Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] be [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sikhism is a comparatively new religion and is meant to be a religion of reform which rejects both the caste system and the oppression of women . |
| 2 | If , for example , a GEMM has acquired an unusually large amount of a particular stock and is known to be keen to sell , other market makers may cut dealing prices ; conversely , if a GEMM is known to want to buy large amounts of stock , other market makers may raise prices . |
| 3 | A medical history , electrocardiograph , blood pressure , and standard laboratory findings were obtained before the experiment and were found to be negative or normal Haematocrit was also obtained 24 hours after the experiment . |
| 4 | The fire , at Cragside , was in a first floor bedroom and was believed to be caused by electrical equipment overheating . |
| 5 | A while later Pip is told he has a mysterious benefactor and is going to be very well off , by a London Lawyer , Jaggers . |
| 6 | The team is to be lead by Dr. Boris Babaian of the Russian Academy of Science , inventor of the Elbrus-3 supercomputer which was developed for the Soviet space programme and is reported to be three times faster than a Cray Y-MP . |
| 7 | De Maizière denied signing up with the Stasi , delivering information or receiving gifts or money ; his " only contacts " , he said , " came from my duties as a lawyer and were directed to being useful " to his clients . |
| 8 | In the west , however , the acupuncture meridians and their accompanying acupuncture points were viewed with great scepticism and were considered to be merely figments of the imagination . |
| 9 | Each sub-unit is assumed to behave like an entropy spring and is expected to be large enough to realize a Gaussian distribution of segments ( i.e.> 50 carbon atoms ) . |
| 10 | This handbook now nears completion and is scheduled to be launched at a one-day conference on Health & safety organised by the NAFD . |
| 11 | Owen 's own first chosen vehicle , the co-operative community , had become an irrelevance and was seen to be impracticable . |
| 12 | His sister , Moira Coles , 34 , of Mapperley , Nottingham , admitted her part in the conspiracy but was said to be a small cog in the operation . |
| 13 | He became an ever-present volunteer , had passed as a fireman and was training to be a driver . |
| 14 | Pierre Matisse , son of the painter Henri , also had works by Miró in his own personal collection but it would appear that all the works acquired by Katshuda belonged to his gallery and were intended to be sold . |
| 15 | This whole thing of the bride being , well often not , but frogmarched down the aisle and being transferred from being her father 's property to being her husband 's property |
| 16 | In other contexts the courts have taken a broad , purposive approach to the interpretation of the 1977 Act ; thus in Smith v Eric S Bush ; Harris v Wyre Forest DC [ 1989 ] 2 All ER 514 the House of Lords held that a disclaimer of liability on a surveyor 's report , which purported to prevent the surveyor owing a duty of care to the recipient of the report , was subject to s2 of the Act and was required to be reasonable . |
| 17 | Director Freddie Shepherd , meanwhile , has denied reports that he plans to sell his 7pc shareholding to chairman Sir John Hall and is expected to be appointed vice-chairman . |
| 18 | A roundabout was built at the top of Anerley Hill to provide a run-round loop and was said to be located partly in five different boroughs . |
| 19 | But now , at almost 19 , Kirsty has found she loves painting and writing poetry and is hoping to be a social worker to help other youngsters like herself . |
| 20 | France recognises its poor performance in population assistance and is said to be developing a new programme , which , however , is expected to focus on public education and demographic research and training rather than family planning assistance . |
| 21 | The price was high in relation to orthodox equipment but was held to be justified by patient throughput . |
| 22 | Dr Russo stole the show with her opening remark : ‘ In France the Department of Education has the largest budget and is considered to be the most prestigious Ministry of Government . ’ |
| 23 | The driver , who was normally employed as a fitter , but had some driving experience with the Corporation , was acting as a relief driver and was found to be principally to blame for the accident , because of his lack of experience , which resulted in his letting the car take the curve at too great a speed and the conductor for applying the hand brake at his end so as to lock the wheels ; he had received no instruction on the proper procedure . |
| 24 | That scepticism and memory were to be important when he became an archbishop and was expected to be a leader in the organization . |
| 25 | They work six days a week or more , on no fixed terms , with no formal protection and are expected to be available all day long including late into the evening . |
| 26 | At home , the cows were managed by the women , who hand-milked them and ensured that they continued to yield plenty of good quality milk and were selected for being docile and good-tempered . |
| 27 | Furthermore , when horses , mules and donkeys are pastured together a horse foal may accidentally bond to a female mule and be thought to be her offspring . |
| 28 | That case is not affected by today 's decision and is expected to be heard at the end of May . |
| 29 | Lavender oil for instance is relaxing and antiseptic and will help heal spots , whilst neroli obtained from orange blossom works well on dry skin and is said to be an anti-depressant too . |
| 30 | Denis Smith ejoyed great success with York and Sunderland … he 's got a lot of experience and is bound to be interested after being sacked from Bristol City … |