Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [be] false " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless if the judgment happens to be false , it does not automatically become meaningless . |
| 2 | Paradoxically , the manner in which a given biographical narrative chooses to be false determines the extent to which it can make claims to truth . |
| 3 | This is very important if a UK business is to ensure that it is not charged VAT at the standard rate on the supply of these goods where the customer 's VAT number subsequently proves to be false or otherwise incorrect . |
| 4 | So when he says ‘ There 's honey ’ , he 's lying , saying something he believes to be false . |
| 5 | ‘ For any person in the course of any trade or business , ( a ) to make a statement which he knows to be false ; or ( b ) recklessly to make a statement which is false ; as to any of the following matters … . ’ |