonic carcinoma . |
| 28 | Now you might agree with the audit commission , and I certainly do , that the way in which it is handled provides perverse incentive to community care . |
| 29 | It may also be worth trying a herbal tea , called taheebo or pau d'arco — it is said to have anti-fungal properties , although this has not been verified scientifically . |
| 30 | It is said to produce less emissions than conventional " power-from-tyre " plants AEA , together with engineers Herbert Beven , intend to market the plant , known as a " Multi-Purpose Disposer " . |