Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] [pron] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Pelota is a confusing and various game , and before going to watch it being played it is worth reading up on the technique and the scoring , if you want to follow it . |
2 | But it is believed he was off duty when the telex was sent . |
3 | In the first use it is a lifeless , dull word but the second time it is used it is as if the day has been given life to grow and expand . |
4 | He is allegedly being held in a secret location in Riyadh where it is feared he is at risk of torture and execution . |
5 | Now , the fact of a past service raises an implication that at the time it was rendered it was to be paid for , and , if it was a service which was to be paid for , when you get in the subsequent document a promise to pay , that promise may be treated either as an admission which evidences or as a positive bargain which fixes the amount of that reasonable remuneration on the faith of which the service was originally rendered . |
6 | ‘ It was felt it was in the public interest to look at the company which was already insolvent , ’ said a DTI spokeswoman . |