Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [subord] it be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standish examines the first two difficulties ; the third is not surprising given Neptune 's long orbital period , 165 years ( so that not even one orbit has been completed since it was discovered ) . |
| 2 | The importance of the Cycladic islands had been exaggerated because it was alleged that there were Cycladic influences in the Balkans and in Italy and indeed Sicily , and in Iberia . |
| 3 | it remains to be seen what figures are included when it is submitted to the Secretary of State and what view he takes on that . |
| 4 | Certainly , voluntary anonymised seroprevalence studies are discouraged because it is felt that even a 5% refusal rate may invalidate the results . |
| 5 | Ours has n't been decorated since it was erected because every year is supposed to be its ‘ last ’ year . |
| 6 | This has been done because it is believed that the State has an interest in seeking to prevent those actions and to punish those who so act . |
| 7 | No sooner had the announcement been made than it was withdrawn , pending deliberations by Lincolnshire County Council as to whether subsidisation could be considered as a way of continuance . |
| 8 | No sooner , it seems , has one prospective long-term partner been secured than it is ditched . |
| 9 | We 're stretched as it is talking to every kid in the school now that they 're on holiday . ’ |
| 10 | Two toddler-type swings are requested as it is felt that more often than not two small children are taken to the playing field accompanied either by one or two adults and the provision of two swings would prevent disputes . |
| 11 | The Employment Appeal Tribunal accepted his argument , albeit reluctantly , saying that , in the experience of the members deciding the case , in practice a redundancy ‘ is accepted as having been shown where it is demonstrated that the actual job which the claimant was carrying out had ceased to exist ’ . |
| 12 | Its lateral line should enable it to survive and eat , but even this may have been affected if it is bumping into things . |
| 13 | We 've been told that it has n't been trialed because it was produced in a hurry . |
| 14 | All-in-1 will gradually be withdrawn as it is replaced by cc:Mail . |
| 15 | Clearly , this kind of work would not be undertaken unless it was thought possible that causal relationships between variables might exist , just as a medical researcher might hypothesize a causal relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer , or as a historical linguist might hypothesize that a contributory cause of palatalization of [ k ] is an adjacent front vowel . |
| 16 | ( The discrepancy could perhaps be explained if it is assumed that there is also a weak preference to continue with the first-named character . ) |
| 17 | In the ‘ fridge , store raw meat below food that 's not going to be cooked/heated before it 's eaten . |
| 18 | Straightforward leave applications are often decided without an oral hearing ; but even when there is a hearing in order to clarify issues , leave proceedings are meant to be very brief : a recent practice statement requires special notice to be given if it is anticipated that the leave application will last for more than 30 minutes . |
| 19 | A counter-notice which must be served within 21 days after service of the Notice , should only be given where it is required that the party whose statement it is sought to admit , should be called as a witness , but there are witnesses who can not , or should not be called , that is if dead , beyond the seas , or unfit to attend , or who can not after reasonable diligence be identified , or can not reasonably be expected to have any recollection ; consequently in respect of all those persons , the opposing party is not entitled to serve a counter-notice requiring such person to be called unless he can contend that the person can , or should be called . |
| 20 | Where a writ of summons or an equivalent document had to be transmitted abroad for the purpose of service , under the provisions of the present Convention , and the defendant has not appeared , judgment shall not be given until it is established that — |
| 21 | The register of " form " as " template " seems to catch exactly the potentially creative status of the text whose full form will only be realised when it is enacted . |
| 22 | The sculpture received a fresh coat of paint in 1975 and will be repainted if it is scratched or damaged . |
| 23 | Any programme targeted on an explicit need can be justified if it is followed through with adequate resources . |
| 24 | Nor can generalised criticism be justified if it is based on one isolated incident . |
| 25 | Where such a movement has occurred , or there has been rumour and speculation , the Panel should be consulted if it is proposed not to make an immediate announcement . |
| 26 | Tutors may wish to explore how it would be treated if it was used for the business and for family use to illustrate that these decisions are not always so clear cut . |
| 27 | Resale is not a problem when the commodity is a service ( train journeys , electricity supply ) , which must be consumed as it is purchased . |
| 28 | Because mathematical skills are perceived as being easy to define and to recognise , and because such skills are perceived to be relevant , schools may be attacked if it is believed that they are not teaching such skills effectively . |
| 29 | Photographic and/or medical evidence could be considered if it is thought that the injuries would be difficult to prove . |
| 30 | Here again I respectfully agree with the observations made by Lord Donaldson M.R. , at pp. 324–325 , and by Neill L.J. , at pp. 326–327 , when rejecting the proprietary argument , which had not been advanced before Wright J. but which had rightly to be considered when it was put forward for the first time in the Court of Appeal . |