Example sentences of "because it [modal v] be [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's an excuse used time and time again that we ca n't do anything because it would be blown up . |
| 2 | As early as December 1935 , he publicly recorded Nazi Germany 's refusal to conclude any pact with the Soviet Union , arguing that such a pact would " not remove the causes of the differences between the USSR and Germany " , and that a pact of this kind " would be the classic type of " dishonest " pact because it would be drawn up with the intention of being broken " . |
| 3 | Partially stenosed coronary arteries can often be re-bored using a hi-tech version of the pipe-cleaner known as a balloon catheter , so named because it can be blown up at the appropriate moment to expand the narrowed segment . |
| 4 | Comparing notes with an airship enthusiast the other day , I learned that the Falklands campaign might bring the airship back into favour because it can be sent up for a good look at the surroundings , especially at sea . |
| 5 | Bray adds that frozen pasta with good quality fillings is especially useful to caterers because it can be made up quickly into either single- or multi-portion dishes without waste . |
| 6 | For monetarists , control of capital spending was also important because it must be financed out of public borrowing , and that affects the money supply , interest rates and inflation . |