Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Social class becomes significant when we realise that patterns of recruitment are not distributed randomly from all social strata : managerial and education , motivation , and personality variables , but this is not so significant that social background can be altogether dismissed as a relevant factor in work behaviour . |
| 2 | Er , to what extent the rift er , filled , I do n't think it can be wholly filled as a function of the recovery in er , the market for land . |
| 3 | Nor can the charge of time-serving be wholly accepted of a prelate who was on good terms with John XXII , who protested against the king 's retention of the Templars ' lands , and whose piety was esteemed by contemporaries . |
| 4 | Tensions within the village would still be wholly overshadowed by a sense of common interest , a shared way of life and outlook . |
| 5 | Corners of the garden which are awkward and difficult to plant decoratively because of their size and soil state , could be successfully filled with a container-grown herb or herbs , even changing the display as the seasons alter . |
| 6 | But there was sufficient sex feeling left over to need an outlet and this was often more than could be successfully sublimated into a mere exuberance of energy in reading or games or any other form of camp activity . |
| 7 | The varnish can also be successfully applied over a solvent-based stain if required . |
| 8 | The elusive creature may be successfully trailed for a time , then disappear for months and even years . |
| 9 | At one end is the minimalist approach , which postulates that the narrower the field the greater the likelihood that the project will be successfully completed within a reasonable time . |
| 10 | This awkwardness which might be successfully exploited by a writer in a different context , forces itself on the reader 's attention , detracting from the force of discreet . |
| 11 | It is also true that proceedings by way of injunction are not the only form of proceedings open to a local authority under the section ; but , unlike Mann L.J. , I am not impressed by that fact , because , in practice , for reasons I have previously given , the circumstances in which injunction proceedings may be successfully brought by a local authority are such that no other proceedings will be effective to enforce the law . |
| 12 | So , the Glacial Control theory , while seeming to be mostly invalidated as a basic explanation , may come into its own as the best way to explain many of the details of present reef morphology . |
| 13 | It is not uncommon for women to have children by several different fathers and men may often be loosely attached to a number of households at the same time . |
| 14 | The group may become self-perpetuating and exclusive , failing to encourage the involvement of the majority of parents ; or be badly led by a bunch of incompetents who cause chaos and disaster with every move they make . |
| 15 | As a rule of thumb , any tile which weighs more than a in thick ceramic tile should be additionally fixed with a mechanical fixing . |
| 16 | Because even though this is a this is a linear network it can be effectively seen as a network effectively with a unit here and a unit here and maybe one weight . |
| 17 | Although many port wine stains in adults can be effectively treated with a pulsed dye laser , this may not be the most effective treatment and a considerable proportion of lesions do not respond . |
| 18 | For the language needs of learners can only be effectively solved by a linguistic analysis of their source problems ( Carter , 1982:2 ) . |
| 19 | This was because many of the IT skills acquired on the Advanced Courses could be effectively used in a variety of business settings , eg programming or systems work . |
| 20 | Such differences could mean that homogeneous products could not be effectively marketed on a Pan-European basis . |
| 21 | Clearly , there is no way in which digital video information can be effectively retrieved from a disc , at least not at the equivalent of around 25 frames per second . |
| 22 | The only way to make sure your bra is exactly right for you is to be professionally fitted in a department store or specialist underwear shop . |
| 23 | The text from the Canticle of Canticles 2:4 ordinavit in me caritatem ( he set in order charity in me ) distils imaginatively Hilton 's understanding that love can only be properly expressed through a disciplined orientation of the particular gifts and powers of the self to God . |
| 24 | If the proposals for electoral reform across the European union had occurred , this debate would not be taking place , boundaries would not be the relevant issue and a common electoral system would mean that the citizens of the European community could be properly represented as a whole . |
| 25 | For an unusual case in which , on an interpretation of a bye-law , Monday , January 2 , was held to be properly treated as a Sunday for the purposes of supplying travellers , see Henderson v. Ross , 1928 J.C . |
| 26 | Use as high a magnification as possible , though it is true that the real complexity of the nebula can not be properly seen without a telescope . |
| 27 | The country can not be properly served by a Government who pretend that they can somehow call a halt to or defer the agreed purpose of the rest of the Community . |
| 28 | This can only be properly tested in a laboratory , but all dyes used today are both permanent and colour-fast . |
| 29 | Techniques for going up and down stairs , through doors and in narrow spaces should be properly demonstrated by a mobility expert so that pupils guiding a blind friend can do it in a safe , efficient way . |
| 30 | ‘ From my point of view , prescription charges have now reached such a level that they can be properly described as a health tax , ’ he said . |