Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] it be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , highly finished details and the gentle lines of the face coupled with the oval base suggest it was designed as a cabinet piece . |
| 2 | Although the Labour Party adopted a policy of ‘ comprehensive education for all ’ in 1951 no political action to implement it was taken for another 14 years . |
| 3 | The biscuit packets travelled on a conveyor over this machine , and if a packet did not fall within pre-set weight limits it was pushed off the conveyor , later to be opened and good biscuits fed back into the line . |
| 4 | The Archive 's location in a university which has a reputation for excellence in social research ensures it is perceived to be upholding high standards . |
| 5 | Not even the same matches with the same results would have engendered anything like the same degree of atmosphere or emotion had it been staged at a neutral venue , which is what the situation would be in most years if the one or two weeks idea was adopted . |
| 6 | Unsuccessful attempts to replace it were made in the fifties and sixties . |
| 7 | Mirroring the HP tactic , DEC says it was influenced by the overwhelming success of HP 's X-terminal and PA RISC workstation combination , however , DEC hopes to move X-terminals as alternatives to character terminals in large systems , rather than rely on sales through workstation set-ups . |
| 8 | What was now essential , he believed , was the development and promotion of the principles which would enable democratic forces throughout Europe to ensure that when peace returned it was built on secure foundations . |
| 9 | After several telephone calls it was traced to a dock in Canada ! |
| 10 | Mulraney , 20 , of Lambton Road , Middlesbrough , admitted two charges each of reckless driving , driving a vehicle knowing it was taken without consent , driving whilst disqualified and having no insurance . |
| 11 | The Nobel committee said it was given for their work towards a peaceful ending of apartheid and for laying the foundation for a democratic South Africa . |
| 12 | In deciding whether a contract exists it was stressed in Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Malaysian Mining Corp [ 1987 ] 1 WLR 799 and Edwards v Skyways Limited [ 1964 ] 1All ER 494 that a court will seek to ascertain what common intentions should be ascribed to the parties from the terms of the documents in question and the surrounding circumstances . |
| 13 | Was that not the whole burden of his song , that nature needed in some way to be put to rights , and that it was man 's job to see it was put to rights ? |
| 14 | The official report into the accident says it was caused by pilot error . |
| 15 | While the then UK Environment Secretary Chris Patten claimed that importing toxic waste prevented it being dumped in less industrialized countries which lacked the appropriate waste disposal technology , Greenpeace said that 80 per cent of the waste came from highly developed countries such as Switzerland , Belgium and the Netherlands . |
| 16 | Robin Gibson says it is consulted on average about once a week by prospective sitters and stresses that the gallery does not act as an intermediary between the artist and the client . |
| 17 | Like Julian Huxley I should definitely not be impressed if the engineer said it was propelled by " force locomotif " . |
| 18 | Dr Longstaff said : ‘ Our study will enable us to find out more about the causes of asthma , suggest ways of preventing it , and make sure the resources to treat it are used to best effect . ’ |
| 19 | Council officers say it is targeted at tour operators and coach companies , giving details of top attractions , accommodation , transport facilities and interpreters . |
| 20 | However , since Ecstasy is a designer drug , a competent chemist can make it anywhere and underworld sources claim it is produced in the region . |
| 21 | At first Athelstan thought it was addressed to a woman but realised it was written to a young man . |
| 22 | Timothy Gedge said it was made of tin . |
| 23 | The blurb said it was set in Bombay . |
| 24 | But after the race riots it was seen as something which the state would have both to cater for and take control of . |
| 25 | Mr Sweeney said it was decided by a vote that he should be told the meeting wanted him to reconsider his decision . |
| 26 | Analysis of this unique vessel suggests it was made from local Nigerian copper . |
| 27 | His attempts to reform it were guided by the insights of close collaborators from within the educational system , in particular William Brockington , Chief Education Officer of Leicestershire , and Lady Simon , of the Manchester Education Committee . |
| 28 | In what ways has it been engendered in Dunrossness ? |
| 29 | While this was also costly in staff time it was seen as a worthwhile investment . |
| 30 | The effect of consent to treatment by the minor or someone else with authority to give it is limited to protecting the medical or dental practitioner from claims for damages for trespass to the person . |