Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.

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1 A Member simply gives notice and eventually moves that the Bill be read a first time .
2 In opposing a Bill , however , the opposition ( occasionally it may be a dissident member of the government party ) will move an amendment not to the text of the Bill , but to the motion that the Bill be read a second time ( the motion before the House ) .
3 The usual one is an amendment to the effect ‘ that the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months ’ hence' when , historically , the session would have ended and the Bill thus have lapsed .
4 Mr. Brian Wilson ( Cunninghame , North ) : I beg to move , That the clause be read a Second time .
5 I beg to move , That the clause be read a Second time
6 Question put , That the clause be read a Second time :
7 I beg to move , That the clause be read a Second time .
8 The Question is , That the clause be read a Second time .
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