Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Legal Aid cases can be interim billed at specific times and rates . |
| 2 | Bisset , using a description of Taking the Side of the Other as a justification for the tactic , concluded that ‘ there are states of society in which it would be proper to contract the very opinions that it would be right to cherish in other circumstances ’ ( Bisset , 1800 : 269 ) . |
| 3 | It should be possible to search for specified strings of text and modify these either individually or collectively . |
| 4 | To return to our earlier example , a consequence of this is that it will not be possible to claim on valid grounds that " Men exist " or rather " actually exist " , reduces to , and can be replaced tout court by " ( Ex ) x is a man . |
| 5 | It may be possible to claim on medical insurance if prescribed by a doctor/specialist . |
| 6 | It might perhaps be possible to work with small groups of youngsters in their own area ( one such group is working with Margaret in Surrey ) and incorporate some of their work with that of the main team . |
| 7 | It would not be possible to start with loose conditions and tighten them . |
| 8 | Legal advice recommended that , as Mrs. X was unable to remember anything of the alleged incident and that , as it may not be possible to prove beyond reasonable doubt that , not only did she not consent , but also that XYZ knew that she was not consenting , the case should be dealt with summarily by the Commanding Officer . ’ |
| 9 | Whereas it may just be possible to compete with bruised ribs , you will not be able to compete with broken ones . |
| 10 | For example , it may be possible to distinguish between spatial , technical and social boundaries . |
| 11 | Invited the Home Secretary to circulate a memorandum to the Cabinet on the suggestion made by the Lord Chancellor that it might be possible to distinguish between certain types of murder for which capital punishment would be retained and other types for which it would be abolished . |
| 12 | In a general index it may only be possible to distinguish between different meanings of the one homograph by using scope notes or qualifying terms wherever the term arises , and thus in some way replace the context that is normally absent in respect of index terms . |
| 13 | Would it be possible to donate by monthly instalments ? |
| 14 | It would not be possible to conceive of Ultimate Concern apart from particular modes of religious discourse . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , they should be possible to obtain from elderly patients undergoing orchidectomy in the course of treatment for prostatic cancer , or from young men undergoing infertility investigations . |
| 16 | Senior management may not be prepared to deal with ordinary salespeople , or even sales managers . |
| 17 | Secondly , be prepared to experiment with other typeface libraries so long as the format they produce has compatible printer and screen fonts . |
| 18 | Gainers may specify shorter maximum waiting times for their patients and be prepared to pay for new and expensive developments , which patients from loser districts in the same hospital could be denied . |
| 19 | Barrie Corless says it seems criminal that a side like Gloucester were facing relegation last season so he will be looking how they can improve … he adds there were problems last year and it wouyld be unrealistic to hope for instant success but hopes to turn things around in the not too distant future |
| 20 | Countries must also be willing to move towards multi-party democracy , and to ensure that there is a chance for dialogue to take place . |
| 21 | Individual agents may be willing to submit to mutual monitoring because it is likely to reduce fluctuations in the value of their human capital . |
| 22 | Lastly , companies must operate money-back , satisfaction-guaranteed schemes , and be willing to submit to independent arbitration in cases of irreconcilable disputes . |
| 23 | By the same token , those of us who become victims of fatal disease should be willing to submit to medical research for the better advantage of humanity . |
| 24 | It believes that it should be free to unite with other district councils , as it sees fit , to provide wider services , rather than have them imposed by Whitehall and central Government . |
| 25 | Deputies would be free to deal with day-to-day management on an institutional level , and with long-term management in areas such as staffing and staff review , budget and resource control , and community liaison and provision . |
| 26 | The ANC defended its actions , repeating its contention that the demonstration had been peaceful and that its members should be free to engage in peaceful political activity . |
| 27 | ‘ If there is no agreement then he will be free to talk to other clubs . ’ |
| 28 | But institutions right across the new unified higher education sector will be free to compete on fair terms , and the same will apply in Wales . |
| 29 | All institutions will be free to compete for selective research funding . |
| 30 | It is obvious from our previous discussion that when we come to assess the utility of Marxist explanations of power and the state , we have to be careful to differentiate between instrumental and structuralist accounts . |