Example sentences of "[conj] be [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rabbits can either be bolted with loose ferrets or be dug out with the assistance of line ferrets , the line being used to indicate the precise location of the quarry . |
| 2 | The units studied are carefully structured so that individual work , pair work and group work can easily lead into , or be developed out of , whole class discussions . |
| 3 | If he swam the river , he would have to make his way upstream well beyond the yacht and within sight of the bridge or be swept back down by the current . |
| 4 | Trent had to stay in close or be shot down , but in close , the big man had the advantage of weight and strength . |
| 5 | ‘ Give you half a minute to get in or be chucked in , ’ said Joe . |
| 6 | The patient needs space to move or be moved around in , and the home is organized accordingly . |
| 7 | Sounds within words may change or be missed out altogether : |
| 8 | This stock could be thinly spread over the entire population , or be given over in its entirety to a number of friendly societies ( a new role for the friendly societies is proposed below ) . |
| 9 | Where there does exist a genuine public expression of concern about the way the police operate this can not just be dismissed as a matter of misunderstanding or be written off as the foolish ramblings of that police ‘ folk devil ’ the ‘ loony left ’ , who would dismantle the system for their own political ends . |
| 10 | For a start , this will mean cars wo n't have to be driven into concrete blocks at 30mph , or be written off in seatbelt anchorage tests , saving the cost of at least two expensive prototypes . |
| 11 | Morals began to lose their meaning and people said anything that came into their heads , the sort of thing that used to appear in books as a row of stars or be written down on slips of paper and handed to judges in court . |
| 12 | Tables can be used as desks ; end tables can be used for dining ; chairs can fold up and be hung from large colourful hooks , or be stacked up into a tiny space ; armchairs can become spare single beds ; well thought-out storage will take care of clothing , books , files and china . |
| 13 | We have not yet concluded whether that work should be in the form suggested by Mr. Robert McNamara or be carried out in other ways . |
| 14 | She thought she would have to loose him or be knocked over again . |
| 15 | This will be a flexible qualification which can be used in other sectors of the caring industry , or be traded up to enable access to nursing , social work or other occupations . |
| 16 | They admitted using Ecstasy and were ordered to leave immediately or be handed over to police . |
| 17 | Boyz N the Hood The neighbourhood in question is South Central Los Angeles , a curious half-ghetto half-Brookside with Uzis , where Tre ( Cuba Gooding Jr ) and Ricky ( Morris Chestnut ) stand at a crossroads : will they make it to college and become middle class or be gunned down in the crossfire between rival gangs ? |
| 18 | Faced with fierce competition , many of the country 's 380 or so small and medium-sized banks will merge or be taken over . |
| 19 | Now they have started again , as investors convince themselves that the worst of the recession is over ; as some junk-bond issuers take advantage of falling interest rates and the stockmarket rally to refinance their debt more cheaply or turn it into equity ; and as bond-raiders speculate in distressed companies that they think may restructure themselves or be taken over . |
| 20 | There was little danger that his pictures ( which were valued at hundreds of pounds ) would devalue the currency or be torn out of their frames and passed off as real banknotes : his jury acquitted after retiring for only ten minutes . |
| 21 | Secondly , a teacher may witness , or be told about , an act of child abuse by a colleague at school . |
| 22 | Otherwise , it may be easier for the patient to come out of the back door and walk or be wheeled out through a side gate , if it is all on a level . |
| 23 | Each character must make an I test ( with a +10 bonus if the character specifically says he 's bracing himself ) or be forced down to the bottom of the stairwell . |
| 24 | We would either freeze or be burned up . |
| 25 | Well she would rather have her own than be dressed up like looking like rolled doll she said . |
| 26 | Rather than be blown up , Muller grounded his ship on a coral reef and surrendered . |
| 27 | The explanation for the high level of institutional investment may lie partly in the fact that UK investors accept that some other investors operate with superior knowledge , and that rather than be forced out of the market altogether they tend to make use of institutional intermediaries such as Pensions Funds . |
| 28 | He had been discovered by a member of the crew and rather than be handed over to US Immigration officials had allowed himself to be buggered by three of the sailors , including the Captain . |
| 29 | because validity of the section fourteen is the question for ultimate trial , we 're not seeking interim relief against that , we have n't done that my Lord that in our submission is the highest and the best that they could achieve erm properly erm which was to avoid a stay on a reference and they could then continue with the proceedings rather than be put off for a , a very , you know what maybe a year and a half , er if the court dealt with it in the normal way , or perhaps even a little bit longer , erm , but to actually go to further than that and to deny the defendant the right to put up a , a proper E E C defence , my Lord in my submission would be erm without the jurisdiction of the court . |
| 30 | It was a shrug the shoulders , sink the hands deep in the pockets and be fed up about the running nose cold . |