Example sentences of "be [verb] and [modal v] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fevers they may be greatly prostrated , weak and weary , stuporous , unconscious but can be aroused and will correctly answer your questions but will lapse back into this prostrate state . |
| 2 | It was their own indolence which had landed them with a murder which could probably be explained and might even have been prevented , if they had taken a bit more trouble . |
| 3 | The upshot , Mace hopes , is that interface copyrights will be broken and will therefore pass into the public domain . |
| 4 | PERT and CPM do not permit loops to be formed and can not accommodate repetition of a job . |
| 5 | PERT and CPM do not permit loops to be formed and can not accommodate repetition of a job . |
| 6 | Very frequently counsel will only begin to prepare on the night before the case is to be heard and will only meet with the client on the morning of the hearing . |
| 7 | Similarly , if the collapsing matter has a net angular momentum , the resulting black hole will be rotating and will preferentially emit particles that carry away its angular momentum . |
| 8 | Since a GIS involves the storage , and manipulation of spatial data as well as the use of a graphical display system ( 2 or 3 dimensional data display ) it is feasible that the impression conveyed by the same data used in conjunction with a different display system might be distorted and might not permit future users to comprehend the meaning that it originally communicated . |
| 9 | If the dog drops down as commanded then it will be unlikely to disturb the horses , which may otherwise be unnerved and could even attempt to bolt off . |
| 10 | However , the Attorney-General warned your Lordships that , even if reference in this case to Parliamentary materials did not infringe article 9 , the House of Commons might take the view the House enjoyed some wider privilege which we would be infringing and might well regret that its views on the point had not been sought before a decision was reached by your Lordships . |
| 11 | The existence of disability must be demonstrated and must also present a substantial handicap to the individual 's life . |
| 12 | Where this is the case , their members will not be affected and can not expect to receive anything extra as a result of LPI . |
| 13 | Your left leg should be bent and should nearly touch the floor . |
| 14 | It is as if the war , crisis , living hell or chaotic backwater can never be known and will never end . |
| 15 | For example , a project engineer might estimate how many drawings would be necessary to describe the works to be constructed and may well find that cost increments of £1000 are significant in controlling drawing production . |
| 16 | The problem of consistency of measurement techniques over a long period of time will have to be faced and may not have a satisfactory solution . |