Example sentences of "[conj] [indef pn] [vb mod] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In all other areas it either was not an issue or nothing could be arranged . |
| 2 | He knew this was something that had been happening slowly for a long time , something that had to happen or he was lost , but it was such a brittle structure they were building , one word would topple it , shatter it , one word would be enough to jerk them back into that ordinary daylight where nothing could be changed or righted , nothing could unravel . |
| 3 | In The Possessed , the conspirators have enticed their victim to a dark remote spot where nothing will be seen or heard , and have done the deed and tied two heavy stones to the body so that it is sure to sink , and have carried it to a pond and thrown it in : then , ‘ With extraordinary carelessness ’ they overlook that cap which has no doubt fallen off in the struggle , and which the police will soon find . |
| 4 | Where nothing will be flushed . |
| 5 | In that year the editor is to be found wondering " whether the fate of " English Studies " will not eventually be smothered in a kind of woolly and impenetrable fog of wordiness that few or none will be bothered to penetrate " . |
| 6 | ‘ You must … or everything will be destroyed ! ’ |
| 7 | A case can be fabricated around this chassis without too much difficulty ( or one might be bought ) . |
| 8 | ‘ We searched anywhere where something might be hidden . |
| 9 | In the eighteen-forties , the department stores really came into being with places like Debenham and Freebodys and Selfridges , where everything could be purchased under one roof , which made things much easier . |
| 10 | The prosecuting counsel said that nothing would be heard to criticise the victim 's character , who was timid and nervous . |
| 11 | The company 's advisers , Baring Brothers , believe that nothing would be served by making Sir Derek a scapegoat at this stage . |
| 12 | He also urged party members not to resign over the issue , pointing out that nothing would be gained from such action . |
| 13 | Despite the well-deserved victory against the Premier League outfit , Cambridge chairman Reg Smart said that nothing would be announced for at least another 24 hours . |
| 14 | Miss Fogerty assured her that nothing would be disclosed and slipped out of the side door . |
| 15 | Coetzee checked to see that the pockets were empty so that nothing could be lost at the scene of the crime . |
| 16 | The therapist judged that Margaret had made a very serious attempt to kill herself , that she was severely depressed and a continuing suicide risk , Although Margaret felt that nothing could be done to help her she agreed to be admitted to a psychiatric unit . |
| 17 | The vet said that nothing could be done to save her and that she had to be put down . |
| 18 | The family , poor , simple folk , took him to hospital in the city , but doctors there said that nothing could be done . |
| 19 | They laid Victor on the floor of their shack and prayed for him , but Victor , realising that nothing could be done just gave up and refused to eat . |
| 20 | Spain refused to recognize that nothing could be done in America without Britain , the greatest naval power ; but Castlereagh considered Spain ‘ proud and vindictive ’ , while British diplomacy showed little consideration for the susceptibilities of a declining imperialism , recommending an imitation of George III 's ‘ generosity ’ to America and the British commercial system in India . |
| 21 | Ladjang 's brow wrinkled as if focusing on some minor anxiety that nothing could be done about anyway . |
| 22 | It was clear to me that nothing could be done unless Harold Wilson intervened . |
| 23 | She had sensed her sister 's disappointment but realised that nothing could be done about it . |
| 24 | They agreed that nothing could be done until it was learned exactly what was taking place . |
| 25 | On the sovereignty issue Ordóñez declared that " the colony of Gibraltar belongs to the past " , while Hurd reiterated that nothing could be done which went against the will of the Gibraltarians . |
| 26 | On 7th October , soon after it was launched , Clarendon suggested temporary accommodation for the Office , to which Hall enigmatically replied that nothing could be decided until the designs were sent in . |
| 27 | I would want someone that was on my wavelength , roughly my age , preferably a supporter , and I would n't sign anything until I had at least a serious gentleman 's agreement that nothing could be issued without the artist 's agreement . |
| 28 | In the eyes of a deckhand in his twenties who joined the " Sunderland Union " in the days of John Beresford and who was already a member of the Australian Seamen 's Union , it seemed little more than a " miscellaneous collection of beards and whiskers " including " old greybeards of sixty , seventy and eighty years of age , with little idea of how to conduct business " , who " reflected the pessimistic outlook of their leaders , supposing that everything was wrong and that nothing could be put right " . |
| 29 | While they acknowledged they did not feel themselves to be happy at work — their lot was ‘ to work ’ — they felt that nothing could be changed because they did not have the knowledge . |
| 30 | Though people expect illness to become more frequent in old age , you should not assume that nothing can be done , but should consult your doctor if you think you have a health problem . |