Example sentences of "or [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] be " in BNC.

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1 It is possible that an individual 's echolocation system is impaired or disrupted when the whale is close to gentle sloping sandy beeches .
2 Such a reaction is most likely if the glastyn or his family has been hurt or injured when the farmer was clearing land .
3 The grass was lucky if it grew , was shone upon and rained upon , and was not burned , and was not pulled up by the roots , or poisoned , or buried when the ground was turned over , and some bits just happened to be on a line that humans wanted to walk on , and so got trampled , broken , pressed flat , with no malice ; just effect .
4 Most of what is now visible internally is important historically but would be covered or damaged if the building were to be reconstructed as a modern pastiche within an original veneer .
5 As a general rule , fiduciary duties may be modified or displaced if the customer 's informed consent is obtained after making full disclosure of all material facts .
6 HOW many more police officers have to be stabbed , shot or beaten before the law is changed to protect them ?
7 Over the past few days , police officers have asked me why a community has to wait until someone is injured or killed before an offender is sent to prison for a lengthy period .
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