Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By asking the question , ‘ How much would you like , given that everyone will be charged for the cost of providing public goods ? ’ society can come closer to providing the efficient quantities of public goods . |
| 2 | Oh yes yes we were told that nothing could be done about it . |
| 3 | ‘ He thinks I can manage the first two years ' bills at Dickie 's new school , but after that I 'll be cleaned out , so God alone knows what 'll happen . |
| 4 | when I first came when I first came , that was the one thing that I was like that was the fact that that I might be pushed that way whereas I only |
| 5 | ‘ I thought if I could still do all this I must be allowed to continue . |
| 6 | ‘ I am fully conscious of the fact that in so concluding I may be said not to be applying Reg. v. Morris . |
| 7 | In oxy-hemocyanin , too , the electronic spectrum , taken with the g-values from the ESR spectrum , shows that the copper(II) ions were in slightly distorted tetrahedral environments , and so the ready electron transfer to give tetrahedral Cu I could be understood . |
| 8 | ‘ If Liverpool were interested I would be honoured . |
| 9 | I was afraid I might be shot by a startled sentry . |
| 10 | In addition , registration does not create a priority point in the sense that the chargee is guaranteed priority from the date of registration ; this is because if A registers have charge on 21 January he has no guarantee that the company has not created a charge prior to this which may be registered within 21 days and thus have priority . |
| 11 | Therefore , the slope of IMI is now equal to the slope of the CML which may be defined as , Hence , at M we have Cross-multiplying , dividing both sides by adding to both sides in order to isolate , and defining as B i we have , multiplying out the bracket , therefore . |
| 12 | Among the situational factors influencing variation , it is possible to pick out some which could be described as stylistic , and many linguists have attempted to produce frameworks for the analysis of style in language . |
| 13 | There are also two ‘ pad ’ settings , one which puts the ground lift on or off and another which can be set at 40dB , 12dB or 0dB . |
| 14 | Another which could be used , if you want a longer stretch of time for the recording , is the Synchrofax Audio Page ( see Appendix 2 ) . |
| 15 | In this she can be considered to be the founder of district nursing . |
| 16 | He sounded almost admiring , but then went and spoilt it all by adding , ‘ Although I suppose if you 've gone through life getting yourself into situations like this you would be bound to develop a fairly strong streak of subbornness by now . ’ |
| 17 | The US administration claimed that the recent dramatic increase in the numbers of refugees far exceeded the total of 12,500 who could be accommodated at Guantánamo . |
| 18 | Buying a second-hand board is rather like the second-hand car or computer market in that there are plenty of bargains but unless you are careful you can be ripped off . |
| 19 | Even so , she had hidden herself in the claustrophobic cabin , afraid she might be recognized . |
| 20 | When we met she was still afraid she might be rearrested . |
| 21 | I believe she was afraid she might be rejected by Martin . |
| 22 | ‘ I was so afraid you would be hurt , then I found myself wondering if I could trust David or whether he would walk out on me at the first sign of trouble . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm afraid you 'll be punished for this , Heathcliff , ’ I said sadly . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm afraid you 'll be needed here . |
| 25 | Or as Dr Ed Wheat puts it in Love Life for Every Married Couple , ‘ If you are afraid to try it because you are afraid you will be hurt , consider this : the risk of pain is always the price of life . ’ |
| 26 | Another who will be remembered by the older generation was Albert Bachelor , who employed a great many of the local men on his cement factory and was known by all as " Spot " Bachelor . |
| 27 | One way or another you will be liberated . |
| 28 | On the basis of this we would be allocated our postings with one of the Legion 's Regiments . |
| 29 | This one would be given Eupatorium perfoliatum . |
| 30 | If you think about this it 's based on the four carbon structure so you 've got ta have a few in the name there is a carbon carbon double bond so the basic structure we 've got is the Butane but as there is more than one position you could have that carbon carbon double bond now , to indicate this position and so this one would be called futes it would normally be a butane but to indicate it 's position bute one E and again you 're taking the lowest number so instead of it being a bute three , it 's a bute one E you start at the appropriate . |