Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] [pron] [be] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some experts maintain that these molluscs were able to swim in the open ocean , or that they were attached to floating seaweed : some such mechanism has to be invoked to explain how these bivalves came into an environment that lacked bottom-living animals . |
| 2 | Or if they were connected to the ‘ Prowler ? ’ |
| 3 | It should be borne in mind , however , that if repeat sequences are to be probed , or if it is known to which chromosome or approximate chromosome region the repetitive or the unique sequences map , procedures can be simplified . |
| 4 | Mr Sedley said the court would have to decide if the damage to property under the Act included contamination by nuclear matter or waste or if it was limited to ‘ injury ’ to the fabric . |
| 5 | Or if I am called to a meeting that does not have a purpose written on the agenda , I demand to know what the purpose of the meeting is , before we start . |
| 6 | Additionally , if you have received treatment or advice for a medical condition during the 2 years before taking up the Hospital Income Plan , your cover for the condition commences after you have been insured for 24 months or if you are admitted to hospital for that condition during this period then as soon after the 24 months as you have been free of in-patient treatment for 12 months . |
| 7 | Since only a limited number of hypotheses could be tested prospectively , other potential risk factors , such as a previous history of slow ulcer healing , were tested exploratorily either because it was not felt necessary to confirm their reported effect on healing or because they were considered to be less important to ulcer healing . |
| 8 | I 'm not doing it for monetary reward or because I 'm asked to ; I 'm doing it because I feel I have to do it . |
| 9 | I 'm not doing it for monetary reward or because I 'm asked to ; I 'm doing it because I feel I have to do it . |
| 10 | Our goal is solely to establish whether , in a practical ensemble torn apart by antagonism ( whether there are multiple conflicts or whether they are reduced to one ) the breaks themselves are totalizing and carried along by the totalizing movement of the ensemble . |
| 11 | if they 're told not to or whether they 're allowed to . |
| 12 | The language of section 20(1) ( iv ) ( b ) is wide enough to cover larceny by a bailee or part owner and embezzlement ; but it is a matter of dispute whether it does so or whether it is limited to those types of misappropriation , originally not criminal , for which the Act of 1901 was intended to provide . |
| 13 | List these assets and liabilities at random as they pop into your mind or as they are suggested to you by others . |
| 14 | They are not usually pathogenic but can become so under certain circumstances , for example when the body 's immune system is not functioning adequately , or when they are transferred to another part of the body , usually by the hands . |
| 15 | When do the hands appear to stop — before reaching the boundary of the hole , or at the boundary exactly , or when it is crushed to a point at the centre of the hole ? ’ |
| 16 | They consist of a cabinet or tunnel in which items are placed and where they are subjected to hot spray of detergent solution followed by rinse water . |
| 17 | In experiments on rats it has been shown that where experimenters expected rats to be maze-bright , the rats fulfilled their expectation and where they were expected to be maze-dull the rats also fulfilled expectations . |
| 18 | To check for a developmental role for these hypersensitive sites , the presence of the transgene was tested in newborn mice and where it was shown to be expressed ( data not shown ) . |
| 19 | It was more a trickle than a flood , for peaceful homesteads could be successfully built only where there was relative security , and where there were known to be agriculturally suitable regions . |
| 20 | ( b ) Procedure It is of vital importance that the procedures to be adopted in the case of an expulsion are clearly and effectively laid down in the partnership agreement and that they are observed to the letter . |
| 21 | There is not much comfort for the museum in the knowledge that celebrated works are impossible to fence ; the idiosyncratic choice of stolen works strongly suggests that one buyer 's taste was being followed and that they are destined to be hidden away in a private collection , possibly in South America or Japan . |
| 22 | The review of directors ' managerial decisions can be viewed as being motivated by a similar desire to ensure that directors exercise their powers only in accordance with the will of their constituents ( the shareholders ) and that they are subjected to the controls often associated with the Rule of Law to prevent them from using their power arbitrarily . |
| 23 | The buyer 's concerns here are that these items be properly used and cared for by the seller , that they be used only for the purposes of the sub-contract ( ie that the seller does not use them to make goods for third parties which can then be sold by them in competition with the buyer ) , and that they be returned to him at the end of the sub-contract . |
| 24 | I believe that God 's forgiveness is one of the most blessed and therapeutic experiences and that it is offered to all who seek it … |
| 25 | The look of the covers is central to the consistency of the brand name , ensuring that each volume conforms to expectations and that it is concocted to the same recipe . |
| 26 | This has led to speculations that life may have originated in the depths of space and that it was brought to the Earth by meteorites . |
| 27 | And that he was meant to be carried out to sea . " |
| 28 | ’ 'T IS bruited about that the king is unwell and that you are given to displays of temperament ! |
| 29 | You 've said before that you were put off trumpet , and that you were drawn to the guitar because it was the instrument that your parents most feared . |
| 30 | It was a seemingly endless eight months before the letter arrived announcing Fiona had qualified for a Gold Award and that she was invited to St James 's Palace in London to receive it . |