Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was told that within the terms of the contract nothing could be done . |
| 2 | Before Christ 's mass I will be gone , back into the world . |
| 3 | I knew that I had to protect myself from another pounding — if I let him into my heart I would be done for . |
| 4 | Of course I may be prejudiced — he called me Old Faithful . ’ |
| 5 | Of course I can be mistaken about the meanings of the words I use , but this will not show that I have any mistaken beliefs about my present sensory states . |
| 6 | The notion of ‘ protection ’ is not necessarily concerned with protecting participants from emotion , for unless there is some kind of emotional engagement nothing can be learned , but rather to protect them into emotion . |
| 7 | And on the day of confirmation I will be confirmed by the bishop . |
| 8 | I asked him not to say any more to me , since at that time I represented the Labour Party and felt it quite possible that if he brought any action I would be called upon to act for them . |
| 9 | ‘ If I was a horse I 'd be called ‘ over the top ’ . |
| 10 | That 's if we get a typewriter I will be gone ! |
| 11 | When in early Christian Rome they converted pagan temples into churches , they removed all the symbols of the old religion which could be torn out without endangering the structure . |
| 12 | A form of religion which can be rationalised to meet the needs of the foregoing , is not to be found anywhere in the whole vast accumulation of religions and sects that the world has yet produced . |
| 13 | For them it is all part of a culture and religion which must be tolerated . |
| 14 | For one thing , they will limit the forward speed which can be developed . |
| 15 | Conversely , a low fibre diet did not lead to changes in cellular proliferation which might be associated with mucosal instability . |
| 16 | All tender issues are underwritten by the Bank and issues that are undersubscribed are taken up by the Bank and used as ‘ tap ’ stock which may be sold into the secondary market at the discretion of the Bank . |
| 17 | If anything , he looked younger and fitter , he 'd certainly kept himself in trim , although the hair was thinning and he seemed to be cultivating one long strand on the right side which could be plastered over the scalp . |
| 18 | This view represents the actual foil pattern layout and is the side which will be placed down against the UV light source . |
| 19 | You may make a complaint by using a special complaint card which will be seen by the manager of the Home . |
| 20 | Mark only the outer edges of the card which will be hidden by the frame , and mark the corners of the picture area . |
| 21 | The Co-operative Bank , with lending points at several hundred ordinary Co-op shops , and now a credit card which can be used in some of the larger ones , is trying to expand its consumer lending business . |
| 22 | As well as the reassurance of a higher level of security the guest also benefits from the convenience of a card which can be carried alongside credit careds and dispenses with the bulk and weight of a normal key and tag . |
| 23 | Perhaps because of its success , it has been held as a model of scholarly inquiry ; social scientists have tried to emulate what they believed were the methods of physics : formulating a testable hypothesis , setting up an experiment which could be replicated , carefully observing and measuring the results , and proving or disproving the hypothesis . |
| 24 | While aware of its shortcomings , The Times welcomed the Act as a promising experiment which should be tried . |
| 25 | At least one member of a party of four must be on a list of persons who have attended a formal safety briefing which will be held at the beginning of each year . |
| 26 | They will identify and ‘ think through ’ the issues — or rather do the market analysis that substitutes for political thought — and create the slogans and policies in terms of the conditioned reflexes of the electorate which can be controlled by political advertising on the issues . |
| 27 | Darlington Conservative candidate Michael Fallon said the county is one of the worst in Britain for ‘ wasting ’ money on administration which should be spent on schools . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , every element except H and He has at least one line in the range 50–1200 eV which can be used for its identification . |
| 29 | Joanne Atkins won yesterday 's second leg of the National Grade A Championship but Andy Austin , the victor with River Hill on Monday , remains the overall leader in this three-part contest which will be decided today . |
| 30 | The amount of new music being published might suggest that commissioning people to write music for worship is unnecessary , particularly given the expense which may be involved . |