Example sentences of "nor be [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor are they decentralised in the true meaning of the word : powers belonging to the centre are not devolved to peripheral firms . |
| 2 | My comments are not meant to seek to prescribe to others how they should go about things , nor are they written in the belief that the ways that I have so painfully worked upon are necessarily the best , or the only ways of doing things . |
| 3 | Nor are they worried about the rise in cigarette and cigar prices since neither smokes . |
| 4 | Nor am I troubled by the suggestion put forward by both Mr. Beloff and Mr. Philipson that a conclusion in favour of the Bank of England on this point will introduce an element of doubt into an area where certainty is important , since authorised institutions will be familiar with the Act , and will have no difficulty in recognising a section 39 notice as an exception . |
| 5 | Nor am I impressed by the floodgates argument — it is said that the Divisional Court would be overwhelmed by applications to review visitors ' decisions . |
| 6 | Nor were they isolated by the Index from European scholarship . |
| 7 | Nor were they informed of the outcome of any conference that might have been held . |
| 8 | The Young Conservatives were not attempting to create or preserve , a distinct ideological view , nor were they battling with the ideas of ordinary common sense . |
| 9 | When speaker A in extract ( 1 ) says ‘ Yes , it 's an enormous problem ’ , speaker B does not have trouble understanding the reference of it even though this is not spelt out ; nor is he perplexed by the use of yes followed by a totally different point . |
| 10 | Nor is it found in the more ‘ standardized ’ forms of Ulster English . |
| 11 | To my knowledge there was never the slightest justification for this discreditable course of conduct ; nor was it employed by the reputable members of the Opposition . |
| 12 | Nor was it made by the authorities — except , apparently , in times of political and social crisis , the eruption of class hatred , religious and political persecution . |
| 13 | Nor was anything said about the fact that federal support of civilian R&D has been at a ground-losing $14 000 million for the past three years — down by $3000 million since Reagan took office . |