Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The United States began consultations with friendly powers in October letting it be understood that a UN temporary commission would be proposed , charged with supervising elections and reporting back to the UN Security Council and General Assembly at Lake Success . |
| 2 | Neither can it be assumed that a wife who is denied sexual autonomy will cease cohabitation . |
| 3 | If both these exclusions were accepted , the throne was Philip 's , if it were allowed that a woman could transmit a right but not exercise it , the throne was Edward 's . |
| 4 | In a case brought by the RSPCA , it 's alleged that a horse was repeatedly beaten with a whip after it became stuck on a high gate . |
| 5 | It 's thought that a comet colliding with the earth may have caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs . |
| 6 | But when it is discovered that a substance harms women 's reproductive health , women of childbearing age are usually kept from jobs that might expose them to it . |
| 7 | The mountain before them was the birthplace of mankind ; and he referred the ladies , while excusing himself with an ingratiating laugh for mentioning an indelicate subject , to the authority of Our Saviour 's words to Nicodemus , where it is stated that a man can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born once more . |
| 8 | On many occasions assessments will be carried out because it is suspected that a child is experiencing some difficulty with linguistic communication , or because there are other areas of functioning in which the child is having difficulty which may have implications for language development . |
| 9 | Where it is suspected that a piece is made up of unrelated fragments , the composition can sometimes be studied to sort out which fragments are original , or at least which ones belong together . |
| 10 | ( 2 ) A solicitor who is an officer , member or employee of or who is otherwise working in the practice of a recognised body , or a recognised body which is an officer or member of a recognised body , or a registered foreign lawyer who is a director or member of a recognised body , shall not by any act or omission by himself ( or itself ) or with any other person cause , instigate or connive at any breach of these Rules or any rules , principles or requirements of conduct applicable to recognised bodies by virtue of these Rules or section 9 of the Act and , for the avoidance of doubt , it is confirmed that a solicitor who is an officer , member or employee of or who is otherwise working in the practice of a recognised body remains personally subject to all the rules , principles and requirements of conducting affecting solicitors . |
| 11 | It is intended that a steel structure forming the skeleton will be erected over the Christmas period . |
| 12 | It is intended that a consultation draft will be available in August of this year . ’ |
| 13 | It is intended that a teacher choose and teach a topic which leads up to formal rule or formula . |
| 14 | It is recognised that a lot of people who might once have bought homes in the West Country have been flocking to France in recent years to cash in on the predicted property boom . |
| 15 | Whilst the boundaries of consent are not clearly defined , it is recognised that a woman does not consent to sexual intercourse where a man uses violence to force her . |
| 16 | If it is noticed that a form has not been acted upon after the specified number of working days the New OED Computer Group should be informed . |
| 17 | It is said that a deputation of quarrymen came to see him with a view to getting a trade union recognised . |
| 18 | In the Far East it is said that a girl is not eligible for marriage until she can cook a perfect bowl of rice . |
| 19 | In other words it is said that a verdict of death aggravated by lack of care may be appropriate once there is an inquest but the availability of such a verdict does not determine the question whether or not there should be an inquest . |
| 20 | It is said that a remake of the legendary crap shocker Attack Of The 50-Foot Woman is in the works at HBO , the cable production company with , no , surely , it ca n't be true , DARYL HANNAH in the title role ? |
| 21 | The law as to this is best stated in the words of the judgment in Foster v. Mackinnon ( 1869 ) L.R. 4 C.P. 704 , 711 where it is said that a signature obtained by fraud ‘ is invalid not merely on the ground of fraud , where fraud exists , but on the ground that the mind of the signer did not accompany the signature ; in other words , that he never intended to sign , and therefore in contemplation of law never did sign , the contract to which his name is appended . ’ |
| 22 | Moderator it is said that a passion for consistency is the mark of a small mind which probably explains why I have a passion for consistency . |
| 23 | In particular , it is acknowledged that a de minimis level for warranties and indemnities will be included . |
| 24 | It is recorded that a Masai once killed a cattle robber and then came into the district office to report the murder . |
| 25 | Thirdly it is seen that a policy of specialism may demand either full-time paid advisers or volunteers with at least two days a week spare to allow for the level of training and continuity that specialist work demands . |
| 26 | It is hoped that a bond will develop in the future with the ‘ Safer Edinburgh ’ initiative as they are targeting the age group in relation to crime prevention . |
| 27 | ‘ To refine these further by attempting to specify what it is hoped that a Mosotho child should know , feel and have the skills to do as a result of a full Primary education and at each stage during that education . |
| 28 | It is hoped that a decision to develop these fields will be taken in 1993 . |
| 29 | It is hoped that a visit to Hunterston by staff of the Ukraine Station will be arranged early in 1993 . |
| 30 | They did not often fish for them deliberately , for a coelacanth fights hard when it is hooked and a man might have to struggle with one of them for many hours before it could be hauled on board his canoe . |