Example sentences of "it [modal v] be [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law permits detention of pupils by teachers ; provided it is not excessive or unreasonable , in accordance with the test laid down in R v Hopley ( 1860 ) ( above ) , it may be imposed without risk of liability for false imprisonment being incurred . |
| 2 | As regards the requirements referred to in part ( b ) of the national court 's question ( 2 ) as I reformulated it above , it may be noted in limine that the mere fact that fishing activity is carried out , on a self-employed basis , using a fishing vessel registered in a member state does not mean that there is establishment in that state . |
| 3 | At your age it may be caused by diverticulitis , a polyp , or some other disorder of the colon , which might need specialist treatment . |
| 4 | The BBC 's pre-war conception of the audience had been more like that of someone reading a book — a deliberate and solitary or individual habit , though it may be done in company — than of a collective social entity . |
| 5 | This has similar status to the Highway Code — while breach of the code is not an offence it may be cited as evidence in cases of a breach of the duty of care . |
| 6 | The ethics may appear questionable to present day conservationists , but it may be said in defence that the trip was made with the knowledge of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds , whose observations at that time showed that there was no falling off in the numbers of breeding birds as a result of the annual slaughter . |
| 7 | However they decided the case on another basis and Pearson LJ said " it may be said in answer to the possibility of such a reductio ad absurdum , though no doubt , it has to be taken into account , is far from conclusive , because it may involve unlikely hypotheses , which would be outside the reasonable expectations of the parties at the time of the making of the contract of employment " . |
| 8 | If she is not the person she purports to be , it may be argued in law that the will is invalid . |
| 9 | It may be argued by analogy that , given the importance under the CPA 1987 placed upon accurate instructions , this should permeate to cases where the buyer sues for economic loss under , for example , s14 of SGA 1979 . |
| 10 | It may be reached on foot by using a track leaving the Ullapool road four miles out of Kylesku : this climbs over a high saddle before reaching the stream which can be followed down to the lip of the fall . |
| 11 | It may be made from leather or fabric , and my incorporate a breathable membrane , such as Gore-Tex or Sympatex . |
| 12 | I was going to say , the Centre is still operating although it may be reduced in size . |
| 13 | Many would hesitate to use vasopressin in view of the high incidence of ischaemic heart disease in this age group , but it may be combined with nitroglycerin when the harmful vasconstrictor side effects are less common . |
| 14 | It may be interrupted by submarine terraces . |
| 15 | It may be found in formalism and the analytical method in public law and in the belief that public law is concerned with the ‘ order of things ’ . |
| 16 | The object concerned , or , as it may be termed in relation to the mother , the part-object , is the breast . |
| 17 | It may be eroded by comedy or decomposed , but it can never disappear , for it constitutes the ‘ dynamic shaping force of the narrative discourse ’ ( Brooks 1984 : 13 ) . |
| 18 | There is a statutory provision about the position of arbitrators : under s1 of the Arbitration Act 1950 , the authority of an arbitrator is said to be irrevocable , but it may be revoked with leave of the court . |
| 19 | If there are relatively few additions it may be updated in batch mode later . |
| 20 | Activities should extend the awareness of what is available and how it may be used for information and enjoyment . |
| 21 | If immediate cerebral computed tomography is available it may be used before lumbar puncture , although the patient should be given broad spectrum antibiotics first . |
| 22 | The paper will discuss the potential of the 1991 Census for social research , the problems which must be acknowledged and how it may be used in conjunction with data from previous Censuses ; it will also describe the setting up of the service and the technical problems in managing such large datasets . |
| 23 | Such a phrase may feature as part of a quotation , or a paraphrase , as in indirect speech ; or it may be used in respect of an object which we know to be fictional , for example in the context of a story or a fairy tale . |
| 24 | When there is , as physically there must always be , an and effect in the Couette viscometer it may be taken into account by performing measurements with various values of the fluid column length l or by using the exact theory for a conical end derived by Mooney & Ewart ( 1934 ) and used in the Cone and Plate Viscometer . |
| 25 | It may be poached in water or stock , but I prefer to cook it in the microwave , then coat it with the black butter . |
| 26 | Eventually the scarp will retreat from the original position of faulting and it may be buried by sediment . |
| 27 | Consider Sperber and Wilson 's example in [ 24 ] : Here the repetition does not achieve a striking stylistic effect , and , not surprisingly , it may be paraphrased without loss of import ( here are two red socks ) . |
| 28 | Like aggression , it may be blamed on attack by a predatory spirit . |
| 29 | It may be predicted with confidence that he will one day be one of the greatest masters of his art . |
| 30 | It may be measured by dilatometry if the bulk modulus of the containing fluid is known and ultrasonic methods may also be used ( see 5.9 below ) . |