Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [verb] [adv] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If these tests are all negative , the chemical is presumed not to be mutagenic . |
| 2 | Then the object of the action is turned round to be the subject of the verb " This report was written by us " It seems to be accepted that impartiality and an impersonal flavour to the report are achieved by the use of the passive voice . |
| 3 | Some embody traditional notions of justice , such as the rule that a statute is presumed not to be retrospective ( except in procedural matters ) . |
| 4 | He was taken to Airedale General Hospital , Keighley , where his condition was said not to be serious . |
| 5 | All exterior wrought iron work is sent away to be galvanised . |
| 6 | Because the country 's traditional strength is in manufacturing , which can be done anywhere , such migration is turning out to be alarmingly common . |
| 7 | Bankruptcy is assumed here to be a most unlikely event in non-profits , regulated companies and publicly owned companies , though this may be influenced by the action of the regulatory agency . |
| 8 | The intoximeter was found not to be working properly and the custody officer notified the defendant that , pursuant to section 7(3) ( b ) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 , an alternative specimen of either blood or urine , at the choice of the officer , would be required . |
| 9 | The 1960s saw a disenchantment with this view , academia being seen instead to be an accomplice in the mainstream projects ( industrial , military , political ) of society . |
| 10 | He said , referring to the contents of a mortgage deed : " If their purpose and nature is found not to be ancillary to the lending of money upon security , as , for example , to make the lending more profitable or safer , but some quite independent purpose , they may and should be independently scrutinised " ( ie subject to the restraint of trade doctrine ) . |
| 11 | However , the theme which deserves more attention is the basic argument of the article : the author is claiming not to be prejudiced and is attributing prejudice to those who oppose the National Front . |
| 12 | None the less war was coming increasingly to be regarded as a form of activity to be carried out by the whole community , which would endeavour in common , under the leadership of the king , to defend its honour and safety . |
| 13 | In all the provisions there are exception clauses : an obligation can be revoked or modified only with consent ‘ unless it is established they had otherwise agreed ’ ; assent shall be presumed ‘ so long as the contrary is not indicated ’ ; a right may not be revoked or modified ‘ if it is established that the right was intended not to be revocable ’ . |
| 14 | Stef was turning out to be very trying ; she seemed unable to accept that one love can finish just like that — poof ! — and a new one begin . |
| 15 | The young man looked startled that what he 'd thought was just a speck in his eye was turning out to be something much more serious . |
| 16 | Dorrainge was turning out to be very meddlesome . |
| 17 | The evening was turning out to be much more enjoyable than she 'd anticipated . |
| 18 | ‘ The York race is boiling up to be a good looking contest which is great , ’ Kauntze said . |
| 19 | It was so held in , among other cases , JCC ( A Minor ) v Eisenhower [ 1984 ] QB 331 ( DC ) , where a ruptured blood vessel was held not to be a wound . |
| 20 | ’ William Whiteley Ltd. v. The King ( 1909 ) 101 L.T. 741 is a further case where a claimant was held not to be entitled to recover payments which were not legally due . |
| 21 | If one area were to turn out to be a tax haven , property and house prices would rise ( capitalizing the favourable tax bill ) in this area , so reducing its . |
| 22 | However , on the facts the plaintiff failed to establish a breach of such duty to take care and E. Lacon & Co. were held not to be liable to the plaintiff . |
| 23 | The best policy is to try not to be placed in a position where you risk serious criticism on account of your behaviour . |
| 24 | The Destiny launch is shaping up to be a pretty big pow-wow . |
| 25 | By a somewhat artificial rule , a servant who receives a thing from his master for the master 's use is deemed not to be in possession of it , though the contrary is true where he receives it from a stranger for the master 's use . |
| 26 | As a matter of principle this seems excessively hard on third parties ; the buffer stock Manager was known publicly to be the representative of the International Tin Council , there was reliance upon this by the third parties and the States therefore should not be able later to deny their involvement . |
| 27 | Then , just when you think you 've got the gameplan sussed , the ‘ Empire ’ banner is slid off to be replaced by the ‘ Mindcrime ’ logo . |
| 28 | Then , just when you think you 've got the gameplan sussed , the ‘ Empire ’ banner is slid off to be replaced by the ‘ Mindcrime ’ logo . |
| 29 | God as an old man with a beard pulling strings up in the sky is doomed forever to be invisible and impossible . |
| 30 | This last total is seen not to be correct . |