Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [be] [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It is further evidence that the issue of whether top roles should be split is complex , and that prevailing wisdom , which favours splitting the roles , should be challenged — something Rick Greenbury had the courage to do on his appointment as chairman and chief executive of Marks & Spencer .
2 The time period that funds can be invested is critical in maximizing the returns from investments .
3 The necessity for the function to be characterised as ‘ judicial ’ before procedural constraints would be imposed was integral to this approach , because only bodies exercising such functions would be suited to adjudicative procedures .
4 The watches will be led be experienced wardens who will also tell you about the species of deer you will see .
5 Free advice on the law relating to badgers and on how farm damage caused by badgers can be tackled is available from the ADAS wildlife biology units .
6 However , where the amount to which the shareholders will be entitled is small , they may be sold for the benefit of the company or , if no premium exists , allotted to the underwriters .
7 Whether either of these claims can be sustained is doubtful .
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