Example sentences of "[prep] it [vb mod] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think one part of it might be rented out , but not the shop , but I think he might be renting them out as well |
| 2 | That is , continuous dynamic dealing with minor perturbations is automatic and so also is the application of basic rules about safety ; for example , the system or some part of it might be programmed to go through a step-change function such as a shut-down if certain parameters exceed prescribed limits . |
| 3 | HaL Computer Systems Inc , Campbell , California , remains secretive as ever , but a few details have emerged about the Fujitsu Ltd-backed company 's plans — although some of it may be dated . |
| 4 | Although food labelling law is now very complex , the gist of it may be summarised fairly simply . |
| 5 | Erm lamps , kerosene , wicks and all the rest of it would be kept there . |
| 6 | Specialist events and working demonstrations , in particular , seemed to be the places where more of it would be heading in future . |
| 7 | The visual equivalent of it would be driving down a long street . |
| 8 | Later , some of it would be loaded up again and taken north to trade for salt . |
| 9 | I see well er , when you talk about updating er on page thirty one we have there set up at er Mr service charges , service co service parking costs , total and then personal costs total , estimated weekly total , are you saying the rest of the brochure was to remain unchanged and that portion of it would be changed ? |
| 10 | If this book were concerned only with the unsolved problem of biology , 90 per cent of it would be devoted to two topics : behaviour and development . |
| 11 | Most of it would be devoted to Crabb 's bravery and service to his country during the war , the fact that he was an underwater expert and that he was always willing to test the latest equipment , some of which work was inevitably hazardous . |
| 12 | It seemed so dreadful , when one looked at Susan , to think how much of her life had been wasted already , and to know that the rest of it would be spent in bondage . |
| 13 | Mr Cheney refused to pay his income tax on the ground that part of it would be used to build nuclear weapons for use in circumstances which would be in breach of the Geneva Convention Act 1957 , and that this illegal purpose rendered his tax demand invalid . |
| 14 | Article 86 provides that : any abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position within the common market or a substantial part of it shall be prohibited as incompatible with the common market insofar as it may affect trade between Member States . |
| 15 | This agreement constituted and evidenced by this letter and your acceptance of it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and all disputes and claims arising hereunder shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts . |
| 16 | If he repays the loan no part of it shall be treated as his income for any year of assessment after that in which repayment occurs . |
| 17 | After the order has been made , two sealed copies of it must be sent to the interim receiver who must , in turn , send one copy to the debtor . |
| 18 | Marx 's theory about what causes the historical process has been very widely discussed and we shall return to it again and again in this book , but even at this stage a simple account of it must be given . |
| 19 | Though not all his points are equally well taken , there can be no doubt that he is right in his basic assertion that the Kanunname is shot through with anachronisms suggesting sixteenth-century alterations and additions and that any provision of it must be treated with reserve and checked against other sources before being accepted as being genuinely of the time of Mehmed II . |
| 20 | Sexual intercourse has to take place against the will of the complainant and in general this means that some force or the threat of it must be used . |
| 21 | Prescribed particulars of the authority and any exercise of it must be contained in the company 's annual report and accounts ( the Yellow Book , Section 5 , Chapter 2 , para 21(p) and CA 1985 , Sched 7 , Part II ) . |
| 22 | It applies , in principle , whether the case is one of a trust , express or implied , of partnership , of directorship of a limited company , of principal and agent , or master and servant , but the precise scope of it must be moulded according to the nature of the relationship . |
| 23 | In letters to charities she is warning them about the extra administration time that trustees will spend making tax claims and notifying changes of registered particulars , and advising them that much of it could be saved by selling existing investments and contributing the proceeds of sale to a common investment fund . |
| 24 | Some of it could be ascribed to a basic weakness in the Council of Ministers ' decision-making machinery . |
| 25 | Not all of it could be joined together prior to delivery as size precluded it from being transported in one piece . |
| 26 | In the Continental Can decision in 1973 the European Court held that a company which already held a dominant position in the Common Market or a substantial part of it could be treated as exploiting it abusively so as to infringe Article 86 , if it moved significantly towards monopoly by taking over a competitor . |
| 27 | The Liberal Democrats would make education up to 18 compulsory although much of it could be done in the workplace rather than just in schools and colleges . |
| 28 | How true the tale of this lemming population might be is beyond verification ; certainly a great deal of the monastic retelling of it could be put down to the strong regional bias of Northumbrian biographers against the strange races of the deep south . |
| 29 | Woodworm and beetle infestation makes much of it unsuitable for structural work but treated and cleaned up with an adze to give it the right period look , much of it could be put to good decorative effect . |
| 30 | If you listened carefully to what I said , though , most of it could be taken two ways . |